Descartes says that even if the world is a simulation, we at least know that we exist. This is wrong:
- Your mind is not above/beyond the simulation. It can still be manipulated. Hence, logic and though are not guaranteed to give the correct conclusion as the entity doing the simulation could actively change your though.
- There is no reason to believe that the rules that constitute reality inside the simulation are the same as those outside it. It could well be that existence, time, causality or logic do not apply in the external world.
This is why Descartes was wrong. This is also why most arguments today regarding/objecting to simulations are wrong.
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