Matthew Stuckey here, and I wanted to make a video giving you a biblical
refutation of the simulation theory. A biblical refutation of the simulation
theory. And the simulation theory is one of the alternatives to the Big Bang
theory, although you could believe that a Big Bang actually occurred within this
simulation. And what the simulation theory basically states is that this
world that we think we are living in, we believe that we're the the highest being
that there is. We're actually just a simulation from a higher world, or from
someone who created us on a video game, or some kid in his parents' basement on
his computer just created us. And we feel like we're the highest being, but we're
not really. We're just merely a simulation. And this might seem like a
ludicrous idea to you, and I believe it is a ridiculous idea. But actually many
of the leading so-called scientists actually believe in this. I'm making this
video because just a couple days ago, Elon Musk, who has been pushing this idea
for many years, he said there is a one in billions chance that we are not in a
simulation. And Neil deGrasse Tyson, which is probably one of the five most famous
evolutionists out there, he has also stated it's tough to refute the idea
that we're in a simulation. He believes that we are in a simulation. Now the
basic logical argument that Neil deGrasse Tyson presented is basically
that if there have been billions of different simulated worlds that have
been created in virtual realities and video games with people in it, the odds
that we're actually part of the real one are just one in billions. Now Elon Musk
has personally tried to present that argument, and I don't know if he's not
intelligent enough to understand that he has logical inconsistencies. But, you
know, what that he basically was trying to state the argument that Neil deGrasse
Tyson stated, but he actually has inconsistencies in his arguments. And
I'll talk about that later, but first I want to just give you a refutation from
this from the Bible. Like, how do we know that this is not a simulation? Well, the
Bible says in 1 John 5 verse 13, these things have I written on you that
believe on the name of the Son of God that ye may know that you have eternal
life. See, if you are saved, according to the Bible, you know you have eternal life.
It's not something that you think you have, it's something that you know you
have. I can say a hundred percent for sure that I am on my way to heaven, that
I'm saved, and I have eternal life. Now, I can't provide you empirical evidence
like a math problem of 2 plus 3 equals 5 to show you this, but I do know for a
fact that I'm saved. And if you're out there watching this video and you're a
believer in Jesus Christ and you're saved, you know you're saved. You know
you're not part of a simulation. And the Bible also says in Romans 8 verse 16, the
Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit that we are the children of God.
So the Holy Spirit inside of you, if you're saved, because if you're saved
here today, you are in dwell with the Holy Ghost or the Holy Spirit, and it
bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God. The Holy Spirit
bears witness that we know this is not just a fake world, but we know we are
actually the children of God. You must understand that people are born with a
belief in God. The Bible says in Romans 1 verse 19, because that which may be
known of God is manifest in them, for God hath showed it unto them. For the
invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen
being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead
so that they are without excuse. The Bible says that if we go outside, we can
actually understand by the things that God has made, we can know his eternal
power, that he is eternal, that he's all-powerful, and the Godhead, the very
nature of God, we can understand by what he's created. So we know it's not fake.
And you know what? The Bible also says in Romans 2 verse 14 to 15, for when the
Gentiles which have not the law do by nature the things contained in the law,
these having not the law are a law unto themselves, which show the work of the law
written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts
the meanwhile accusing or else excusing one another. The Bible says that we are
created with a conscience, and by nature we do the things contained in the law.
Now we're not perfect. The Bible says there's none right, just no not one, but
the reality is we know what right is wrong, what right and wrong is, and there
are certain things we do not do because we would feel guilty about it. And if we
choose to do them, you know what? We are convicted by our own conscience. We
realize that what we did was wrong. God created us with a conscience, and God
created us with free will to make the decision of right and wrong. And if we
choose to do wrong, we feel guilty about that. Now here's the thing about this. If
there is a simulated world, they're suggesting that we've made all these
video game advancements and everything so we could create a world that is just as
real as the one we live. But when have we ever created a world where we actually
gave people actual free will to make the decisions of right and wrong? So if you
make a computer program, it's gonna follow various rules that you make, and
you can make it a random generator, but it's not really random that it has free
will to make its decision. It's actually just going off what the program is
telling it to do. You have to understand something. The concept of free will does
not make logical sense unless you believe in a creator God that actually
gives us free will. If there was a random explosion four and a half billion
years ago and things just evolved over time, then we're just a bunch of random
chemicals that will basically make us make decisions apart from our free will.
We could feel like we have free will, but in reality we're just going off various
chemical impulses and things that have been done long ago. We don't really have
free will. If we're just a computer program, we're just following what the
program says. But see, the Bible says that we actually have free will. When have we
created a simulated world where we actually create people and give them
actually, you know, love and care for one another and emotions and actually give
them free will? You can create a computer program, but we can't create life and
give people the ability to make decisions of doing right and wrong and
give them free will. That's something that God has created. That's not
something that the world has ever created. Now, here are some of the ideas
of why they believe that we are in a simulated world. Here are some of their
arguments. Now, one of their big arguments is the advancements in video games and
the advancements in virtual technology. It says here,
40 years ago we had Pong, two rectangles and a dot. Now, 40 years later we have
photorealistic 3D with millions playing simultaneously. If you assume any rate of
improvement at all, then the games will become indistinguishable from reality,
even if that rate of advancement drops by a thousand from what it is now. It's a
given that we're clearly on a trajectory that we're gonna have games that are
indistinguishable from reality. It would seem to follow the odds that we're in
base reality is one in billions. And I believe that's a quote from Elon Musk
there. But here's what I want you to realize. It might not be, but that's a
quote from people that are arguing this. But here's what I want you to realize.
You know what? If we are a simulated world, if we're just a simulation, we
would have no concept of what the higher life form is. It doesn't even matter
whether or not we can create video games that seem just as real as the one that
we're living in. That has nothing to do with this discussion. Because if we are in
a simulated world, we have no idea what an advanced civilization is. I mean, it
doesn't matter how advanced we get, the world that created us could be 55
million times more advanced than us. So it doesn't even make a difference how
advanced we can make video games. And the reason why is because of the fact you
have to base something on the actual reality. For example, you know, they talk
about the movie Inception in regards to this. And they talk about a dream within
a dream within a dream within a dream. And how do you know that you're not
inside of a dream? And they use Inception as this sort of discussion. But the thing
is, in the movie Inception, they have the actual reality. And then the dreams, they
can't distinguish if they're within a dream or a dream within a dream. But it's
based on an actual reality. It's based on a base reality of what actual reality is.
And then the simulated worlds are very confusing to distinguish. Here's the
thing. That's a completely different discussion. This is not a discussion of
whether or not we could create simulations where we could get confused
whether we're in the reality or the simulation. The discussion is whether we
are part of a simulation. And if we're part of a simulation, we would have no
idea what it's like to be outside of that simulation. I'm not really into super
philosophical discussions. I'm just saying this is a logical inconsistency.
And advances in video games has nothing to do with this discussion. Now, I suppose
what they're trying to suggest is this. That as we make advances, we could
eventually one day create a world that would be so advanced just like our own
present world. But once again, if we are a simulation, we would have no idea what
it's like to be outside of this simulation. That world outside of our
simulation could be so much more advanced than the world that we actually
live in. So Neil deGrasse Tyson claimed that if there's simulation after
simulation after simulation, the odds of us being part of the real one are very
low. And that's the same argument Elon Musk was trying to make. You know, another
thing to say is this. That the reason why we know we're in a simulation is because
of the fact in advanced technology would deal with a lot of problems such as
climate change and things such as that. So logically, they would create a world
that would become just as real as their world where we deal through the problems
of climate change and we teach them how they should deal with it. But that's like
suggesting you can create technology that becomes more intelligent than the
actual creator, which is ridiculous. Obviously, the one who created the
technology is going to be more advanced than the technology itself. Now I
understand people like Elon Musk that are these kind of computer geeks sort of
guys. They get really into the science fiction sort of stuff and they love
movies like that. But you know, what they're saying doesn't make logical
sense. And here's the thing, once again, we would have no idea what the real
world's actually like. So if they could create a simulation that could become
more advanced than them, couldn't they just deal with a problem like climate
change by themselves without having to create a simulated world to deal with
climate change for them? And look, the topic of climate change is a whole
other discussion whether that's even really a real thing or whether it's
completely blown out of proportion. But the idea is that if they're so advanced,
why would they need to create a simulated world to deal with the problems
that they can't figure out themselves? It doesn't make sense. Another thing they
say is this, well, a simulated world makes more logical sense than ghosts. And
they talk about how there's these spiritual things that take place and
there is no possible logical explanation. And I sort of agree with them that there
is no logical explanation for certain things that do take place. But we
understand that there is a spiritual world out there. And as a believer in
Jesus Christ and a believer in the Bible, of course, I believe in God and I
believe in God. I believe in the devil. I believe in heaven. I believe in hell. And I
believe the devil has fallen angels that are on his side, other
devils that are on his side. And we wrestle not against flesh and blood. The Bible
talks about we fight a spiritual battle. And so as a believer in Jesus Christ,
that's not a problem for me. And this all falls under the category of believing in
one creator God that created this world. And then it's not a problem that there
are these things that are hard to explain that actually take place. And so
I want you to realize the whole goal of these people, part of it is they're just
a bunch of computer geeks and they want to just create this science fiction sort
of world. But the thing is they're just trying to reject the idea of a creator
God and it's just like all they're trying to do and all they're coming up
to is the conclusion, well, you know what, there's a more intelligent life form
that actually created us. And it's like you're trying to avoid the idea of a
creator God and yet you're believing that an intelligent creator actually
created us. But see the idea is they don't want any rules to have to follow
and so they reject the God of the Bible because the reality is the God of the
Bible condemns their sin. And so people like Elon Musk and Neil deGrasse Tyson
who come up with all these ridiculous ideas, you know what, the bottom line is
we are born with a belief in God. We are given a conscience and we are given a
free will to make decisions of right and wrong. And you have your own free will
whether you believe on Jesus Christ for your salvation or whether you choose not
to believe. And if you choose not to believe on Jesus Christ you will suffer
eternity in hell whether you believe that or not. The reality is that we do
not have the ability to create a world that actually has free will and real
emotion that can make decisions of right and wrong and it can come up with a
million different ridiculous ideas to try to explain the way the existence of
God. But it does not change reality that God is real and he created us in this
world and you must believe on Jesus Christ or you will suffer forever in
hell. Thank you and God bless.