• What would the simulation hypothesis mean for free will?
    • Discuss hard determinism, libertarianism, and soft determinism/compatibilism, then take a position.
    • The determinism/indeterminism dilemma may also be important.
  • Remember, your goal is to demonstrate your understandingof these theories by explaining them and investigating what it would mean if the simulation hypothesis were true.
    • You are not trying to determine if the simulation hypothesis is true.
  • Another potential thing to consider: What, if anything, would these conclusions mean for our own universe even if it is not simulated and why.
  • Again:Remember that the goal is to demonstrate your understanding of important terms, concepts, theories, and the reasons why they are held by the philosophers who defend them.
  • Do not get caught up in arguing about whether or not the simulation hypothesis is true or not.The idea is to use this as a springboard from which to talk about the theories of Free Will by showing that you understand what it would mean for those theories.