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-'''Simulationism''' is a modern worldview or speculative belief that reality may be a simulation, sometimes interpreted spiritually through themes of creators, code, awakening, and liberation.
+'''Simulationism''' is a worldview or philosophical-spiritual idea centered on the possibility that reality is simulated, designed, computed, or nested within artificial worlds.
 == Overview ==
-Simulationism is not a formal religion, but it can function religiously when it gives people a cosmology, creator concept, moral speculation, or salvation narrative. It overlaps with simulation hypothesis debates, Matrix-inspired spirituality, gnosticism-like ideas of illusion, and technology-centered theology. Neutral coverage should distinguish philosophical arguments from religious or internet subcultural interpretations.
+This starter page is intended as a neutral reference entry. It can be expanded with history, beliefs, practices, symbols, texts, branches, notable figures, and related concepts.
-== Key beliefs ==
+== Related pages ==
 * [[Religion]]
-* [[Theology]]
+* [[Theism]]
 * [[Philosophy of religion]]
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! colspan="2" | Simulationism
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! Family
| Modern / Philosophical and technology-centered worldview
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! Origin region
| Global philosophical and internet culture
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! Founding period
| 21st century CE, with older philosophical roots
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! Estimated adherents
| Unknown; usually a philosophical hypothesis or spiritual speculation rather than an organized religion.
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'''Simulationism''' is a modern worldview or speculative belief that reality may be a simulation, sometimes interpreted spiritually through themes of creators, code, awakening, and liberation.

== Overview ==

Simulationism is not a formal religion, but it can function religiously when it gives people a cosmology, creator concept, moral speculation, or salvation narrative. It overlaps with simulation hypothesis debates, Matrix-inspired spirituality, gnosticism-like ideas of illusion, and technology-centered theology. Neutral coverage should distinguish philosophical arguments from religious or internet subcultural interpretations.

== Key beliefs ==

* Reality may be computationally generated or simulated
* The apparent world may conceal deeper layers of reality
* Creators of the simulation may be interpreted as godlike beings, programmers, ancestors, or unknown intelligences
* Awakening, escape, or understanding can become spiritual motifs
* Critics argue that simulation claims are often unfalsifiable or speculative

== Practices ==

* Philosophical discussion of the simulation hypothesis
* Meditation on illusion, code, and awakening
* Creation of symbolic diagrams or cosmologies
* Study of The Matrix and related media in some circles
* Ethical reflection on agency within systems

== Places of worship ==

* Online communities
* Study groups
* Private meditation space
* No standard place of worship

== Sacred texts ==

* Philosophy papers on simulation
* Science fiction and cyberculture texts
* Matrixist writings in related movements
* Personal essays and manifestos

== Holidays and observances ==

* No universal calendar
* Film or publication anniversaries in some groups
* Community-defined awakening observances

== Branches and related traditions ==

* [[Matrixism]] - A related popular-culture-inspired religious movement.
* [[Artificial Intelligence Theism]] - A related category when AI or posthuman beings are imagined as creators.
* [[Gnosticism]] - An older religious category sometimes compared to simulationist themes of illusion and awakening.

== See also ==

* [[Religion]]
* [[Theology]]
* [[Philosophy of religion]]
* [[New Religious Movements]]
* [[Unaffiliated and Secular Worldviews]]
* [[Technotheism]]

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[[Category:Secular and unaffiliated worldviews]]
[[Category:Technology and religion]]