Argument suggesting we live in a simulation. What do you think?

Question

In many many years technology advances to a point where we can run “ancestor simulations”. These are computer programs that mimic Earth and populate it with artificial minds. They are detailed enough for the minds to be conscious and have experiences like ours. Eventually these simulations can be run on any desktop pc and so there are billions of them all over the world.
Thus, if we do invent this technology, the balance of probability suggests we are living in a simulation.

Answer 1

Cool thought. You should get a screenwriter to help you develop a TV show based on this. It reminds me somewhat of "The Island".

Answer 2

to be fair, there is nothing in your question to show evidence that probability is on the side of this being a simulation rather than not a simulation. Occam's razor would like a word with you.

This is a pretty deep philosophical question though, usually referred to as "brain in a vat" and was postulated by Descartes. It is detailed pretty thouroughly in the movie "The Matrix" whose themes are a little more deep than one might think.