A common misconception is that a simulation is only software based. One can influence bacterial and other growth and daily life and from bacterial pov they have no idea someone is modulating their reality. We can then simulate this bacterial world by manipulation parameters like growth medium concentration, introducing harmful chemicals, competition, space and many others. Now imagine doing so with worms. Then higher and higher organisms making sure we have some basic rules in place but are never observed. Even the environmental parameters can set to dynamic and we need mkt contol it aftrr a while. We the non participatory gods...lower organisms ..part of a simulation? based on our rules.,(reply>), OP is so confused...but nice try