If non-deterministic choice is genuinely ontological rather than epistemic, the simulation argument conflates decision-theoretic equivalence with metaphysical equivalence of computational process.

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Computational process(referring to how simulations work mechanically): A series of calculations or logical operations performed by a computer or computer-like system to produce a result.
Decision-theoretic equivalence(describing when options produce identical results from a decision-making perspective): When two things lead to the same practical outcomes or choices, even if they work differently internally.
Epistemic: "Epistemic" relates to knowledge—how we know things, what counts as knowledge, and whether we can trust what we believe to be true. It comes from the Greek word for knowledge and is used to describe questions about the reliability and validity of our beliefs and understanding. For example, "epistemic humility" means acknowledging the limits of what you can actually know for certain.
Metaphysical equivalence(contrasted with decision-theoretic equivalence to discuss whether things are truly identical): When two things are actually the same kind of thing at the deepest level of reality, not just in how they function.

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