The Thirteeth Floor

[Aoi Magi]

But in my moral system, survival of my own species takes priority over virtual beings or even other species, thus if the virtual world is to collide with what I see as the real world, I'd side to protect the real world.

But the unanswered question in the movie, where is the real world?  And is a simulation more 'real' than the simulation's simulation?  Would the ethics and morality be applied by the order of the simulations?

In case of three layers of simulation
A contains B contains C

And assuming I exist in B as well as C, and I am aware of both B and C, my priority would be the B reality as C is contained with B and I can still exist with C gone.

If however I am only aware of one simulation, that is where my moral priorities would be.

The point I am trying to make is, for me, whichever option, within my limited knowledge, would best serve the survival interest of me and my species, is the more moral and ethical option from my perspective.