The discussion centers around an article from Scientific American that presents arguments suggesting we may be living in a simulation. Participants highlight that the article is an April Fool's joke, emphasizing the publication's history of such pieces. The consensus is that discussions on serious scientific topics should reference credible sources rather than pop-science articles. The thread concludes with a reminder that only professional scientific literature is acceptable for discussion in this forum.
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I hadn't noticed that, but I'm still not sure. They give some convincing arguments in my opinionDale said:Look at the date. It is an April Fool’s joke.
Idk, there's nothing stopping them from presenting something that's true of true adjacent as an "April fools joke".Dale said:Only because you desire to be fooled on this specific topic. Scientific American has a long history of publishing April Fool’s joke pieces.
Nothing stopping them, sure. But here on PF we hold a higher standard. We require that all posts be consistent with the professional scientific literature. Scientific American is a pop-sci source, not part of the professional literature.Sciencelad2798 said:Idk, there's nothing stopping them from presenting something that's true of true adjacent as an "April fools joke".