Quantum physicist Dr. Felicia Stein first revealed her discovery to her trusted colleague Frank.

“So, what happened?” asked Frank.

“I met our ‘creator.’

“You mean God?”

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“No, I mean, I guess it depends on your point of view. It confirmed we’re in a simulation.”

“It?”

“Yes, it was all so strange.”

“Did you ask it the deep questions like what’s our purpose, or why do we suffer?”

“Uh, yeah, about that …”

“Go on ...”

“It said it left our simulation running and merely forgot about it for billions of our years.”

“Are you saying we’ve been neglected?”

Felicia shrugged.