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Coverage of circular reasoning in the Nexus archive.

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SCIENCEMay 3 · 11:47 UTCSCIENCE DAILY
Are your memories real? Physicists revisit the Boltzmann brain paradox
A new analysis of the 'Boltzmann brain' paradox challenges the reliability of human memories and reality, suggesting they could be random illusions arising from cosmic chaos. The study highlights circular reasoning in physicists' understanding of time and entropy, casting doubt on our ability to know the past with certainty.