Are we living in a simulation?

This is the question that has been asked by philosophers and prophets since the dawn of man, though maybe not in such a direct manner.
The idea of the spirit world, afterlife, unseen realms that affect our everyday lives, emotions and angelic beings are how these things have been expressed.
Our brief explosion of knowledge and adherence to materialism has lead us back to the beginning. Why do many top thinkers, scientists, philosophers, researchers and technologists believe that this world may not be all that it appears?
The claim has several proponents coming from radically different fields. Nick…