He's not far off base. One of the expectations when submitting such images to a CG-forum site, is to also include at least one "clay" render, showing just the geometry, with no materials nor post effects.

How are these "dangerous" life hacks?

Sorry, yes, 95% of licensed sets are of the non-cheery variety.

I'll look into those articles. Honestly, this is all difficult for me to wrap my head around. As an engineer, I only deal with things on a macro level (although electrons are pretty small), so quantum randomness affects me a lot less. However, I understand you're not an expert on this subject. Thanks for trying to…

But you already had three apples, so the adding only happens in your head.

Good science does not prove things, it disproves things to arrive at the most probable explanation. That is the basis of science. Good science continually strives to approach the correct answer and the only way to do that is disprove what is incorrect. Yes it is difficult to do it that way but there is no other way.…

I don't know, I've been adding this new hemlock extract to my food lately. It's from a plant so it's good for me!