The Case Against Reality - Donald Hoffman

Does evolution favour creatures that see reality as it is? Donald Hoffman, author of The Case Against Reality, explains what it is that we (don't) see.

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[desertBruja]

One of my favorite conversations to date.

[hraughr]

I like how this theory parallels the human consciousness transcending experienced that people on DMT trips tell, all of them talk of geometric shapes, infinite universe of those and entities comprised of them. I've always found physics the most interesting of science disciplines, but this on tops even that, because it deals with stuff beyond observable universe in a coherent way, with actual curiosity and questioning mind. The one determining quality I'd assign as a qualifier Iif I'd have to choose) to test if some entity is sentient is curiosity

[Bibbzter]

We are outsourcing our cognition to A.I. and our emotional regulation to entertainment which is part of A.I. in the sense that A.I. is the collective body of thechnology and knowledgr, so it makes sense that those parts would shrivel as we no longer actively engage them.

Also, what he says about seeing true reality means the evolutionary game is over, I agree. Ask any enlightened Being. There is no next step to evolve to. You can only forget the truth and sink down through the divided consciousnessesses 😅

[galacticplastic]

"Our Minds only sees the fruit of a tree that we hardly know its roots"

[valhala]

I would like to know What Hoffman thinks about the Corona virus pandemic. Nobody can see the Corona virus except with an electron microscope. How does he think Corona figures in or factors in his conscious agent theory.

[almosthomefarms]

My hunch is that consciousness is fractal.

[Watson_]

Check out Ontological mathematics on morgueofficial channel on here, thank me later 👁