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Cognitive scientist and UC Irvine professor Donald Hoffman, author of The Case Against Reality, presents mathematical evidence from evolutionary game theory that the probability any organism has ever perceived reality as it truly is equals zero. Hoffman introduces the Trace Logic mathematical model of consciousness and argues that brains are perceptual interfaces rendered by a single universal consciousness, that spacetime falls apart at the Planck scale, and that consciousness, not neural activity, is the fundamental nature of reality.
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00:00:00 Is Reality Real?
00:03:38 Math Against Reality
00:08:01 Spacetime Collapses
00:13:24 The VR Headset Theory
00:16:57 Remove the Headset
00:21:56 Tool for Inner Peace
00:32:00 Brains vs. Thoughts
00:39:10 What Consciousness Is
00:51:20 Hallucinating Depth
00:56:47 Higher Dimensions
00:59:19 Your Infinite Self
01:03:15 Overcoming Failure
01:07:50 Are Emotions Real?
01:14:03 Science & Spirit
01:20:39 Hoffman's 3 Truths
01:23:28 Defining Greatness
#greatness #inspiration #motivation
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Cognitive scientist and UC Irvine professor Donald Hoffman, author of The Case Against Reality, presents mathematical evidence from evolutionary game theory that the probability any organism has ever perceived reality as it truly is equals zero. Hoffman introduces the Trace Logic mathematical model of consciousness and argues that brains are perceptual interfaces rendered by a single universal consciousness, that spacetime falls apart at the Planck scale, and that consciousness, not neural activity, is the fundamental nature of reality.
Get Donald's Books:
The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes amzn.to/4wh54DF
Listen to this episode on the go!
🍎 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-school-of-greatness/id596047499
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For more info about this episode, go to lewishowes.com/1941
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00:00:00 Is Reality Real?
00:03:38 Math Against Reality
00:08:01 Spacetime Collapses
00:13:24 The VR Headset Theory
00:16:57 Remove the Headset
00:21:56 Tool for Inner Peace
00:32:00 Brains vs. Thoughts
00:39:10 What Consciousness Is
00:51:20 Hallucinating Depth
00:56:47 Higher Dimensions
00:59:19 Your Infinite Self
01:03:15 Overcoming Failure
01:07:50 Are Emotions Real?
01:14:03 Science & Spirit
01:20:39 Hoffman's 3 Truths
01:23:28 Defining Greatness
#greatness #inspiration #motivation
