#293 Donald Hoffman: Reality is an Illusion How Evolution Hid the Truth

Published: June 12, 2022, 6:50 p.m.

b"Donald Hoffman is a cognitive scientist at UC Irvine and author of The Case Against Reality. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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\\n1. Could a Neuroscientist Understand a Microprocessor?: https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005268
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\\n3. The Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Argument in Quantum Theory: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qt-epr/
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\\nOUTLINE:
\\nHere's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
\\n(00:00) - Introduction
\\n(08:04) - Case against reality
\\n(19:33) - Spacetime
\\n(43:57) - Reductionism
\\n(1:04:23) - Evolutionary game theory
\\n(1:32:46) - Consciousness
\\n(2:28:06) - Visualizing reality
\\n(2:43:23) - Ephemerality of life
\\n(2:51:48) - Simulation theory
\\n(2:57:30) - Difficult ideas
\\n(3:12:32) - Love
\\n(3:16:07) - Advice for young people
\\n(3:18:26) - Meaning of life"