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[The UFO Rabbit Hole] Ep 23: Waking Up Inside The Cave [Pt 3]: The Flip, Biocentrism, and The Case Against Reality

Cosmosis [Formerly The UFO Rabbit Hole]

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The Interface Theory of Perception

Donald Hoffman likens human perception to the icons on a computer desktop. He argues that perceptions are not true reflections of underlying reality. They are simplifications shaped by evolution to provide us with practical information about the world. The interfaces that prove most effective for survival became the ones used by organisms, he says.

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