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Tom Bilyeu's Impact Theory

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Exploring Evolutionary Truth and Perception

This chapter investigates the intricate relationship between evolutionary fitness payoff functions and the perception of reality, challenging the idea of a single accurate mapping between sensory perception and the external world. It highlights how multiple mappings can exist, influenced by cognitive processes, and emphasizes the evolutionary basis for categorizing objects based on their utility for survival.

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