Is It Possible for Us to Build Worlds That Give Us Meaning?

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Zoma: I think that what's going on here is at least half way to virtual worlds and virtual reality. We can both enter a virtual world, but then there'll be a whole new three d space around us with with new objects in there - we'll have virtual bodies inside that space which may be quite different from our physical bodies. So that's the case, which is really analogous to me, to a physical reality. But no one's going to wan to live ut their whole life onsrm, that's like, almost, isnt that a meaningful life? i don't know. Maybe you can still have meaningful conversations, but ye, actually having a world out

We spend more time in digital, virtual spaces than ever. But are those places really real? If they are, does that mean we could be living in virtual reality right now? Or does it even make sense to ask such a question? Philosopher David Chalmers joins Adam to talk about consciousness, the nature of reality, and the limits of digital technology. Pick up David's latest book, Reality+, at http://factuallypod.com/books. Support Adam at http://patreon.com/adamconover Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.