
53: The Case Against Reality | Don Hoffman (classic + updated)
The After On Podcast
The Relationship Between Space and Time
Our assumption that evolution by natural selection shaped our perceptions to show us the truth is wrong. What evolution has done instead is much more like shaping the interface on your computer, which shows you a little paintbrush so you can paint and an email icon so you can make email. The chair that I perceive is there to help me. It's not there to show me the truth. There are no more resembling the nature of object to reality any more than Michael Watson's IV resembles Augustura Bitters.
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