Factually! with Adam Conover

Is Virtual Reality… Real? with David Chalmers

Feb 2, 2022

01:19:41

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The Extreme Case, the Perfect Simulation Hypothesis

02:10

Is Virtual Reality Really Real?

03:59

Is Virtual Reality an Illusion?

02:02

Introduction

4min

Lamdemu - A Real Place

2min

Are There Better, More Liberating Ways to Create Virtual Spaces?

2min

How to Think About Virtual Reality?

2min

Using Virtual Reality to Hear Philosophical Problems

2min

Is There a Future for Virtural Reality?

2min

Is the Mind the Same as the Brain?

2min

The Substructure of the Mind

1min

Is There a Self in the Dissolves?

5min

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Is There a Cassamic Reality?

2min

11.

Is This Real?

2min

12.

Will Simulated Minds Be Real?

3min

13.

Is a Fish Conscious?

2min

14.

Is It OK to Kill Bad Guys?

2min

15.

Is There a Right to Equal Rights?

3min

16.

Artificial Intelligence

3min

17.

Ke Wee Co Crates - A New Thing to Discover All Year Long

3min

18.

Is Virtual Reality an Illusion?

2min

19.

Can You Live a Meaningful Life Im a Virtual World?

5min

20.

Is Second Life a New Example?

3min

21.

Is There a God Who Creates the Virtual World?

2min

22.

The Future of Virtual Worlds

2min

23.

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

2min

24.

Are Nebulas a Part of Our Future?

2min

25.

Are We Really Living in a Computer Simulation?

3min

26.

The Extreme Case, the Perfect Simulation Hypothesis

2min

27.

Is Virtual Reality Really Real?

4min

28.

Is There a Difference Between Ideal Theory and Non Ideal Theory?

4min

29.

I'm Not Making Predictions About Time Lines

2min

30.

Was It Philosophically Rewarding the New Movie?

2min

31.

David Chalmers, Thank You So Much for Being on the Show

2min

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.

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