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Donald Hoffman: What is Reality?

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Jul 25, 2023
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INSIGHT

Consciousness Beyond Space-Time

  • Space-time and particles are not fundamental; they emerge as projections from entities beyond space-time. - Conscious agents form a new fundamental framework that can project into physics' decorated permutations.
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Reductionism and Space-Time Doomed

  • Reductionism fails at the Planck scale, implying no fundamental particles or space-time. - Physics demands new entities and laws beyond space-time, driving theories beyond standard frameworks.
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Recovery of Theory of Mind Validity

  • The theory distinguishes perception as an interface to conscious agents explaining how we can reliably detect others' mental states. - The projection interface provides genuine insight into consciousness beyond evolutionary fitness interpretations.
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