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Donald Hoffman PHD - USER INTERFACE THEORY EXPLAINED

Chasing Consciousness

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The Evolution of Perception: Truth and Adaptation

The interaction between different organisms and their states, such as hunger or mating, influences fundamental life actions like feeding, fighting, fleeing, and mating. There's a need to analyze these functions through an abstract lens, devoid of specific world definitions, focusing instead on the structure of potential environments. A critical inquiry arises regarding whether evolution by natural selection steers the development of sensory systems that accurately reflect the world's true structure. This leads to a precise and technical exploration within evolutionary theory, seeking to quantify the likelihood of natural selection shaping sensory perceptions to align with objective reality.

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