#326 – Annaka Harris: Free Will, Consciousness, and the Nature of Reality
Lex Fridman Podcast
Challenging Perception of Reality
The speaker discusses how our perception is not merely a controlled hallucination, suggesting that our brain mechanisms hinder our access to objective reality due to the evolutionary process. Despite some alignment with existing scientific knowledge, the speaker emphasizes that our understanding is limited, as theories like string theory propose complexities beyond our comprehension. The speaker likens our perception to a blockchain, indicating that our access to reality is limited and often provides false information.
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