#293 – Donald Hoffman: Reality is an Illusion – How Evolution Hid the Truth
Lex Fridman Podcast
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Exploring the Illusion of Space and Time
Spiritual traditions suggest that space and time are not fundamental but illusions, and by introspecting beyond conceptual thought, one may connect with a deeper ground of being. If true, scientists, in touch with this grounding, wouldn't fully understand themselves conceptually but could know themselves by being. This concept could make science a personal endeavor, grounded in the idea that scientists are inseparable from the enterprise, even while using the scientific method for conceptual understanding.
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