Are We Living in a Simulation? The Latest Evidence on Reality | Donald Hoffman (Replay)

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🗓️ 2 December 2024

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Donald Hoffman, Cognitive Psychologist and Science Author, has proposed a theory of consciousness that challenges your everyday assumptions about what reality is. His argument is that our perceptions of cause and effect and what we experience in the physical world isn’t as real as you’d like to think. The metaphor of the virtual headset he uses in these conversations with Tom explains why our experiences are limited and there are things like freewill that we never truly experience. If that’s not heavy enough for you, Hoffman bring mathematical equations into the picture to explain that all consciousness is mathematically structured. This episode is a complete crash course into the world of Donald Hoffman and the illusion of space, time and reality. Some areas you’ll hear explored in this episode include: Is Cause and effect real? The God hypothesis and consciousness Why your reality isn’t real The Truth behind consciousness How evolution hides the matrix (and what’s the red pill) Testing reality & spacetime Can you actually escape the matrix? Do you think it’s possible life is a simulation and we’re in some version of a virtual reality headset? [Original air date: 4-24-23] CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS Range Rover: Explore the Range Rover Sport at https://landroverUSA.com Rosetta Stone: Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com Betterhelp:This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/impacttheory and get 10% off your first month. ButcherBox:New users that sign up for ButcherBox will receive 2lbs of 100% grass fed ground beef in every box free for the lifetime of their subscription + $20 off your first box when you use code IMPACT at https://butcherbox.com/impact Netsuite:Spend less time looking backwards, and more time on what's next. Download the CFO's Guide to AI and Machine Learning at https://NetSuite.com/theory Goldback: Goldbacks are currency for now, and for the future, get yours at https://impacttheory.co/GoldbackITNov Miro: Bring your teams to Miro’s revolutionary Innovation Workspace and be faster from idea to outcome at https://miro.com. Legal Zoom: Launch, run, and protect your business at https://www.legalzoom.com/ – use promo code 'IMPACT' for 10% off! Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/impact Follow Donald Hoffman: Website:http://www.cogsci.uci.edu/~ddhoff/ Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/donalddhoffman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donalddhoffman/ What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... STARTING a business: join me here at ZERO TO FOUNDER SCALING a business: see if you qualify here. Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here. If you're serious about leveling up your life, I urge you to check out my new podcast, Tom Bilyeu’s Mindset Playbook —a goldmine of my most impactful episodes on mindset, business, and health. Trust me, your future self will thank you. Join me live on my Twitch stream. I'm live daily from 6:30 to 8:30 am PT at www.twitch.tv/tombilyeu LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/impacttheory FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I've got a personal invite for you guys to join me, Tom Bill, you live on my Twitch stream,
0:05.0	where I play the video game that I'm building, Project Kisen, and Talk Mindset.
0:09.6	So when you join the stream, you are getting more than just gameplay.
0:12.6	You're getting practical insights into how to shape your mind if you want to achieve something
0:16.9	extraordinary in life.
0:18.7	This is more than entertainment.
0:20.5	It is systematic growth through gaming.
0:23.5	You'll be joining a community focused on having fun, playing games together as a community,
0:28.3	and talking about mindset and the strategies for real success.
0:32.2	Each stream is high-energy gameplay mixed with real conversations around mindset and success.
0:37.9	You can ask me about business, mindset, the game itself.
0:41.9	We are here to talk about all of the entertainment-focused things that we're doing here at
0:45.9	Impact Theory.
0:46.7	I am live almost every day from 6.30 a.m. to 8.30 a.m. Pacific time.
0:52.0	So make sure you turn on that notification bell. You can find me at
0:56.0	Twitch.tv. forward slash Tom Billu. And that's T-O-M-B-I-L-Y-E-U. All right, guys, I will see you live in stream
1:06.1	in the morning's bright and early 6.30 a.m. Pacific time.
1:15.2	Let me just ask one question. Is cause and effect real? Outside of the headset.
1:20.9	I think inside the headset, no. So we have a useful fiction. Inside the headset, you don't think there's cause and effect?
1:23.2	Right. Well, we have the appearance of cause and effect. Right. So if I hit the
1:27.2	the cue ball and hits the eight ball into the corner pocket,
1:30.9	it looks like the cue ball caused the eight ball to cream into the corner pocket.
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