David Chalmers: Virtual Reality Is Genuinely Real

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Curt Jaimungal

Physics, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science

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🗓️ 2 January 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Philosopher David Chalmers examines virtual reality at MindFest, questioning whether simulated worlds can be as real and meaningful as the physical universe. He explores the simulation hypothesis, the metaverse, and the implications of an it‑from‑bit view of existence.- 00:00 - Intro- 01:34 - Overview- 11:55 - David’s Central Thesis- 15:55 - Biosim vs. Pure Sim- 18:11 - Imperfect vs. Perfect Simulation- 26:38 - Are Simulations Illusions?- 31:29 - It-From-Bit Hypothesis- 36:06 - What Is The Metaverse?- 43:58 - Meaning In A Virtual World- 51:49 - Q&A- 01:06:43 - OutroSPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!)- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerchRESOURCES:- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoriesofe...- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theoriesofeve...- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b9...- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeveryt...- Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWI... Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What is real? How do you define real? Give it a few decades. We'll have technology that may be indistinguishable from the physical world.
0:07.8	How do you in fact know that's not happening to you right now?
0:12.5	David Chalmers is a philosopher and a cognitive scientist, specializing in the areas of philosophy of mind and philosophy of language,
0:20.1	known for formulating the hard problem
0:22.5	of consciousness and for his arguments regarding the possibility that we might be living in a
0:27.4	simulation. Reality Plus is his latest book, and today we have a talk brought to you by Mindfest
0:33.4	at the Florida Atlantic State University, organized by Susan Schneider, and presented by David Chalmers.
0:39.3	Chalmers argues that even if we're in a simulation, virtual worlds are just as real as physical worlds.
0:46.3	This isn't merely a semantic debate, but touches on the core of metaphysical inquiry.
0:50.3	What is the fundamental nature of existence?
0:53.3	My name is Kurt Jai Mungal, and on this channel,
0:55.9	it's usually podcasts where I interview a guest one-on-one or sometimes a theolocation, which is a
1:01.2	couple of guests, plus myself. And the topics range from theoretical physics and mathematics,
1:06.2	which is my background, analyzing theories of everything from that perspective, but as well as
1:10.6	attempting to
1:11.1	understand what the heck is consciousness.
1:13.3	We place attention on ensuring that it's of high technical depth, and if that sounds interesting
1:17.5	to you, then feel free to subscribe to get notified to future podcasts, as well as to get
1:21.9	recommended some of the existing ones.
1:23.7	You can also just browse the channel theories of everything and see if there's anything to
1:27.4	your liking. Enjoy this talk with David Chalmers on Reality Plus. The link to his book
1:32.1	with the same name is in the description.
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