"The Case Against Reality" with Donald Hoffman (WiM193)

Professor of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California in Irvine, Donald Hoffman joins me for a conversation around spirituality, science & human consciousness. We also discuss how we as humans use "useful fictions" to perceive reality & his book, "The Case Against Reality". Be sure to check out Swan Private, the trusted Bitcoin financial services provider for high-net-worth individuals and businesses worldwide: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedlove GUEST Donald's Twitter: https://twitter.com/donalddhoffman Donald's Book, "The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes": https://www.amazon.com/Case-Against-Reality-Evolution-Truth/dp/0393254690/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1540324581&sr=1-6 Donald's Book, "Visual Intelligence": https://www.amazon.com/Visual-Intelligence-How-Create-What/dp/0393319679 Donald's Website: http://www.cogsci.uci.edu/~ddhoff/ PODCAST Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1 RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI Transcript: Outline 00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro 00:00:08 Learn about Bitcoin with Swan Private at SwanPrivate.Com 00:01:37 Introducing Donald & Discussing his book, "The Case Against Reality" 00:13:02 Criticism & Pushback about "Fitness Payoff Functions" in his Book, "The Case Against Reality" 00:18:56 Discussing "Scientific Theory" 00:21:35 Space & Time, Sensorial Perceptions & Reality 00:29:08 Perception & "Useful Fictions" 00:33:11 Space & Time being a "Data Structure" 00:38:00 Universal Darwinism & Evolutionary Truth 00:40:45 Building Reality based on "Useful Fictions" & Communication 00:52:36 Science Illuminating the Pointers of Reality 00:58:00 Spirituality, Science & Consciousness 01:05:12 Watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" From Swan Studios 01:05:58 Take Control of Your Healthcare with Crowd Health 01:07:08 Discussing how "Wisdom is Silent" & how Polarity helps create our Reality 01:11:30 The Neural Correlates of Consciousness 01:16:54 Discussing the "Neural Cognitive Consciousness" 01:22:32 What if Consciousness is Corporative? 01:30:56 Discussing, "The Theory of Consciousness Realism" 01:40:24 What Role does Religion & Mythology play in Shaping our Consciousness? 01:47:40 How Spirituality helps in Avoiding Worldly Consumptions & Concerns 01:50:43 How the Corruption of Money is an Attack on Language 01:59:07 Intergenerational Quest to find Truth & Meaning 02:03:54 Where to find Donald's Work! 02:05:24 "What is Money" Outro SOCIAL Breedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=en All My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22 WRITTEN WORK Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/ Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22 Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22 Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedlove Dollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528 The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true RECOMMENDED BUSINESSES Swan Private guides high-net-worth individuals and businesses in all areas of Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedlove CrowdHealth offers an innovative health insurance model based on Bitcoin and community: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedlove Okcoin is an innovative and education-focused cryptoasset exchange platform—earn $50 in free Bitcoin by signing up at: https://okcoin.com/breedlove Invest with a licensed Bitcoin advisor through DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/RobertBreedlove Join Me At Bitcoin 2023, pre-order your tickets now (for a chance to win 10M sats, use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/2023 Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buys and Withdrawals: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/