Reality, God, Consciousness | Donald Hoffman Λ Philip Goff

Donald Hoffman, cognitive scientist, and Philip Goff, philosopher, discuss consciousness, evolution, perception, and panpsychism. Insights into the nature of reality.

YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmaIBxkqcT4

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

02:46 - Goff’s World View

11:39 - Do Neurons Exist?

28:30 - What Is Real?

39:22- Objections to Hoffman’s Views

58:45 - Evolution

1:37:19 - Reductionism

1:49:38 - Meaning Of Life

2:01:32 - Infinite Consciousness

2:05:40 - Multiverse

2:15:25 - Outro

NOTE: The perspectives expressed by guests don't necessarily mirror my own. There's a versicolored arrangement of people on TOE, each harboring distinct viewpoints, as part of my endeavor to understand the perspectives that exist.

THANK YOU: To Mike Duffey for your insight, help, and recommendations on this channel. 

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 LINKS MENTIONED:

 - Why? The Purpose of the Universe (Philip Goff): 

https://amzn.to/3TBXl1M

 - The Case Against Reality (Donald Hoffman): 

https://amzn.to/4airlWu

 - Galileo's Error (Philip Goff): 

https://amzn.to/482bg5Q

 - Consciousness and Fundamental Reality (Philip Goff): 

https://amzn.to/3RvPKzq

 - Mind Chat (Goff's podcast): 

 / @mindchat  

 - Podcast w/ Donald Hoffman on TOE: 

 • Donald Hoffman: The Nature of Conscio...  

 - Podcast w/ Daniel Dennett: COMING SOON 

 • Theories of Everything with Curt Jaim...  

  - Analysis of Matter (Bertrand Russell): 

https://amzn.to/3GPr1RE

 - A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking): 

https://amzn.to/41wH8gn

 - Debunking Interface Theory (Geoffrey Bagwell): 

https://philpapers.org/rec/BAGDIT

 - Quantum Bayesianism (Chris Fuchs): 

https://amzn.to/48nE3la

 - Fitness Beats Truth (Donald Hoffman): 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33231784

 - Podcast w/ John Vervaeke Λ Donald Hoffman on TOE: 

 • Exposing the Matrix: Cognitive Scient...  

 - Podcast w/ Joscha Bach Λ Donald Hoffman on TOE: 

 • Donald Hoffman Λ Joscha Bach: Conscio...  

 - Podcast w/ Bernardo Kastrup on TOE: 

 • Escaping the Illusion: Bernardo Kastr...  

 - Debate with Sean Carroll and Philip Goff: 

 • Sean Carroll & Philip Goff Debate 'Is...  

 - Classic Paper on Fine-Tuning (Roger White, 2000): 

https://web.mit.edu/rog/www/papers/fi...

 - Debate between Philip and Don on Philip's channel: 

 • S03E06 What is Reality?  

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