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

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
02:46 - Goff’s World View
11:39 - Do Neurons Exist?
20:17 - What Is Real?
39:22 - Objections to Hoffman’s Views
44:53 - What is Panpsychism?
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): https://www.youtube.com/@MindChat
- Podcast w/ Donald Hoffman on TOE: https://youtu.be/CmieNQH7Q4w
- Podcast w/ Daniel Dennett: COMING SOON (Check https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlN6E8KrxcYCWQIHg2tfkqvR )
- 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: https://youtu.be/EwTpdCVsttI
- Podcast w/ Joscha Bach Λ Donald Hoffman on TOE: https://youtu.be/bhSlYfVtgww
- Podcast w/ Bernardo Kastrup on TOE: https://youtu.be/lAB21FAXCDE
- Debate with Sean Carroll and Philip Goff: https://youtu.be/rCPCyri1rXU
- Classic Paper on Fine-Tuning (Roger White, 2000): https://web.mit.edu/rog/www/papers/fine_tuning.pdf
- Debate between Philip and Don on Philip's channel: https://youtu.be/icY3Fuik2W4