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Insights about the Ephemeral Nature of Objects
2:43:50 - 2:50:05 (06:15)
This episode explores the ephemeral nature of objects and reminds us not to be attached to them, including our own bodies, as our sense of self and importance should not be defined by the material possessions we have.
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According to spiritual traditions, possessions do not define our sense of self or importance.
2:43:50 - 2:46:27 (02:37)
Summary
According to spiritual traditions, possessions do not define our sense of self or importance. This belief is reinforced by mathematically precise science which shows that these possessions are ephemeral and fleeting.
ChapterInsights about the Ephemeral Nature of Objects
Episode#293 – Donald Hoffman: Reality is an Illusion – How Evolution Hid the Truth
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker reflects on the insights of spiritual traditions about the ephemeral nature of objects in space and time and the need to detach ourselves from them, including our own bodies.
2:46:27 - 2:48:06 (01:38)
Summary
The speaker reflects on the insights of spiritual traditions about the ephemeral nature of objects in space and time and the need to detach ourselves from them, including our own bodies.
ChapterInsights about the Ephemeral Nature of Objects
Episode#293 – Donald Hoffman: Reality is an Illusion – How Evolution Hid the Truth
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The approach of conscious agents explains how reality is not just a physical description of objects in space but also a subjective experience.
2:48:06 - 2:50:05 (01:59)
Summary
The approach of conscious agents explains how reality is not just a physical description of objects in space but also a subjective experience. This approach maps onto space-time by showing that we are not tiny entities inside space and time, but rather we occupy a higher-dimensional reality.