Chapter
The Illusion of Reality
58:56 - 1:13:59 (15:03)
The tension between illusion and reality is discussed, with arguments being made for the flawed concept of everything being an illusion, including using evolution as an example. Ultimately, the possibility of partial knowledge is considered as real knowledge.
Clips
The speaker critiques the idea of everything being an illusion and the argument from evolution that cognition doesn't necessarily have direct contact with physical reality.
58:56 - 1:08:15 (09:18)
Summary
The speaker critiques the idea of everything being an illusion and the argument from evolution that cognition doesn't necessarily have direct contact with physical reality. He also questions why we think we have contact with physical reality.
ChapterThe Illusion of Reality
Episode#317 – John Vervaeke: Meaning Crisis, Atheism, Religion & the Search for Wisdom
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The transformative theory of truth involves building consistent truths within illusions and iteratively evolving these truths with the illusion.
1:08:15 - 1:12:01 (03:46)
Summary
The transformative theory of truth involves building consistent truths within illusions and iteratively evolving these truths with the illusion. It allows for a self-correcting system that gets better with time.
ChapterThe Illusion of Reality
Episode#317 – John Vervaeke: Meaning Crisis, Atheism, Religion & the Search for Wisdom
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
In this podcast, the speaker discusses his perspective on the meaning of life, explaining the difference between "meaning in life" and "meaning of life."
1:12:01 - 1:13:59 (01:58)
Summary
In this podcast, the speaker discusses his perspective on the meaning of life, explaining the difference between "meaning in life" and "meaning of life."