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The Influence of Ontologies on Our Understanding of the World
1:21:31 - 1:27:26 (05:54)
Our understanding of the world is heavily influenced by the ontologies or ways we separate it, but these ontologies are not necessarily true or complete. While different societies have placed value on different aspects, the idea that our concept of the world is arbitrary is false.
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The podcast explores how different societies throughout history have placed varying degrees of value on individuals and the objective of avoiding suffering.
1:21:31 - 1:23:46 (02:15)
Summary
The podcast explores how different societies throughout history have placed varying degrees of value on individuals and the objective of avoiding suffering. The guest speaker suggests that in some cases, suffering can be used to reach one's goals as it is a testament to one's consciousness and ability to suffer honorably.
ChapterThe Influence of Ontologies on Our Understanding of the World
Episode#212 – Joscha Bach: Nature of Reality, Dreams, and Consciousness
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The idea behind using different ontologies to interpret the world and how we sometimes notice contradictions in our interpretations due to simplifications we make.
1:23:46 - 1:27:26 (03:39)
Summary
The idea behind using different ontologies to interpret the world and how we sometimes notice contradictions in our interpretations due to simplifications we make. The notion that this makes the world a set of arbitrary stories is false.