Exposing the Matrix: Cognitive Scientists Decode Reality’s Illusion

John Vervaeke and Donald Hoffman talk about infinity, ego, death, non-dualism, and what is reality. Sponsors: - Brilliant: for 20% off - Masterworks: promo code TOE - Shopify: to start your free trial *New* TOE Website (early access to episodes): Patreon: Crypto: PayPal: Twitter: Discord Invite: iTunes: Pandora: Spotify: Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: LINKS MENTIONED: - Important TOE ep: Lilian Dindo: - Important TOE ep: Karl Friston (Part 2): - The Meaning Crisis: - Donald Hoffman theolocution w/ Joscha Bach: - John Vervaeke theolocution w/ Joscha Bach: - John Vervaeke theolocution w/ Bernardo Kastrup: - John Vervaeke solo TOE podcast: - Donald Hoffman solo TOE podcast: TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:10 Zen, intelligibility, and Neoplatonism 00:05:26 Physics and consciousness 00:07:16 Spacetime and Nima Arkani Hamed 00:09:34 What do they find impactful about one another’s work? 00:14:27 What does “fundamental“ mean? 00:22:08 Reality vs. Fundamentality 00:25:07 Gödel’s incompleteness is NOT about TOEs 00:35:49 Science predicts its own demise 00:46:00 Psychosis, derealization, and the terror of delving into TOEs 01:02:17 Morality and “the ego“ 01:08:04 Infinity and “the one“ 01:28:47 Coleman Mandula theorem 01:31:59 Debate: Spacetime is real vs. unreal 01:52:03 Reality, evolution and infinity 02:08:35 Truth, misframing, and love