{"id":158887,"date":"2023-02-24T09:31:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T15:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/hoffman-%ce%bb-vervaeke-redefining-reality"},"modified":"2023-02-24T09:31:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T15:31:00","slug":"hoffman-%ce%bb-vervaeke-redefining-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/hoffman-%ce%bb-vervaeke-redefining-reality","title":{"rendered":"Hoffman \u039b Vervaeke: Redefining Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Exposing the Matrix | Donald Hoffman \u039b John Vervaeke\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EwTpdCVsttI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>John Vervaeke and Donald Hoffman talk about infinity, ego, death, non-dualism, and what is reality. Sponsors:<br \/> - Brilliant: <a href=\"https:\/\/brilliant.org\/TOE\">https:\/\/brilliant.org\/TOE<\/a> for 20% off.<br \/> - Masterworks: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterworks.com\">https:\/\/www.masterworks.com<\/a> promo code TOE<br \/> - Shopify: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopify.com\/theories\">https:\/\/www.shopify.com\/theories<\/a> to start your free trial.<\/p>\n<p>*New* TOE Website (early access to episodes): <a href=\"https:\/\/theoriesofeverything.org\/\">https:\/\/theoriesofeverything.org\/<\/a><br \/> Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/curtjaimungal\">https:\/\/patreon.com\/curtjaimungal<\/a>.<br \/> Crypto: <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/cryptoTOE\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/cryptoTOE<\/a><br \/> PayPal: <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/paypalTOE\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/paypalTOE<\/a><br \/> Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TOEwithCurt\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/TOEwithCurt<\/a>.<br \/> Discord Invite: <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/kBcnfNVwqs\">https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/kBcnfNVwqs<\/a>.<br \/> iTunes: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal\/id1521758802\">https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/better-left-unsaid-wit\u20261521758802<\/a><br \/> Pandora: <a href=\"https:\/\/pdora.co\/33b9lfP\">https:\/\/pdora.co\/33b9lfP<\/a><br \/> Spotify: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e<\/a>.<br \/> Subreddit r\/TheoriesOfEverything: <a href=\"https:\/\/reddit.com\/r\/theoriesofeverything\">https:\/\/reddit.com\/r\/theoriesofeverything<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>LINKS MENTIONED:<br \/> - Important TOE ep: Lilian Dindo: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/L_hI7JNsbt0\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/L_hI7JNsbt0<\/a><br \/> - Important TOE ep: Karl Friston (Part 2): <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SWtFU1Lit3M\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/SWtFU1Lit3M<\/a><br \/> - The Meaning Crisis: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ<\/a><br \/> - Donald Hoffman theolocution w\/ Joscha Bach: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bhSlYfVtgww\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/bhSlYfVtgww<\/a>.<br \/> - John Vervaeke theolocution w\/ Joscha Bach: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rK7ux_JhHM4\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/rK7ux_JhHM4<\/a><br \/> - John Vervaeke theolocution w\/ Bernardo Kastrup: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zw6BFDJ765w\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/zw6BFDJ765w<\/a>.<br \/> - John Vervaeke solo TOE podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3p8o3-7mvQc\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/3p8o3-7mvQc<\/a>.<br \/> - Donald Hoffman solo TOE podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CmieNQH7Q4w\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/CmieNQH7Q4w<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>TIMESTAMPS:<br \/> 00:00:00 Introduction.<br \/> 00:03:10 Zen, intelligibility, and Neoplatonism.<br \/> 00:05:26 Physics and consciousness.<br \/> 00:07:16 Spacetime and Nima Arkani Hamed.<br \/> 00:09:34 What do they find impactful about one another\u2019s work?<br \/> 00:14:27 What does \u201cfundamental\u201d mean?<br \/> 00:22:08 Reality vs. Fundamentality.<br \/> 00:25:07 G\u00f6del\u2019s incompleteness is NOT about TOEs.<br \/> 00:35:49 Science predicts its own demise.<br \/> 00:46:00 Psychosis, derealization, and the terror of delving into TOEs.<br \/> 01:02:17 Morality and \u201cthe ego\u201c<br \/> 01:08:04 Infinity and \u201cthe one\u201c<br \/> 01:28:47 Coleman Mandula theorem.<br \/> 01:31:59 Debate: Spacetime is real vs. unreal.<br \/> 01:52:03 Reality, evolution and infinity.<br \/> 02:08:35 Truth, misframing, and love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Vervaeke and Donald Hoffman talk about infinity, ego, death, non-dualism, and what is reality. 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