Donald Hoffman is a cognitive psychologist and popular science author. He is a professor in the Department of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine, with joint appointments in the Department of Philosophy, the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science, and the School of Computer Science. He studies consciousness, visual perception and evolutionary psychology using mathematical models and psychophysical experiments. In this interview we discuss Prof. Hoffman’s work and theories on consciousness and the nature of reality, the limits of space-time, what evolution says about consciousness and how the latest mathematical theories about consciousness reflect positively on many ancient spiritual traditions. Other relevant interviews: - Beyond Materialism: The Matter With Things | with Dr. Iain McGilchrist: https://youtu.be/QyBXqcgLAXs - The Priority of Mind | with Bernardo Kastrup (More Christ): https://youtu.be/LglZNsmol58 Donald Hoffman's Twitter: https://twitter.com/donalddhoffman Website: https://t.co/24aWTvO5am ============================ Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Coming up next... 00:02:14 - Intro music 00:02:41 - Introduction 00:03:56 - Understanding the basics of Prof Hoffman's work 00:06:57 - What evolution says about consciousness 00:13:33 - The language we use 00:17:17 - The continued existence of things beyond phenomenology 00:21:43 - The existence of higher beings 00:26:41 - Fractals and mathematics 00:29:00 - There's no scientific theory of everything 00:34:55 - The issue of illusion and layers 00:39:21 - Projection has a reality of its own 00:46:26 - Different consciousnesses 00:54:10 - Parasitic agency and false selves 01:00:41 - The paradox of rock bottom 01:05:37 - Memory and accounting for evil 01:11:33 - Interpreting Jesus 01:17:44 - What the future could look like ============================ - The Symbolic World website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com - Merch: http://www.thesymbolicworld.store - The Language of Creation (Matthieu Pageau): https://www.amazon.com/Language-Creation-Cosmic-Symbolism-Genesis-ebook/dp/B07D738HD8 - Carving workshop: https://jonathanpageau.thinkific.com/courses/st-john-baptist The Symbolic World podcast: - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0gI8bUwPtT3gkduHqNh6M5 - Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-symbolic-world/id1386867488 More videos from The Symbolic World: - Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JonathanPageauClips - French Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JonathanPageaufrançais - Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/pageaujonathan/ - Dtube: https://steemit.com/@symbolism Join the conversation: - Unofficial Facebook discussion group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1989208418065298/ - The Symbolic World Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSymbolicWorld/ Support this channel: - Website: https://thesymbolicworld.com/support/ - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/pageauvideos - Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/jonathan-pageau - Paypal: http://www.paypal.me/JonathanPageau Social media links: - Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld - Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageau My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson. My website designers, Anomalist Design: https://www.anomalistdesign.com/