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Newsletter Nr. 1.113
Amsterdam, September 8, 2023

DEBATING HOFFMAN'S CONSCIOUSNESS THEORY - FRANK VISSER / CHATGPT-4

Donald Hoffman, a cognitive psychologist and author, has gained both acclaim and criticism for his radical and arguably counterintuitive theory posited in "The Case Against Reality". According to Hoffman, what we perceive as reality is but a user interface, a set of symbols constructed by our minds, which hides the underlying complex truths of the world to facilitate our survival. He argues that consciousness, rather than matter or physical phenomena, is the fundamental fabric of the universe. Evaluating this perspective requires us to delve deep into the intricacies of his arguments and to consider the views of both his proponents and detractors.

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