Do we see reality as it is? (TED Talk)

Dr. Donald Hoffman, TED, June 11, 2015; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Do we see reality as it is? | Donald Hoffman

(TED) Cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman is trying to answer a big question: Do we experience the world as it really is...or as we need it to be? In this ever so slightly mind-blowing talk, he ponders how our minds construct reality for us.

How would we know? Epistemology (Dilbert)

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