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Just when you thought that science and spirituality were hopelessly irreconcilable, cognitive psychologist Donald Hoffman proposes a very interesting perspective.

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Hoffman, D. (2019). The case against reality: Why evolution hid the truth from our eyes. WW Norton & Company.

Tim Ferriss interview Apr 13, 2022

Lex Fridman interview Jun 12, 2022

The Convergence of Science and Spirituality | Donald Hoffman & Rupert Spira Mar 26, 2023

Hoffman, D., Prakash, C., & Chattopadhyay, S. (2023). Conscious Agents and the Subatomic World

Many assume that the invention of a phonetic alphabet only brought benefits. In a somewhat speculative reassessment of history, Shlain makes the case that the phonetic alphabet advanced lawyer-style thinking that greatly facilitated the justification of violence. The book is unlikely to be 100% true, but also unlikely to be 100% false.

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Shlain, L. (1999). The alphabet versus the goddess: The conflict between word and image. Penguin.