Truth vs Reality: How we evolved to survive, not to see what’s really there
Truth vs Reality: How we evolved to survive, not to see what’s really there
- September 16, 2019
- Don Hoffman, cog sci, Big Think, Sept. 16, 2019 (Video)
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Donald Hoffman, professor of cognitive science at the University of California [says], “Evolution may have primed us to see the world in terms of payoffs rather than absolute reality — this has actually helped us survive. Those who win payoffs are more likely to pass on their genes, which encode these strategies to get to the "next level" of life.”
For the full story, please visit https://bigthink.com/videos/donald-hoffman-reality.
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