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“People Call You a Crackpot!” Piers Morgan vs Prof Donald Hoffman on Theory Of Reality

2025-10-03 Science & Technology
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Consciousness as Fundamental: Challenging the Reality of Spacetime

Learn why Professor Donald Hoffman asserts that our perceived reality—spacetime—is merely an interface, and discover the mathematical framework he proposes to explain how our world emerges from a deeper, non-spatial consciousness.

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  • We should not assume our visual perception reflects objective reality; spacetime is a derived construction, not fundamental.
  • Hoffman is developing a mathematically rigorous theory, using Markov chains, to show how spacetime's relativistic effects emerge from consciousness.
  • Mainstream physics acknowledges spacetime breaks down at the quantum limit (Planck scale), suggesting a deeper reality exists.
  • Interactions with the physical world matter, as the body functions like a crucial interface icon that must be protected to preserve underlying data.

This discussion centers on Professor Donald Hoffman’s work suggesting that physics must reverse its premise: consciousness is primary, and spacetime is secondary. He explains his mathematical approach, designed to derive the physics we observe (like relativity) from a consciousness-first model, moving beyond traditional limits in both science and philosophy of mind.

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Professor of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California Donald Hoffman does a lot of thinking about the nature of reality - and he says our current scientific understanding of that fundamental question is all wrong. In his latest essay on the subject, entitled: 'Consciousness and its Spacetime headset' Hoffman writes: "The probability is zero that what I see resembles anything in objective reality, whatever that reality might be” So, what might that reality be? Professor Hoffman joins Piers Morgan for an in-depth discussion. Piers Morgan Uncensored is proudly independent and supported by: Oxford Natural: To watch their full stories, scan the QR code on your screen or visit https://oxfordnatural.com/piers/ to get 70% off your first order when you use code PIERS. OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code PIERS at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod 00:00 Introduction and monologue 01:30 Donald Hoffman on his theory 'the case against reality' 03:25 “What is the layman’s explanation for space time?” 07:50 Who created this avatar world? 10:05 Piers Morgan on the reason he believes in God 17:20 AD: Oxford Natural - https://oxfordnatural.com/piers/ for 70% off first order with code PIERS 18:19 AD: OneSkin - Get 15% off OneSkin with the code PIERS at https://www.oneskin.co/ 19:07 “Who was the original engineer for creating this world we’re living in?” 21:38 Infinity: “There’s no beginning, there’s no end - none of it makes sense” 27:18 Does Prof Hoffman believe aliens exist? 28:40 Could AI crack the matrix? 33:50 Piers Morgan's new book Woke Is Dead Subscribe to stay up-to-date on all Uncensored content. Follow Piers Morgan Uncensored on: X: https://x.com/PiersUncensored Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/piersmorganuncensored/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/piersmorganuncensored TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@piersmorganuncensored Follow Piers Morgan on: X: https://x.com/piersmorgan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/piersmorgan #piersmorgan #interview #science

Top Comments (10)

@TonyFisherPuzzles 2025-10-03

Discussing science with Piers is like trying to teach a tortoise to juggle.

539 57 replies
@YogevTube 2025-10-03

Piers if you can't understand the concept of infinity, please don't debate people like Hoffman.

314 14 replies
@History_Karma 2025-10-03

Just because you don’t understand it doesn’t make it preposterous

302 19 replies
@Bervick 2025-10-03

*Space time question* "Do you condemn OCTOBER 7?" 😁

252 16 replies
@davidevans1723 2025-10-03

Haven't watched yet but there's no way piers grasps Donald's concepts in 40 min

188 16 replies
@FourTwenny 2025-10-03

Piers, where does a circle begin or end?

183 28 replies
@simonp1875 2025-10-03

the universe has no obligation to make sense to us

100 8 replies
@Doogie-y3y 2025-10-06

When Piers says “I’m a logical person and I need logical answers”, he means he doesn’t have the aptitude or patience to learn things that have have a complex answer.

89 21 replies
@chrisp6689 2025-10-04

This conversion would have had a higher level of intellectual back and forth if my cat was hosting.

88 7 replies
@Adambadem 2025-10-03

Donald’s real task is trying to break this theory down to Piers

51 1 replies

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