Natural selection mathematically demonstrates that the probability is precisely zero that evolution shaped any sensory system to see true properties of objective reality for any generic structure the world might have (total order, topology, metric), with only one exception related to probability measures that must preserve the mathematical relationship between reality and perceptions

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Speaker

Donald Hoffman

Evidence Quote

the technical question that I and my team asked was what is the probability that natural selection would shape sensory systems to see true properties of objective reality and to our surprise we found that the answer is precisely zero

Source

Donald Hoffman: Reality is an Illusion - How Evolution Hid the Truth | Lex Fridman Podcast #293Lex Fridman
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:10:10 PM

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