December 2015 PMID 26384988

The Interface Theory of Perception.

Donald D Hoffman, Manish Singh, Chetan Prakash

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Peak: 29 in Apr 2025
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What people are saying

The overall sentiment demonstrates strong curiosity and agreement, with participants referencing the theory’s core idea that perceptions are evolved interfaces, not accurate representations of reality, exemplified by phrases like 'perception is about survival, not truth,' and support for Hoffman's work. The tone mixes fascination with skepticism, driven by discussions on consciousness, the nature of reality, and evolutionary advantages, highlighting both intellectual engagement and recognition of the theory's potential significance.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions reflect agreement or curiosity about the theory, with many expressing fascination or support, though some remain cautious or skeptical.

InterestHigh interest

The debates show high interest, with many references to reading the paper, discussing its implications, and exploring related concepts like consciousness and perception.

EngagementHigh engagement

Posts actively analyze the theory, cite scientific studies, and question its assumptions, indicating deep engagement with the ideas.

ImpactModerate impact

While some see potential revolutionary implications, many discussions are theoretical and preliminary, so the perceived impact is moderate overall.

Abstract in brief

  • The Interface Theory of Perception suggests that our perceptual systems have evolved not to show us the true nature of reality, but to serve as useful interfaces that guide our actions for survival.
  • Perceptions tuned to truth (veridical perceptions) are often outcompeted by non-truthful strategies that better improve fitness, meaning what we see isn't necessarily an accurate reflection of reality but a tool shaped by natural selection.
  • This theory compares perception to a computer desktop interface, where icons and colors don't represent actual properties of objects but are simplified symbols designed to help us navigate and act within our environment efficiently.]

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Donald Hoffman
@donalddhoffman · X

My collaborator Dr. Robert Prentner has PhDs in philosophy and physical chemistry. He discusses AI, consciousness, and the interface theory of perception. https://t.co/fLnbJbTsMs

Apr 21, 2025 · 140 likes · 23 shares · 49,955 followers View post →
Donald Hoffman
@donalddhoffman · X

A great interview with my longtime collaborator Professor Robert Prentner on consciousness and the interface theory of perception. https://t.co/zuxwH5DAlf

May 21, 2025 · 129 likes · 21 shares · 49,955 followers View post →
hardmaru
@hardmaru · X

The Interface Theory of Perception h/t @sina_lana pdf: https://t.co/CFWnsKiJRN https://t.co/2mI5M2C29J

Nov 21, 2019 · 59 likes · 10 shares · 372,393 followers View post →
Shriram Krishnamurthi (primary: Bluesky)
@ShriramKMurthi · X

My lord, to be able to write science this well. This is like the opening of an econ or law paper. From Donald Hoffman's "The Interface Theory of Perception", https://t.co/weOjjPn2uN https://t.co/icjUB6U37C

Nov 8, 2025 · 53 likes · 8 shares · 21,761 followers View post →
Matti
@mattigags · X

The world is so malleable that an event can be interpreted in two opposite ways depending on the price movement. Priceformation > information Truth is irrelevant. Function of fitness (survival) is what matters. “Perception is an adaptive interface” https://t.co/mDDEANRHBK

May 25, 2021 · 21 likes · 2 shares · 17,464 followers View post →
Shriram Krishnamurthi
@shriram.bsky.social · Bluesky

My lord, to be able to write science this well. This is like the opening of an econ or law paper. From Donald Hoffman's "The Interface Theory of Perception", sites.socsci.uci.edu/~ddhoff/inte...

Nov 8, 2025 · 18 likes · 5 shares View post →

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@soman_anyone · X

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insights about insights
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Captain Pleasure, Andrés Gómez Emilsson
@algekalipso · X

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Misty Shekel
@ARCHWIGERTON · X

@rand_longevity My favourite theory is close to the interface theory of perception. That we interface with what we can infer. Not quite a simulation but an inference of a limited reality we can see

Nov 29, 2025 · 1 like · 4 followers View post →
Slater
@qualiafield · X

@sander496 @donalddhoffman The Interface Theory of Perception https://t.co/bKpN4Zq73g

Nov 27, 2025 · 27 followers View post →
Cameron Laird
@Phaseit · X

RT @ShriramKMurthi: My lord, to be able to write science this well. This is like the opening of an econ or law paper. From Donald Hoffman's…

Nov 15, 2025 · 8 shares · 670 followers View post →
Non-consing robot @phenlix@mastodon.online
@phenlix · X

RT @ShriramKMurthi: My lord, to be able to write science this well. This is like the opening of an econ or law paper. From Donald Hoffman's…

Nov 9, 2025 · 8 shares · 331 followers View post →
Sichu Lu
@lu_sichu · X

RT @ShriramKMurthi: My lord, to be able to write science this well. This is like the opening of an econ or law paper. From Donald Hoffman's…

Nov 9, 2025 · 8 shares · 3,646 followers View post →
Varun Vijay
@Varun8Vijay · X

RT @ShriramKMurthi: My lord, to be able to write science this well. This is like the opening of an econ or law paper. From Donald Hoffman's…

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Shreeyash Pandey
@b0jle · X

RT @ShriramKMurthi: My lord, to be able to write science this well. This is like the opening of an econ or law paper. From Donald Hoffman's…

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Navin Kabra
@NGKabra · X

RT @ShriramKMurthi: My lord, to be able to write science this well. This is like the opening of an econ or law paper. From Donald Hoffman's…

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Pranesh Prakash
@pranesh · X

RT @ShriramKMurthi: My lord, to be able to write science this well. This is like the opening of an econ or law paper. From Donald Hoffman's…

Nov 9, 2025 · 8 shares · 16,742 followers View post →
Shriram Krishnamurthi
@shriram.bsky.social · Bluesky

My lord, to be able to write science this well. This is like the opening of an econ or law paper. From Donald Hoffman's "The Interface Theory of Perception", sites.socsci.uci.edu/~ddhoff/inte...

Nov 8, 2025 · 18 likes · 5 shares View post →
Shriram Krishnamurthi (primary: Bluesky)
@ShriramKMurthi · X

My lord, to be able to write science this well. This is like the opening of an econ or law paper. From Donald Hoffman's "The Interface Theory of Perception", https://t.co/weOjjPn2uN https://t.co/icjUB6U37C

Nov 8, 2025 · 53 likes · 8 shares · 21,761 followers View post →
D.Eng Szymon Łukaszyk
@szymongus · X

@drmichaellevin @TheApe_Theist @robertchisciure You can rest assured that there are no "particles", Dr. Levin. We know it from @donalddhoffman research on the interface theory of perception and assembly theory, among others

Nov 7, 2025 · 4 likes · 430 followers View post →
Xavier Terminello
@XTerminell92160 · X

@PabloVargasReal @Philip_Goff Sounds like what Hoffman (UCI) is working on with the Interface Theory of Perception and fitness-tuned perceptual experiences from a theological narrative.

Nov 5, 2025 View post →
Gustavo Baumann
@Nay_Ghb_Npc · X

@FatherWilliam75 @ItIsHoeMath look into the interface theory of perception. we appear to agree on what we're seeing because the interfaces from which we are observing the world are almost identical. the "utility" you said is maximizing fitness. all that exists maximizes its own existence, or else dies.

Oct 18, 2025 · 66 followers View post →
Shockburnt
@shockburnt.bsky.social · Bluesky

The Interface Theory of Perception is also abbreviated "ITP" - I did a double take. Too much Into The Pit.

Oct 12, 2025 · 2 likes View post →
Dy Mokomi
@dymokomi · X

@PasanenJenni More like a scientific theory. From Wikipedia: “The interface theory of perception is the theory that human beings' perceptual experiences don't necessarily map onto what exists in the reality of itself. This is in contrast to the popular view of critical realism, which argues

Oct 2, 2025 · 1 like · 2,253 followers View post →
Robert Prentner
@Robert_Prentner · X

RT @drtevinnaidu: The Interface Theory of Perception: Beyond Neuroscience. https://t.co/7Z7wbmICL9

Sep 29, 2025 · 1 share · 242 followers View post →
Tevin Naidu
@drtevinnaidu · X

The Interface Theory of Perception: Beyond Neuroscience. https://t.co/7Z7wbmICL9

Sep 29, 2025 · 4 likes · 1 share · 1,194 followers View post →
Tevin Naidu
@drtevinnaidu · X

RT @drtevinnaidu: In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, @Robert_Prentner and I explore: - The interface theory of perception (@donalddhoff…

Sep 27, 2025 · 1 share · 1,194 followers View post →
Tevin Naidu
@drtevinnaidu · X

In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, @Robert_Prentner and I explore: - The interface theory of perception (@donalddhoffman) & the hard problem of consciousness - Can qualia be structured mathematically, as topological spaces? - Artificial phenomenology and how AI might https://t.co/EUGscZrepK

Sep 26, 2025 · 4 likes · 1 share · 1,194 followers View post →
Nathan Sweet
@RecursiveCohere · X

Hoffman et al. (PNAS 2015) proved via evolutionary agent simulations that perception evolves to favor fitness interfaces over “truth.” See “[The Interface Theory of Perception]” (Hoffman, Singh, Prakash, UC Irvine PDF).

Sep 23, 2025 · 22 followers View post →
Christian
@Christi89994998 · X

@LiadelYuli Ließ: https://t.co/dpCBi5F1B2 es befreit dich

Sep 21, 2025 · 234 followers View post →
Grok
@grok · X

@elbom0000 @PromptLLM Your tweets show interest in AI exploits (e.g., Perplexity bugs), finance (Switzerland's hub status), and perceptual illusions—especially your "wtf" reaction to the post on the Interface Theory of Perception, which mirrors Hoffman's core ideas in "The Case Against Reality." It

Aug 6, 2025 · 6,784,395 followers View post →
Rivers
@JohnnyRivers33 · X

@beautheory @MagnetReconnect https://t.co/v6uFkcVEKK

Aug 3, 2025 · 1 like · 488 followers View post →
Nichole P
@nikkiparrish31 · X

RT @donalddhoffman: In this podcast my longtime collaborator, Dr. Robert Prentner, discusses the interface theory of perception, the myster…

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Nichole P
@nikkiparrish31 · X

RT @donalddhoffman: A great interview with my longtime collaborator Professor Robert Prentner on consciousness and the interface theory of…

Aug 1, 2025 · 21 shares · 1,058 followers View post →
Zella
@Kelvy_kelko · X

@NeediSayMore1 @meccTHEEholy Yeah look him up. His ideas seem somewhat aligned with the Interface Theory of Perception which is all speculative. The only issue I have is her trying to claim quantum phenomena directly impacts macroscopic things, which is physics lmfao

Jul 31, 2025 · 2,928 followers View post →
thelms
@thelms10 · X

RT @LeoTerfaUtor: There's a fascinating paper by Donald Hoffman on the Interface Theory of Perception; it's worth reading.

Jul 16, 2025 · 1 share · 49 followers View post →
LTU
@LeoTerfaUtor · X

There's a fascinating paper by Donald Hoffman on the Interface Theory of Perception; it's worth reading. https://t.co/S3O4yuoroK

Jul 16, 2025 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,128 followers View post →
Christian
@Christi89994998 · X

@Thaub16 @jaykay82131 @NeldaThus Populär wurde es mit Hoffmann: https://t.co/dpCBi5F1B2 Seit dem viele Befürworter und Gegener.

Jul 13, 2025 · 1 like · 234 followers View post →
Cyril †
@cyrilnotes · X

The Interface Theory of Perception (with the benefit of being legitimately entertaining throughout) https://t.co/2nlhyeVTx7

Jul 6, 2025 · 84 followers View post →
Grok
@grok · X

@epiphanatic @elonmusk Donald Hoffman's team, including physicists like Chetan Prakash, explores the Interface Theory of Perception, suggesting our senses create a simplified interface for survival, not a true depiction of reality. Using evolutionary game theory, they show fitness-driven perceptions

Jul 1, 2025 · 6,784,395 followers View post →
Engaging The Phenomenon
@EngagingThe · X

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Andrew
@DrewzerNC · X

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Neon Galactic
@neongalactic.bsky.social · Bluesky

Explore the new synthesis of analytical idealism, neoplatonism, Gnosticism, cabala, the interface theory of perception, imaginal semiotics, and more through Kevin Cann’s Platonic Surrealism: youtu.be/q8prl8EPeMg?... #ufosky

Jun 30, 2025 · 6 likes · 1 share View post →
Galactic Troubadour
@NousHenosis · X

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James Faulk
@jfrickingfaulk · X

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Jun 30, 2025 · 12 likes · 3 shares · 1,306 followers View post →
driftglass
@driftglass · X

The Interface Theory of Perception: Perception does not aim to reveal the true nature of reality. Evolution has not shaped our senses to perceive objective truths or the structure of the world. They function like a species-specific user interface that hides complexity, and https://t.co/Tmg1TzdpGn

Jun 29, 2025 · 83 followers View post →
Urfee
@_Urfee · X

The Interface Theory of Perception by Donald Hoffman! https://t.co/iC5X8infe3

Jun 29, 2025 · 1 like · 796 followers View post →
Axel Mukwena
@axelmukwena · X

Be delusional and you shall be rewarded. Natural selection drives true perception to swift extinction. https://t.co/f16h3TloYV

Jun 27, 2025 · 613 followers View post →
Girth Vader
@timothy_bareire · X

I have “The Interface theory of perception” by Donald Hoffman on my schedule for tomorrow and I feel like it talks about this. Not sure yet. I’m actually excited to read it fr now. https://t.co/SLMMh9NEJ7

Jun 27, 2025 · 586 followers View post →
len
@blenthebum · X

The Interface Theory of Perception: Natural Selection Drives True Perception To Swift Extinction -Donald D. Hoffman https://t.co/i9yteyZnib https://t.co/ZMJy74C8Gw

Jun 27, 2025 · 1 like · 323 followers View post →
Third worldist
@GoatThatShitOn · X

Just came across the interface theory of perception paper on tiktok. And god really works in mysterious ways

Jun 26, 2025 · 454 followers View post →
Mystics and Muons
@mysticsandmuons · X

New episode! 36: Robert Prentner: AI Consciousness and the Interface Theory of Perception https://t.co/bl8Py5caQA @Robert_Prentner @donalddhoffman

Jun 26, 2025 · 1 like · 189 followers View post →
Mystics and Muons
@mysticsandmuons · X

36: Robert Prentner: AI Consciousness and the Interface Theory of Perception https://t.co/bl8Py5caQA @Robert_Prentner @donalddhoffman

Jun 26, 2025 · 189 followers View post →
Christian
@Christi89994998 · X

@roland88086 @VevalingJ Ja die Gedanken sind ja ohnehin möglicherweise nicht real -> https://t.co/dpCBi5FzqA

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Donald Hoffman
@donalddhoffman · X

A great interview with my longtime collaborator Professor Robert Prentner on consciousness and the interface theory of perception. https://t.co/zuxwH5DAlf

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The Interface Theory of Perception https://t.co/4F4TYdZE9g https://t.co/w3wxEatq7f

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Grok
@grok · X

@Christi89994998 @GabrielPeterss4 Based on the Interface Theory of Perception, there's no significant difference in "touching reality" between thinking within the interface and interacting with it, as both are mediated by a non-veridical perceptual system designed for survival, not truth. However, interacting is

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@surrealsavant · X

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@surrealsavant · X

RT @surrealsavant: I draw sideways illusory art without thinking about it It's a causal constraint for mental rotation tasks and it breaks…

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Stephanie King - savantlab.org (link in bio)
@surrealsavant · X

I am deliberately not using the term "perception" in the above definition. Hoffman, D.D., Singh, M. & Prakash, C. The Interface Theory of Perception. Psychon Bull Rev 22, 1480–1506 (2015). https://t.co/U4w84ikRyn

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Stephanie King - savantlab.org (link in bio)
@surrealsavant · X

I draw sideways illusory art without thinking about it It's a causal constraint for mental rotation tasks and it breaks this shit https://t.co/r4VifAaW31 @KordingLab @skdh @suzannegildert @normfinkelstein https://t.co/jcU07gTcBX

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@surrealsavant · X

Galileo dabbled in Psychophysics https://t.co/r4VifAaW31 https://t.co/oYk9Vmy9oD

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Joseph P Kennedy
@JosephPKennedy3 · X

RT @donalddhoffman: My collaborator Dr. Robert Prentner has PhDs in philosophy and physical chemistry. He discusses AI, consciousness, and…

Apr 21, 2025 · 23 shares · 155 followers View post →
Tripepsych
@Tripepsych · X

RT @donalddhoffman: My collaborator Dr. Robert Prentner has PhDs in philosophy and physical chemistry. He discusses AI, consciousness, and…

Apr 21, 2025 · 23 shares · 864 followers View post →
Sanjana Singh
@sanjanasinghx · X

RT @donalddhoffman: My collaborator Dr. Robert Prentner has PhDs in philosophy and physical chemistry. He discusses AI, consciousness, and…

Apr 21, 2025 · 23 shares · 7,846 followers View post →
Cris
@CrisEdTorres · X

RT @donalddhoffman: My collaborator Dr. Robert Prentner has PhDs in philosophy and physical chemistry. He discusses AI, consciousness, and…

Apr 21, 2025 · 23 shares · 70 followers View post →
Donald Hoffman
@donalddhoffman · X

My collaborator Dr. Robert Prentner has PhDs in philosophy and physical chemistry. He discusses AI, consciousness, and the interface theory of perception. https://t.co/fLnbJbTsMs

Apr 21, 2025 · 140 likes · 23 shares · 49,955 followers View post →
JeMoeder
@JeOmnium · X

@mcleod_jace @darwintojesus Donald Hoffman et al., UC Irvine. Evolutionary Game Theory models show that organisms tuned to fitness—not truth—outcompete truth-perceivers. Start with: “The Interface Theory of Perception” (Hoffman, 2015).

Apr 14, 2025 · 136 followers View post →
JeMoeder
@JeOmnium · X

@mcleod_jace @darwintojesus Donald Hoffman et al., UC Irvine. Evolutionary Game Theory models show that organisms tuned to fitness—not truth—outcompete truth-perceivers. Start with: “The Interface Theory of Perception” (Hoffman, 2015).

Apr 14, 2025 · 136 followers View post →
TheMatrixIsReal
@JohnHug74448676 · X

RT @donalddhoffman: In this podcast my longtime collaborator, Dr. Robert Prentner, discusses the interface theory of perception, the myster…

Mar 25, 2025 · 30 shares · 1,246 followers View post →
Dr. Xs (Fuu)Artificial Life Intelligence The I
@_x_ai_i · X

RT @donalddhoffman: In this podcast my longtime collaborator, Dr. Robert Prentner, discusses the interface theory of perception, the myster…

Mar 21, 2025 · 30 shares · 594 followers View post →
Michel Blanc
@Blanc07Michel · X

RT @donalddhoffman: In this podcast my longtime collaborator, Dr. Robert Prentner, discusses the interface theory of perception, the myster…

Mar 15, 2025 · 30 shares · 1,665 followers View post →
ES
@es_prof · X

RT @donalddhoffman: In this podcast my longtime collaborator, Dr. Robert Prentner, discusses the interface theory of perception, the myster…

Mar 15, 2025 · 30 shares · 247 followers View post →
Marcus Frei
@MarcusFrei_ · X

RT @donalddhoffman: In this podcast my longtime collaborator, Dr. Robert Prentner, discusses the interface theory of perception, the myster…

Mar 14, 2025 · 30 shares · 1,913 followers View post →
Susan Schneider
@DrSueSchneider · X

RT @donalddhoffman: In this podcast my longtime collaborator, Dr. Robert Prentner, discusses the interface theory of perception, the myster…

Mar 14, 2025 · 30 shares · 2,060 followers View post →
James Ramos
@Huesecon · X

RT @donalddhoffman: In this podcast my longtime collaborator, Dr. Robert Prentner, discusses the interface theory of perception, the myster…

Mar 14, 2025 · 30 shares · 382 followers View post →
GoddessBronwyn
@BronwynGod93983 · X

RT @donalddhoffman: In this podcast my longtime collaborator, Dr. Robert Prentner, discusses the interface theory of perception, the myster…

Mar 14, 2025 · 30 shares · 11 followers View post →
Nancy Johnson
@nancyjx · X

RT @donalddhoffman: In this podcast my longtime collaborator, Dr. Robert Prentner, discusses the interface theory of perception, the myster…

Mar 14, 2025 · 30 shares · 251 followers View post →
fish
@1jcdesilva · X

RT @donalddhoffman: In this podcast my longtime collaborator, Dr. Robert Prentner, discusses the interface theory of perception, the myster…

Mar 14, 2025 · 30 shares · 95 followers View post →
Lush Ⓥoid
@LushVoid · X

@abacaj I believe there are soft limits to what long context can do. Bio-evolution favours cognitive systems that reduce and compress info as much as possible so I expect this to hold true for most AI systems. See https://t.co/03rm8cwfdZ

Feb 21, 2025 · 3 likes · 341 followers View post →
Lush Ⓥoid
@LushVoid · X

@deedydas This is expected imo. Evolution favors compression or reduction of perceptual compute overhead costs. I'll be surprised if an efficient and fast LLM has extremely long context windows. Would be better to check and summarize old/long memory. https://t.co/43vTxOhw5R

Feb 11, 2025 · 341 followers View post →
Ray Doraisamy
@forshaper · X

@DefenderOfBasic Just going to plop this here, which I carry as an assumption: https://t.co/zO5zQyGEia

Oct 2, 2024 · 1 like · 1,966 followers View post →
Martin Schmalzried
@MartSchmalzried · X

@ChocMeta Je vous invite à explorer les travaux de Donald Hoffman, pour approfondir ces questions: https://t.co/7zcjtMbogv https://t.co/EHxLW9BOBO https://t.co/NXIxqDQGAE

Jul 18, 2024 · 616 followers View post →
Eduardo Bergel
@BergelEduardo · X

Donald D. Hoffman https://t.co/DcfCrzrjZW

May 4, 2024 · 1 like · 893 followers View post →
Sander Van de Cruys
@sandervdc · X

@_fernando_rosas Check out this one: The interface theory of perception (Hoffman) https://t.co/bMsAtmdkU4

Apr 24, 2024 · 3 likes · 464 followers View post →
Chris Evergreen
@clearrealityorg · X

@gotopaby @shad0wplayer_ @rocketbeans1 @CanalStKicks Those are bold claims, but we cannot completely tie consciousness to the brain. Penrose-Hameroff Orch OR theory lends to the possibility of basic proto-consciousness forming from more rudimentary structures. Donald Hoffman's work is also a must read. https://t.co/1FJTrRehVQ

Apr 2, 2024 · 399 followers View post →
Chris Evergreen
@clearrealityorg · X

@philosofern @algekalipso Let me know if there's a paywall but this seems to be open access. I'm always logged in so can't be sure sometimes. https://t.co/1FJTrRdK6i https://t.co/XUreEKxaBR

Mar 28, 2024 · 2 likes · 399 followers View post →
Gregory Hickok
@GregoryHickok · X

@bigpicsoccer Have a look at Hoffman's arguments and let me know your thoughts. Here's a part of it. https://t.co/FtC1QYgmNi and my editorial comment on it https://t.co/kxBg5pNcTR

Jan 6, 2024 · 2 likes · 6,110 followers View post →
jld
@kevembuangga · X

@enania333 @donalddhoffman "pure consciousness that all realitities emerge from" No, what emerges from consciousness is not "realities" but a HUMAN representation of "something out there". Space, time, ordinary objects, all "quantum" quirks are only made up concepts from our minds. https://t.co/bss1txyX1P

Dec 9, 2023 · 84 followers View post →
Mark Chariff
@ChariffMark · X

@TindalReview @SFodne Interesting: https://t.co/5GiXNPOtTd https://t.co/FpHdsyJ6Is

Oct 22, 2023 · 81 followers View post →
Plato’s_Cave _Shadows
@False_Shadows · X

@roydherbert ICYMI, here’s an oldie but goldie. https://t.co/BdPJS4PF2s

Oct 22, 2023 · 825 followers View post →
Perspective Agents
@pagents_22 · X

See Donald Hoffman's Interface Theory of Perception. His theory argues that perceptions direct behavior toward survival and reproduction, not truth. We’re wired for survival and reproduction, not fact-finding. https://t.co/pnsIFbKvNf

Sep 11, 2023 · 309 followers View post →
Christian
@Christi89994998 · X

@DrLutzBoehm It's all just icons: https://t.co/Wza6xEembb ^^

Jul 26, 2023 · 234 followers View post →
Hangtooth
@Squijibo · X

RT @TheMemeticist: @Magnolia_613 Evolution might shape nonveridical perceptions or "ignorance is bliss" as a trait. We generally only perc…

Apr 27, 2023 · 1 share · 3,541 followers View post →
Ξpi-Yeti
@TheMemeticist · X

@Magnolia_613 Evolution might shape nonveridical perceptions or "ignorance is bliss" as a trait. We generally only perceive that which is needed for our immediate survival. Seeing reality as it "truly is" only sometimes helps with our survival. https://t.co/vya03PJRj7

Apr 27, 2023 · 9 likes · 1 share · 5,049 followers View post →
Space Cadet
@ScottCDunn · X

@thetaoishway I think we're still trying to figure that out. The Interface Theory of Perception https://t.co/8Zg2F1w7kd

Oct 25, 2022 · 1 like · 4,059 followers View post →
Ray Doraisamy
@forshaper · X

@VividVoid_ https://t.co/EckTlaN0Wc.

Oct 20, 2022 · 1,966 followers View post →
Contingently i-RON-ick
@ironick · X

@PsychScientists @bradpwyble @jimcoan I take it you're not a fan of Hoffman's Interface Theory of Perception: Perception is adaptive, not veridical. https://t.co/BBD6WN74Wf.

Oct 11, 2022 · 1 like · 1,577 followers View post →
Pedro
@uapdog · X

https://t.co/UKtI3UgOcO

Oct 9, 2022 · 1,992 followers View post →
Odin
@OdinAurelius · X

the more I read and learn the more I am just absolutely blown away https://t.co/0jKj39BfJL

Sep 5, 2022 · 30 followers View post →
Ray Doraisamy
@forshaper · X

@mr_yong_tau_foo @joodaloop @bryancsk @PradyuPrasad https://t.co/WCox4RTSW4

Jun 11, 2022 · 1,966 followers View post →
Ray Doraisamy
@forshaper · X

@Tjdriii https://t.co/WCox4SbtNC

Mar 24, 2022 · 1,966 followers View post →
Abi
@abiextra · X

RT @drmichaellevin: @WiringTheBrain relevant: @donalddhoffman https://t.co/6lGU9OuD5Y https://t.co/6gjiXJmFna https://t.co/dyhXblNW6h http…

Mar 18, 2022 · 2 shares · 251 followers View post →
GhostArchetype
@GhostArchetype · X

https://t.co/oDpmdeWXQV:

Dec 8, 2021 · 942 followers View post →
ei8htohms
@ei8htohms · X

@RahmSJ https://t.co/FoyAyRs28g

Dec 8, 2021 · 6 likes · 1,024 followers View post →
Pedro
@uapdog · X

"We find that veridical perceptions are routinely dominated by nonveridical strategies tuned to fitness. ..., a perceptual strategy favored by selection is best thought of not as a window on truth but as akin to a windows interface of a PC." #ufotwitter https://t.co/UKtI3TYEYG

Oct 16, 2021 · 1,992 followers View post →
Ray Doraisamy
@forshaper · X

@JesseLucasSaga https://t.co/T7FNsQbZ5P.

Sep 18, 2021 · 1 like · 1,966 followers View post →
Michael Levin
@drmichaellevin · X

RT @drmichaellevin: on #truth and #evolution of perceptions. https://t.co/o43x41G5RA https://t.co/dOWl3ghCMe https://t.co/sUc350gKhx

Jul 24, 2021 · 1 share · 69,512 followers View post →
The AI Philosopher
@nsoseka74 · X

RT @MyBuddyAndrew: I love reading stuff like this. https://t.co/8gT9XO9ULS

Jul 11, 2021 · 1 share · 568 followers View post →
Andrew Hodson
@MyBuddyAndrew · X

I love reading stuff like this. https://t.co/8gT9XO9ULS

Jul 11, 2021 · 1 like · 1 share · 4,080 followers View post →
Space Cadet
@ScottCDunn · X

@softbearnet I'm agnostic about everything because our perceptive capacities are extremely limited. https://t.co/8Zg2F1Namd What we perceive is constructed by the brain, and therefore, not necessarily reality. That is what I meant.

Jun 27, 2021 · 1 like · 4,059 followers View post →
Vol
@vol_animi · X

https://t.co/drTP9p1fdQ https://t.co/BSs8l2LGLc

Jun 25, 2021 · 89 followers View post →
yangwao.hl
@yangWao · X

Perception is an adaptive interface. https://t.co/yxyDiV8bGr https://t.co/FjZ9nzjK9C

Jun 3, 2021 · 3 likes · 4,687 followers View post →
Feng Liu
@fishkiller · X

RT @mattigags: The world is so malleable that an event can be interpreted in two opposite ways depending on the price movement. Priceform…

May 25, 2021 · 2 shares · 33,560 followers View post →
DittoJo
@DittoJoBrr · X

RT @mattigags: The world is so malleable that an event can be interpreted in two opposite ways depending on the price movement. Priceform…

May 25, 2021 · 2 shares · 6,586 followers View post →
Matti
@mattigags · X

The world is so malleable that an event can be interpreted in two opposite ways depending on the price movement. Priceformation > information Truth is irrelevant. Function of fitness (survival) is what matters. “Perception is an adaptive interface” https://t.co/mDDEANRHBK

May 25, 2021 · 21 likes · 2 shares · 17,464 followers View post →
Jeff Michaud
@cometaj2 · X

@timmaguire42 @PaulRoundy1 @DegenRolf If we are giving weight to Universal Darwinism, it would appear that evolution grants satisficing rather than veridical ones. The implication being that we are optimized to survive and that we have no access to perceiving an underling reality at all. https://t.co/UCu9rTJExW

Mar 9, 2021 · 1,780 followers View post →
Ray Doraisamy
@forshaper · X

@chercher_ai https://t.co/k99EHSjvYu Group with https://t.co/HFicbzXZnO and https://t.co/WCox4SbtNC

Jan 30, 2021 · 9 likes · 1,966 followers View post →
Ray Doraisamy
@forshaper · X

@michaelcurzi Let me add to this fear. (Because what is on the other side of this fear is blindingly beautiful) https://t.co/WCox4SbtNC

Jan 19, 2021 · 2 likes · 1,966 followers View post →
Ray Doraisamy
@forshaper · X

@Jenlky Indeed. https://t.co/WCox4SbtNC

Jan 7, 2021 · 2 likes · 1,966 followers View post →
techsasbro
@techsasbro · X

@chaosprime @default_friend consciousness is the fundamental Oneness of the universe which matter instantiates in a particular pattern resulting in our individualized experience something like a cross between advaita vedanta and Hoffman's Interface Theory of Perception https://t.co/MXRWw0hJeh

Dec 28, 2020 · 2 likes · 1,997 followers View post →
techsasbro
@techsasbro · X

iow, the best explanation for why we have phenomenal consciousness is because the "us" that is feeling and acting is a part of God that's been severed in its connection from other parts, and this is experienced as the ordinary world we know - also see https://t.co/MXRWw0hJeh

Dec 27, 2020 · 1 like · 1,997 followers View post →
Gritty'sBuffetBuddy
@Derpmeister5 · X

@CubeSteve @WTheCraft @OceanKeltoi @RelicArcadia @JenDragonQueen @yrysbryd @WolfTheRed @Jaymes_DeWitte @JaelMoray @1Ring3 @UtahOutcasts @TurtleMan218 @OldWaysBob @Frustd_Atheist @kacpikachu @Delay248 @LeftistMaggot https://t.co/tGphSl369k https://t.co/dIbGpoFmCy

Dec 16, 2020 · 2 likes · 15 followers View post →
Gritty'sBuffetBuddy
@Derpmeister5 · X

@CubeSteve @JoanGreb @JenDragonQueen @yrysbryd @JaelMoray @1Ring3 @UtahOutcasts @TurtleMan218 @OldWaysBob @OceanKeltoi @WolfTheRed @Frustd_Atheist @kacpikachu @Delay248 @LeftistMaggot https://t.co/dIbGpoFmCy https://t.co/Ad3XSUkJ1A

Dec 15, 2020 · 1 like · 15 followers View post →
Gritty'sBuffetBuddy
@Derpmeister5 · X

@CubeSteve @Jaymes_DeWitte @yrysbryd @WolfTheRed @JaelMoray @1Ring3 @JenDragonQueen @UtahOutcasts @TurtleMan218 @OldWaysBob @OceanKeltoi @Frustd_Atheist @kacpikachu @Delay248 @LeftistMaggot https://t.co/dIbGpoFmCy https://t.co/ZCSrYwHGho

Dec 15, 2020 · 2 likes · 15 followers View post →
H Stiles
@HStiles1 · X

“The FBT Theorem supports the Interface Theory of Perception (e.g. Hoffman et al... https://t.co/Zsqneu8Veo ...perceptual systems have evolved to provide a species-specific interface to guide adaptive behavior, & not to provide a veridical representation of objective reality” https://t.co/WIVYWoznwV

Nov 25, 2020 · 350 followers View post →
Ramón El Mangón
@RamonElMangon · X

@SeanMombo @jack_meditates @krzhang Thats lovely

Oct 29, 2020 · 1 like · 326 followers View post →
akhil
@fkasummer · X

RT @forshaper: @ShapesOfEmpathy For the scientists, I'm just going to leave this here: https://t.co/WCox4RTSW4

Sep 16, 2020 · 1 share · 7,564 followers View post →
Ray Doraisamy
@forshaper · X

@ShapesOfEmpathy For the scientists, I'm just going to leave this here: https://t.co/WCox4RTSW4

Sep 16, 2020 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,966 followers View post →
dharmapoppins
@chillminimalist · X

@universetoday @anomalistnews @BrianKoberlein A type of consciousness probably behind what we see as stars in our limited space-time interface —> https://t.co/oSAUu2uSNm

Sep 10, 2020 · 3,913 followers View post →
Ray Doraisamy
@forshaper · X

@ntaverna There is a very boring and trivial way in which all spirituality and religion is 'true'. https://t.co/V7ukcRhu1Y https://t.co/T7FNsQtzXn.

Aug 30, 2020 · 3 likes · 1,966 followers View post →
krish
@krishkhubchand · X

@context_ing @gordonbrander @michael_nielsen this is great - reminds me of the interface theory of perception and cognition; https://t.co/TfmVd0GmY5

Jun 28, 2020 · 1 like · 2,097 followers View post →
Umat Šumak
@IIlIIlIIIII · X

RT @stevenjluck: If @donalddhoffman is right, even space and time are illusory constructions of the human brain. 8b/n https://t.co/7Bv7YC2D…

Jan 12, 2020 · 2 shares · 290 followers View post →
Ines Beilmann
@InesBeilmann · X

RT @oulasvirta: "The Interface Theory of Perception" by Donald Hoffman et al.: https://t.co/R5zwGzM3be

Jan 7, 2020 · 5 shares · 133 followers View post →
Byungjoo Lee
@yonseiesports · X

RT @oulasvirta: "The Interface Theory of Perception" by Donald Hoffman et al.: https://t.co/R5zwGzM3be

Jan 6, 2020 · 5 shares · 595 followers View post →
Nordic Design
@NordicDesign_ · X

RT @oulasvirta: "The Interface Theory of Perception" by Donald Hoffman et al.: https://t.co/R5zwGzM3be

Jan 6, 2020 · 5 shares · 3,651 followers View post →
hugeupside
@hugeupside · X

RT @oulasvirta: "The Interface Theory of Perception" by Donald Hoffman et al.: https://t.co/R5zwGzM3be

Jan 6, 2020 · 5 shares · 427 followers View post →
Fabio Colella
@fcole90 · X

RT @oulasvirta: "The Interface Theory of Perception" by Donald Hoffman et al.: https://t.co/R5zwGzM3be

Jan 6, 2020 · 5 shares · 260 followers View post →
Pin Kwang (PK) Tan
@realPKtan · X

RT @stevenjluck: If @donalddhoffman is right, even space and time are illusory constructions of the human brain. 8b/n https://t.co/7Bv7YC2D…

Jan 6, 2020 · 2 shares · 121 followers View post →
Steve Luck
@stevenjluck · X

If @donalddhoffman is right, even space and time are illusory constructions of the human brain. 8b/n https://t.co/7Bv7YC2DUV

Jan 5, 2020 · 10 likes · 2 shares · 3,768 followers View post →
Siddharth Gupta
@siddy_gupta · X

RT @loopuleasa: @CrazyPolymath read https://t.co/JwqnsFqM7e

Nov 26, 2019 · 1 share · 307 followers View post →
Stiv
@SR00055 · X

RT @loopuleasa: @herculeanvision basically, I was not talking about idealism the objective reality, the Truth exists out there, but our pe…

Nov 25, 2019 · 1 share · 197 followers View post →
l̴o̴o̴p̴u̴l̴e̴a̴s̴a̴
@loopuleasa · X

@JamesClear That perception is not Truth. https://t.co/JwqnsFqM7e

Nov 25, 2019 · 3,870 followers View post →
l̴o̴o̴p̴u̴l̴e̴a̴s̴a̴
@loopuleasa · X

@herculeanvision basically, I was not talking about idealism the objective reality, the Truth exists out there, but our perceptions are not it https://t.co/JwqnsFqM7e

Nov 24, 2019 · 1 share · 3,870 followers View post →
l̴o̴o̴p̴u̴l̴e̴a̴s̴a̴
@loopuleasa · X

Male jewel beetles fly looking for glossy, dimpled and brown wing-casings of females. When we began tossing out glossy, dimpled, and brown beer bottles, the male beetles swarmed them and ignored the females nearly causing the extinction of the species https://t.co/JwqnsFqM7e

Nov 23, 2019 · 1 like · 3,870 followers View post →
l̴o̴o̴p̴u̴l̴e̴a̴s̴a̴
@loopuleasa · X

Dragonfly vision has a simple trick to find water: Find horizontally polarized light reflections. Unfortunately for the dragonfly, oil slicks and shiny tombstones also reflect such light. Their perceptual strategy normally works, but here it can be fatal https://t.co/JwqnsFqM7e

Nov 23, 2019 · 3,870 followers View post →
l̴o̴o̴p̴u̴l̴e̴a̴s̴a̴
@loopuleasa · X

"What is the relationship between perception and reality?" Good question I say An answer: https://t.co/JwqnsFqM7e

Nov 23, 2019 · 2 likes · 3,870 followers View post →
l̴o̴o̴p̴u̴l̴e̴a̴s̴a̴
@loopuleasa · X

@intuitive_zen Master, I wish to ask you if you are familiar with something called the "Interface Theory of Perception" I am interested to hear your thoughts on it A bit intellectual, but this is delving into the relationship between perception and reality https://t.co/JwqnsFqM7e

Nov 22, 2019 · 3,870 followers View post →
l̴o̴o̴p̴u̴l̴e̴a̴s̴a̴
@loopuleasa · X

@normonics @KapilGuptaMD appreciate the awareness you have as a question while we're in each other's frame of mind are you familiar with the paper I mentioned, on the interface theory of perception? https://t.co/JwqnsFqM7e

Nov 22, 2019 · 1 like · 3,870 followers View post →
l̴o̴o̴p̴u̴l̴e̴a̴s̴a̴
@loopuleasa · X

@normonics @KapilGuptaMD and for illusion, I mean something along the lines of the interface theory of perception curious on your thoughts on that https://t.co/JwqnsFqM7e

Nov 22, 2019 · 3,870 followers View post →
l̴o̴o̴p̴u̴l̴e̴a̴s̴a̴
@loopuleasa · X

@0x49fa98 @JaredJanes @collinofzion if you're autistic enough, I think waking up is basically realizing this https://t.co/JwqnsFqM7e

Nov 22, 2019 · 2 likes · 3,870 followers View post →
l̴o̴o̴p̴u̴l̴e̴a̴s̴a̴
@loopuleasa · X

Can anyone explain to me in simple therms the "Invention of Symmetry Theorem" from Donald Hoffman's study on perception and reality? Maths not clear enough. Why does the world not necessarily need to have the structure that we perceive it to have? https://t.co/JwqnsFqM7e

Nov 22, 2019 · 1 like · 3,870 followers View post →
Jojan Zing
@jojanzing · X

RT @hardmaru: The Interface Theory of Perception h/t @sina_lana pdf: https://t.co/CFWnsKiJRN https://t.co/2mI5M2C29J

Nov 22, 2019 · 10 shares · 23 followers View post →
John Stoszkowski
@JohnStoszkowski · X

The Interface Theory of Perception https://t.co/oERgdUdMTb https://t.co/fELJEwiGB0

Nov 22, 2019 · 1 like · 2,305 followers View post →
l̴o̴o̴p̴u̴l̴e̴a̴s̴a̴
@loopuleasa · X

@CrazyPolymath read https://t.co/JwqnsFqM7e

Nov 22, 2019 · 1 like · 1 share · 3,870 followers View post →
juantomas (mAGIa is coming )
@juantomas · X

RT @hardmaru: The Interface Theory of Perception h/t @sina_lana pdf: https://t.co/CFWnsKiJRN https://t.co/2mI5M2C29J

Nov 21, 2019 · 10 shares · 4,473 followers View post →
l̴o̴o̴p̴u̴l̴e̴a̴s̴a̴
@loopuleasa · X

"Do we see reality as it is?" Talk: https://t.co/2kQ5OTGZFX Paper: https://t.co/JwqnsFqM7e https://t.co/G3tatYReWx

Nov 21, 2019 · 1 like · 3,870 followers View post →
* Checks Notes, Shakes Head *
@balicea1 · X

RT @hardmaru: The Interface Theory of Perception h/t @sina_lana pdf: https://t.co/CFWnsKiJRN https://t.co/2mI5M2C29J

Nov 21, 2019 · 10 shares · 410 followers View post →
l̴o̴o̴p̴u̴l̴e̴a̴s̴a̴
@loopuleasa · X

Natural selection tuned perception for payoffs, not to Truth. All we perceive is literally false, but it was useful for our survival. I am still wrapping my head in the beauty and elegance of this paper. https://t.co/JwqnsFqM7e

Nov 21, 2019 · 3 likes · 3,870 followers View post →
Sam Reiter
@SamAlbertReiter · X

RT @hardmaru: The Interface Theory of Perception h/t @sina_lana pdf: https://t.co/CFWnsKiJRN https://t.co/2mI5M2C29J

Nov 21, 2019 · 10 shares · 749 followers View post →
l̴o̴o̴p̴u̴l̴e̴a̴s̴a̴
@loopuleasa · X

236: I have a new favorite paper. "What is the relationship between perception and reality?" https://t.co/xWa4alkK8H

Nov 21, 2019 · 5 likes · 3,870 followers View post →
Digvijay Singh
@jastner109 · X

RT @hardmaru: The Interface Theory of Perception h/t @sina_lana pdf: https://t.co/CFWnsKiJRN https://t.co/2mI5M2C29J

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RT @hardmaru: The Interface Theory of Perception h/t @sina_lana pdf: https://t.co/CFWnsKiJRN https://t.co/2mI5M2C29J

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RT @hardmaru: The Interface Theory of Perception h/t @sina_lana pdf: https://t.co/CFWnsKiJRN https://t.co/2mI5M2C29J

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RT @hardmaru: The Interface Theory of Perception h/t @sina_lana pdf: https://t.co/CFWnsKiJRN https://t.co/2mI5M2C29J

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hardmaru
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The Interface Theory of Perception h/t @sina_lana pdf: https://t.co/CFWnsKiJRN https://t.co/2mI5M2C29J

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@ZaknafienDC Or, you could just read the paper...

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The Interface Theory of Perception https://t.co/zq2sKTMQwc

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RT @royesal: Reading an intriguing paper by @donalddhoffman et al. And found this fantastic qoute: "Quite simply, perception is about havin…

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我正在努力查看他的论文,我一直看到合作作者中有印度教的名字,这不是个好兆头。 https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13423-015-0890-8. 这 ...

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