Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selection. For those who want mathematical details, here is a paper. https://t.co/CqTjibJMWE
Fitness Beats Truth in the Evolution of Perception.
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Overall, the discussions reflect a high level of interest in the relationship between evolution and perception, with many citing scientific papers like 'Natural selection and veridical perceptions' and philosophical ideas such as idealism and Kantian distinctions. Words like 'remarkable,' 'proves,' and references to technical papers, contribute to the tone of serious inquiry and debate around scientific and philosophical impacts, reinforcing a consensus that perception may be more about survival than truth.
Many discussions support the idea that evolution favors perceptions that help us survive, even if they don't show us the objective truth, indicating overall agreement with the publication's premise.
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Most liked on X and BlueskyEvolution by natural selection favors sensory systems that completely hide the true structure of objective reality, and simply guide adaptive action, much like a user interface. For technical details and a mathematical proof, see our new publication: https://t.co/CqTjibJMWE
Natural selection shapes all sensory systems of all organisms to hide objective reality and guide adaptive action. For those who want to see the mathematical theorems and proofs, we have these two papers: https://t.co/CqTjibJMWE https://t.co/UO4QCCqtnI
Dalam hard science, teori yang menjelaskan fenomena alam, termasuk evolusi, harus dinyatakan dalam persamaan matematika. Kalau theorem di bawah ini benar, maka persepsi kita itu 'menipu' Fitness Beats Truth in the Evolution of Perception https://t.co/aJLFVHWmX3 https://t.co/TwKEhyqw6V
@leo_behe @CounterApologis @Sebasti09942108 "The former is mapped onto the behavior of structures in the external world as perceived by the senses, while the latter is not." That's the claim, of course. My question is why think that? (If anything, there are reasons to doubt it: https://t.co/fXpcdOcCGS)
@wildeabilly @IslaamWins @deaerti @sullyywullyy @054durin @BRijswijk @JannahsForever So you're saying ur brain evolved for rationality? Educate yourself and read these papers saying what I'm saying: 1- Natural selection and veridical perceptions 2- Does evolution favor true perceptions? 3- Fitness beats truth in the evolution of perception Atheists don't science
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@grok @0Schone Math says “Fitness beats Truth,” according to this paper. Please read the paper and give me your opinion. https://t.co/QNDl2cs9x6
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@paraschopra follow up : is intelligence is predictive model for fitness in environment or general model of reality. i am referring donald hoffman's point that organisms optimizing for fitness dominate and diverge from those optimizing truth in evolutionary games. https://t.co/WOkkiFwWmg
@AThinksAloud @KonstantinKisin The world full stop is driven by truth seeking. The problem is "truths" are subjective. They aren't facts. Evolutionary fitness beats truth. Those who don't fundamentally understand might as well be playing tennis with snowballs https://t.co/VdDJKkHOQH
@MontyCristo11 @Wensley_Hill @KonstantinKisin https://t.co/VdDJKkHh19
@RushilKaul2 @Aella_Girl Correct: https://t.co/U4UIEYz9Sl
RT @twistopherrobin: “Fitness Beats Truth in the Evolution of Perception,” by Chris Fields, Donald Hoffman, Chetan Prakash, Kyle D. Stephen…
Huh I never heard of analytic idealism before youtu.be/hDbCTxm6_Ps?...
@eyeslasho His adherents have ignored all types of evidence that are bulletproof in court, such as real evidence, documentary evidence, and direct evidence. It's unfortunate but veridical perceptions aren't naturally selected for— membership to the tribe is. https://t.co/RjeqaU9rrb
@truth_soup_ e.g., FBT theorem, https://t.co/xUfDwWX4vv
Fitness Beats Truth in the Evolution of Perception https://t.co/GC4HQOOGSA
“Fitness Beats Truth in the Evolution of Perception,” by Chris Fields, Donald Hoffman, Chetan Prakash, Kyle D. Stephens, Manish Singh, 2019: https://t.co/merIIhIQGl
RT @donalddhoffman: Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selectio…
@MrPatricKennedy @tsarnick I’m not selling anything sir! Just sharing opinions like the rest on https://t.co/W9cRpqD06N. I take my perceptions, interpretations, and reactions seriously, but not literally. And also not that seriously. Have a good evening. https://t.co/YKT82ofY0c(e.g.%20Hoffman%20et%20al.
@tszzl Fitness beats truth! https://t.co/MHbA2k1cm6
L'Idéalisme Analytique de Bernardo Kastrup: Et la conscience retrouve sa... https://t.co/SIxup3pFVE via @YouTube
What is the probability that evolution by natural selection would shape our sensory systems to see true properties of objective reality? والاجابة كانت صادمة.. الاحتمال جاء في بحثهم: صفر. لا يوجد كائن حي، بما فيهم الانسان، يمتلك حواس ترى الحقيقة الموضوعية. https://t.co/zmBIcVXNJe
Les théories philosophiques de Bernardo Kastrup, un parfait complément du Métaphysicon de Jean-Pierre Petit. https://t.co/5yn5lhfaf9 https://t.co/c2OmZZjtKx https://t.co/kLWR6GMgut
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@danwilliamsphil The same goes for perception: https://t.co/rN5OtWTvXK
Dalam hard science, teori yang menjelaskan fenomena alam, termasuk evolusi, harus dinyatakan dalam persamaan matematika. Kalau theorem di bawah ini benar, maka persepsi kita itu 'menipu' Fitness Beats Truth in the Evolution of Perception https://t.co/aJLFVHWmX3 https://t.co/TwKEhyqw6V
Fitness Beats Truth in the Evolution of Perception – Prakash et al (2020) https://t.co/ClnN0s86yE
Fitness Beats Truth in the Evolution of Perception – Prakash et al (2020) https://t.co/ggIHRdWVvG
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@tinyklaus Kant was right. We don't percieve reality as it is but as we need to 4 effective fucking, fighting, feeding and fleeing. It's possible that "a shadow biome" exists, especially if it exists in such a way so as to be unimportant 2us. https://t.co/VNhKPY9HqJ https://t.co/YYTNUgpjUc
@BernardoKastrup #Nature has a thing with #fractals. #Idealism fits this pattern. The worlds of our dreams are mental. The Phenomenal world (space-time-M-E) IS a mental representation of Neumenon. So it's only natural that #Neumenon itself is mental too. https://t.co/lIuese6AwC https://t.co/clo63grFMm
@SpeedWatkins Now do #Idealism. At the very least, #Kant was right about the distinction between #Neumenon & #Phenomenon. The phenomenal world is a mental construct. It's more likely that the Neomenon is likewise mental in nature. https://t.co/VNhKPY9HqJ https://t.co/lIuese6AwC
I don't believe in any of the #ufo theories but "Interdimensional" is still on the table, as a possibility, for one reason: no organism evolves to see reality as it really is. Some #ufos might represent unknown life. #ufotwitter https://t.co/VNhKPYqKsJ https://t.co/lIuesdOriu
@SpeedWatkins I think what we call "physical reality" is a useful fiction, like icons on a
@Sara_Imari ...and that which is material is an "icon" on our species specific "user interface", to be taken seriously but never literally. https://t.co/OpwbbcZcv2 https://t.co/YYTNUgpjUc
The work of @donalddhoffman & Karl Friston demonstrate that #Kant was right: there IS a difference between Phenomenon (the world as it is percieved) & Neumenon (the world as it really is). No organism percieves reality as it is. https://t.co/kJ48b2JA7d https://t.co/YYTNUgpjUc https://t.co/vX7sVTvKO1
Prakash, C., Stephens, K., Hoffman, D. D., and Singh, M. 2017. “Fitness beats truth in the evolution of perception,” https://t.co/4HxpHmiT5r.
RT @donalddhoffman: Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selectio…
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@leo_behe @CounterApologis @Sebasti09942108 "The former is mapped onto the behavior of structures in the external world as perceived by the senses, while the latter is not." That's the claim, of course. My question is why think that? (If anything, there are reasons to doubt it: https://t.co/fXpcdOcCGS)
@Sebasti09942108 @CounterApologis https://t.co/xUfDwWEVhn
@elonmusk @ilyasut https://t.co/GD5ShwHocn
RT @donalddhoffman: Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selectio…
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Balanced Scorecard: "Fitness Beats Truth in the Evolution of Perception" https://t.co/sNQZEM8xeg
RT @donalddhoffman: Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selectio…
RT @donalddhoffman: Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selectio…
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RT @donalddhoffman: Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selectio…
RT @donalddhoffman: Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selectio…
RT @donalddhoffman: Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selectio…
RT @donalddhoffman: Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selectio…
RT @donalddhoffman: Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selectio…
RT @donalddhoffman: Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selectio…
RT @donalddhoffman: Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selectio…
RT @donalddhoffman: Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selectio…
RT @donalddhoffman: Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selectio…
RT @donalddhoffman: Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selectio…
RT @donalddhoffman: Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selectio…
RT @donalddhoffman: Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selectio…
RT @donalddhoffman: Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selectio…
RT @donalddhoffman: Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selectio…
RT @donalddhoffman: Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selectio…
RT @donalddhoffman: Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selectio…
Seeing the truth will make you extinct. This is a remarkable consequence of the theory of evolution by natural selection. For those who want mathematical details, here is a paper. https://t.co/CqTjibJMWE
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RT @clemoscatarina: @tnatw @ScienceSociety8 https://t.co/9FJm9jqUjY
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@lpearsemoran @joerogan The latest hypotheses https://t.co/VdDJKkHh19
@_fernando_rosas @matspike What do you make of this "fitness-beats-truth" line of argument? The "proof" is a bit beyond me (although I'll admit to being lazy), but the basic argument seems believable, if not airtight. https://t.co/Kcz25Udv2d
Fitness Beats Truth - a.k.a. Idiocracy Theorem? https://t.co/xjKGg8TDRB https://t.co/jvJl9Hyl9G https://t.co/S9TSCY5YnG
RT @donalddhoffman: Natural selection shapes all sensory systems of all organisms to hide objective reality and guide adaptive action. For…
RT @donalddhoffman: Natural selection shapes all sensory systems of all organisms to hide objective reality and guide adaptive action. For…
RT @donalddhoffman: Natural selection shapes all sensory systems of all organisms to hide objective reality and guide adaptive action. For…
RT @donalddhoffman: Natural selection shapes all sensory systems of all organisms to hide objective reality and guide adaptive action. For…
RT @donalddhoffman: Natural selection shapes all sensory systems of all organisms to hide objective reality and guide adaptive action. For…
RT @donalddhoffman: Natural selection shapes all sensory systems of all organisms to hide objective reality and guide adaptive action. For…
RT @donalddhoffman: Natural selection shapes all sensory systems of all organisms to hide objective reality and guide adaptive action. For…
RT @donalddhoffman: Natural selection shapes all sensory systems of all organisms to hide objective reality and guide adaptive action. For…
RT @donalddhoffman: Natural selection shapes all sensory systems of all organisms to hide objective reality and guide adaptive action. For…
Natural selection shapes all sensory systems of all organisms to hide objective reality and guide adaptive action. For those who want to see the mathematical theorems and proofs, we have these two papers: https://t.co/CqTjibJMWE https://t.co/UO4QCCqtnI
Thought-provoking reading: Are we designed by the nature to observe truth? https://t.co/4r5v6JwDfH
RT @donalddhoffman: Evolution by natural selection favors sensory systems that completely hide the true structure of objective reality, and…
RT @donalddhoffman: Evolution by natural selection favors sensory systems that completely hide the true structure of objective reality, and…
RT @donalddhoffman: Evolution by natural selection favors sensory systems that completely hide the true structure of objective reality, and…
RT @donalddhoffman: Evolution by natural selection favors sensory systems that completely hide the true structure of objective reality, and…
Fitness Beats Truth in the Evolution of Perception. https://t.co/l3BRzUqfK3
RT @donalddhoffman: Evolution by natural selection favors sensory systems that completely hide the true structure of objective reality, and…
RT @donalddhoffman: Evolution by natural selection favors sensory systems that completely hide the true structure of objective reality, and…
Fitness Beats Truth in the Evolution of Perception https://t.co/b9nKuV1YIf
RT @donalddhoffman: Evolution by natural selection favors sensory systems that completely hide the true structure of objective reality, and…
RT @donalddhoffman: Evolution by natural selection favors sensory systems that completely hide the true structure of objective reality, and…
RT @donalddhoffman: Evolution by natural selection favors sensory systems that completely hide the true structure of objective reality, and…
RT @donalddhoffman: Evolution by natural selection favors sensory systems that completely hide the true structure of objective reality, and…
RT @donalddhoffman: Evolution by natural selection favors sensory systems that completely hide the true structure of objective reality, and…
RT @donalddhoffman: Evolution by natural selection favors sensory systems that completely hide the true structure of objective reality, and…
RT @donalddhoffman: Evolution by natural selection favors sensory systems that completely hide the true structure of objective reality, and…
Evolution by natural selection favors sensory systems that completely hide the true structure of objective reality, and simply guide adaptive action, much like a user interface. For technical details and a mathematical proof, see our new publication: https://t.co/CqTjibJMWE
@wildeabilly @IslaamWins @deaerti @sullyywullyy @054durin @BRijswijk @JannahsForever So you're saying ur brain evolved for rationality? Educate yourself and read these papers saying what I'm saying: 1- Natural selection and veridical perceptions 2- Does evolution favor true perceptions? 3- Fitness beats truth in the evolution of perception Atheists don't science
@ilyass68117253 @donalddhoffman Probably referring to "Fitness Beats Truth in the Evolution of Perception" https://t.co/emszC7gP7X
@DepresdHumanist @AtheismMyths @JannahsForever @helpusOlord @JTax14 Check Donald Huffman's work & his co-authors. He argues reliability of our perception hasn't been favored by evolution. Check these papers 1-Natural selection and veridical perceptions 2- Does evolution favor true perceptions? 3- Fitness beats truth in the evolution of perception
Fitness Beats Truth in the Evolution of Perception: https://t.co/YwWMebeQL7
@AnastasiiaaaaM In some contexts yes but here, as hinted with T̶r̶u̶t̶h̶ below the compass, it comes from the Fitness-Beats-Truth (FBT) Theorem in "Fitness Beats Truth in the Evolution of Perception" https://t.co/7YnWTtAJtv https://t.co/tF21tmbMoC
Fitness Beats Truth in the Evolution of Perception (2018). To atheists ... science tells you to be skeptical & a little more humble. https://t.co/txbxePTJkn
@gjk100 @freemonotheist U R WRONG !!! I'll let science shatter ur worldview. Check (on Google Scholar) 1- Natural selection and veridical perceptions 2- Does evolution favor true perceptions? 3- Fitness beats truth in the evolution of perception https://t.co/X0kxlGqA7U
RT @fscinico: Fitness Beats Truth in the Evolution of Perception. https://t.co/04LTscHVCp
Fitness Beats Truth in the Evolution of Perception. https://t.co/04LTscHVCp
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