Donald Hoffman

being a part of something bigger than yourself, but that is also you, that it is all one thing. And so I think the natural inclination to love your family, love your children, I think that starts extending further and further. I think that's just a natural outcome of being in that state of mind.

But I also do wonder, and this is one thing that I asked a few of my guests for my documentary series about, if consciousness is fundamental, is there kind of a set list and maybe it's an infinite list of qualia of specific felt experiences? Because I do think, and this is an insight in meditation that many people have had before me, but that I've also experienced.

But I also do wonder, and this is one thing that I asked a few of my guests for my documentary series about, if consciousness is fundamental, is there kind of a set list and maybe it's an infinite list of qualia of specific felt experiences? Because I do think, and this is an insight in meditation that many people have had before me, but that I've also experienced.

But I also do wonder, and this is one thing that I asked a few of my guests for my documentary series about, if consciousness is fundamental, is there kind of a set list and maybe it's an infinite list of qualia of specific felt experiences? Because I do think, and this is an insight in meditation that many people have had before me, but that I've also experienced.

I actually talked to Joseph Goldstein in my series about this.

I actually talked to Joseph Goldstein in my series about this.

I actually talked to Joseph Goldstein in my series about this.

Yes. Yeah. He's very, very clear. In my conversation with Joseph and in my meditation experiences, having a sense that there are certain qualia, there are certain experiences that can't be broken down any further. And actually seeing a color is a good example of that. Yeah.

Yes. Yeah. He's very, very clear. In my conversation with Joseph and in my meditation experiences, having a sense that there are certain qualia, there are certain experiences that can't be broken down any further. And actually seeing a color is a good example of that. Yeah.

Yes. Yeah. He's very, very clear. In my conversation with Joseph and in my meditation experiences, having a sense that there are certain qualia, there are certain experiences that can't be broken down any further. And actually seeing a color is a good example of that. Yeah.

Often people have the experience also in meditation, this is another thing I've spoken to Joseph about, that when you get very concentrated and you're able to really be in each present moment, there's a realization that we're not actually seeing and feeling and hearing all in the same moment, that there's this kind of weaving that happens through memory and through the brain that gives the illusion that all of those things happen at the same time, but when you're really

Often people have the experience also in meditation, this is another thing I've spoken to Joseph about, that when you get very concentrated and you're able to really be in each present moment, there's a realization that we're not actually seeing and feeling and hearing all in the same moment, that there's this kind of weaving that happens through memory and through the brain that gives the illusion that all of those things happen at the same time, but when you're really

Often people have the experience also in meditation, this is another thing I've spoken to Joseph about, that when you get very concentrated and you're able to really be in each present moment, there's a realization that we're not actually seeing and feeling and hearing all in the same moment, that there's this kind of weaving that happens through memory and through the brain that gives the illusion that all of those things happen at the same time, but when you're really

concentrated and you're really going moment to moment, you see that all these things kind of fluctuate. You hear the sound of the bird, you see your notebook, and you're never really in one moment hearing the sound of the bird and seeing your notebook at the same time. There's this fluctuating. And so this question keeps coming up for me. Are there

concentrated and you're really going moment to moment, you see that all these things kind of fluctuate. You hear the sound of the bird, you see your notebook, and you're never really in one moment hearing the sound of the bird and seeing your notebook at the same time. There's this fluctuating. And so this question keeps coming up for me. Are there

concentrated and you're really going moment to moment, you see that all these things kind of fluctuate. You hear the sound of the bird, you see your notebook, and you're never really in one moment hearing the sound of the bird and seeing your notebook at the same time. There's this fluctuating. And so this question keeps coming up for me. Are there

specific qualia that, you know, the universe is made of. And in some sense, they're universal. Obviously, you know, the human mind doesn't experience them all. But could we actually just, you know, make a list of all the experiences that have ever happened and will ever happen in the history of the universe? And love seems to me to be one of those things.

specific qualia that, you know, the universe is made of. And in some sense, they're universal. Obviously, you know, the human mind doesn't experience them all. But could we actually just, you know, make a list of all the experiences that have ever happened and will ever happen in the history of the universe? And love seems to me to be one of those things.

specific qualia that, you know, the universe is made of. And in some sense, they're universal. Obviously, you know, the human mind doesn't experience them all. But could we actually just, you know, make a list of all the experiences that have ever happened and will ever happen in the history of the universe? And love seems to me to be one of those things.

qualities that can't be broken down further. I mean, it can kind of blow up into a complex. You can have many thoughts about it and ideas and beliefs and it can get very complicated, but I think at its core and, you know, I'm not an expert and it'd be a good question for Joseph actually, but where compassion and love