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Rizwan Virk

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
2886 total appearances

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The Joe Rogan Experience
#2151 - Rizwan Virk

And you know the guy's not really sawing that woman in half, okay?

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2151 - Rizwan Virk

But you kind of agree to suspend your disbelief because that's what makes the whole thing fun, right?

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2151 - Rizwan Virk

Watching a magic show or watching a special effects, you know, Blade Runner 2049, the car's not really flying.

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2151 - Rizwan Virk

Those are just CGI, right?

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2151 - Rizwan Virk

But we agree to that to a certain extent as we go into that world and we become immersed in that world.

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2151 - Rizwan Virk

And so what the mystics in the Eastern traditions have been telling us is that we agree to basically go into this illusory world in order to have these experiences, right?

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2151 - Rizwan Virk

Sometimes people say, well, what's the purpose of the simulation?

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2151 - Rizwan Virk

And I say, well, why do you play video games?

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2151 - Rizwan Virk

And why do you play video games?

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2151 - Rizwan Virk

Two is to try to have experiences that you probably can't have outside of the game.

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2151 - Rizwan Virk

Like even Grand Theft Auto, right?

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2151 - Rizwan Virk

You're not going to go out there and do all that crazy stuff in the real world.

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2151 - Rizwan Virk

Well, some people might, but most people wouldn't.

The Joe Rogan Experience
#2151 - Rizwan Virk

And I can't fly on a dragon and kill orcs as much as I might want to.