Chapters
Stories as truth
Stories are the way we make sense of the world, the way we find our place in it, the way we connect with each other
Once upon a time
Once upon a time in a tiny village nestled amid rolling hills and ancient forests lived a young woodcutter.
Plato’s cave
The stories I believe can be shown to be correct, we can use them to make accurate predictions. That’s what the scientific method is all about : testable models.
Reality is an experience
âI think that tastes, smells, colors etc. reside in consciousness. So if we disappear, all these qualities would be annihilatedâ Galileo Galilei
The case against Reality
Our senses help keep us alive. They help us avoid tigers and snakes, or getting run over by buses.Â
Perception, discrimination & identity
Hoffman has presented us with a hypothesis. If we agree with his premises and accept the evidence, then we must accept his conclusion