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Curt Jaimungal: Why I Don't Buy the Simulation Hypothesis (Nor Materialism)
Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
57 minutes
5 days ago
Curt Jaimungal: Why I Don't Buy the Simulation Hypothesis (Nor Materialism)
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One week ago, I (Curt Jaimungal) was invited to Niagara University to give the Peggy and John Day University Honors Endowed Lecture, which was quite the privilege and honor. The lecture focuses on metaphysics. I explain extremely simply the arguments for you being a “simulation,” the arguments against it, and where I personally land. Then I do the same for “materialism.”
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Timestamps:
- 00:00 - Simulation vs. Materialism
- 05:04 - Mistakes Intellectuals Make
- 10:12 - The Simulation Mythology
- 16:46 - Bayesian Errors & Glitches
- 23:22 - Principle of Indifference Flaws
- 29:07 - The Case Against Materialism / Physicalism
- 35:28 - Nested Consciousness Problem
- 42:36 - Q&A: Modern Dualism?
- 50:51 - Debating Indifference Principle
Links mentioned:
- Niagara University’s 2025 Fall Speaker Series: https://www.niagara.edu/academics/initiatives-and-institutes/fall-speaker-series/
- Michael Barnwell [Site]: https://www.philosophy4business.com/
- David Deutsch [TOE]: https://youtu.be/vKeWv-cdWkM
- Roger Penrose [TOE]: https://youtu.be/sGm505TFMbU
- David Chalmers [TOE]: https://youtu.be/RH5qjdHhtBk
- The Most Abused Theorem in Math [TOE]: https://youtu.be/OH-ybecvuEo
- The Mandela Effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_memory#Mandela_effect
- Efron’s Dice: https://mathworld.wolfram.com/EfronsDice.html
- String Theory Iceberg [TOE]: https://youtu.be/X4PdPnQuwjY
- Emily Adlam & Jacob Barandes [TOE]: https://youtu.be/rw1ewLJUgOg
- Tim Maudlin [TOE]: https://youtu.be/fU1bs5o3nss
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Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
Exploring theoretical physics, consciousness, Ai, and God in a technically rigorous manner. If you'd like to support this endeavor, then please visit the Patreon ( https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal ). Thank you for your charitable and kindhearted support. My name's Curt Jaimungal, a Torontonian with a degree in mathematical physics from the University of Toronto and I analyze various Theories of Everything from this analytic perspective, though more and more opening up to alternative approaches. The separating factor of TOE from other podcasts is its focus on depth even at the risk of limiting the audience due to how much detail we delve into subjects. Paralleling the intensity found in academic discourse, we're increasingly embracing a spectrum of unconventional ideas to conduct research during this podcast, rather than merely conveying existing information. Contact toe [at] indiefilmTO [dot] com for business inquiries / sponsorship.
