Donald Hoffman - Does Consciousness Cause the Cosmos?

Some claim consciousness, our inner awareness, is part of a 'cosmic consciousness'. Not only is consciousness the deepest reality, but also it brought into existence the totality of reality. This would mean that mind, the mental, is fundamental and primary, while the entire physical universe is derivative and secondary. Donate to Closer To Truth and help us keep our content free and without paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Click here to watch more interviews on consciousness and the cosmos: http://bit.ly/29lHrkG Click here to watch more interviews with Donald Hoffman: http://bit.ly/29vNjsr Click here to buy episodes or complete seasons of Closer To Truth: http://bit.ly/1LUPlQS For all of our video interviews please visit us at: www.closertotruth.com Closer To Truth presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.