Evolution has shaped our senses to keep us alive. We have to take them seriously: if you see a speeding Maserati, don’t leap in front of it; if you see a moldy apple, don’t eat it. But it is a mistake of logic to assume that if we must take our senses seriously then we are required—or even entitled—to take them literally. I take my perceptions seriously, but not literally. This book is about why you should do the same, and why that matters. I explain why evolution hid objective reality and endowed us instead with an interface of objects in space and time. Together, we will explore how this
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