Curt Jaimungal dismantles both the simulation hypothesis and materialism using consciousness arguments.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.”Join My New Substack (Personal Writings): https://curtjaimungal.substack.comListen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4eTimestamps:- - - - - - - - - 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/fU1bs5o3nssSUPPORT:- Become a YouTube Member (Early Access Videos):https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join- Support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal - Support me on Crypto: https://commerce.coinbase.com/checkout/de803625-87d3-4300-ab6d-85d4258834a9- Support me on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=XUBHNMFXUX5S4SOCIALS:- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqsGuests do not pay to appear. Theories of Everything receives revenue solely from viewer donations, platform ads, and clearly labelled sponsors; no guest or associated entity has ever given compensation, directly or through intermediaries.#science Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices