What If Evolution Bred Reality Out of Us?
Isn&#x27;t Hoffman&#x27;s argument pretty mundane?<p>The conclusion seems pretty obvious; we only see light in a certain (relevant) spectrum, we only taste certain (relevant) chemicals, we only hear sounds in certain (relevant) frequencies, etc., because it doesn&#x27;t help us (and in fact distracts us) to perceive more information.<p>Also, it seems like a big aspect he&#x27;s missing is that within each relevant spectra, we&#x27;ve gotten pretty well tuned to reality. And that&#x27;s simply because oftentimes, fitness is highly correlated with perceiving reality. For example, seeing all physical objects realistically is important for survival, since if you can&#x27;t see perceive certain physical objects, then predators&#x2F;prey may take advantage of the failure (e.g., zebras blending in with tall grass).<p>Is there some greater point I&#x27;m missing?