 And then I can even close my eyes and go like that and toss a bottle up and it'll land exactly where I want it to. And like oven mitts. I throw oven mitts and I just visualize them falling in a certain way and they fall that certain way. And just little things here and there throughout the day. Here, recording here. Hi, I'm Ty, it's nice to meet you. I'm Steven, nice to meet you. Your name's Steven? How do you spell that? Uh, with a V. S-T-U-V-E. Good, because if it was a Ph we were doomed to be enemies. I noticed that there's a bell curve for names that I actually get along with. Like everyone always thinks it's with a Ph and I'm like, no. No, I'm one of the good ones. Like even my boss is like, my boss is writing my name with a Ph and I'm just like, I'm so used to it, I don't even correct them anymore. Okay, okay. Whatever, you know? Alright, so what are we talking about today? Alright, it's a little bit of two different things that kind of go hand in hand I feel like. So first, I've recently, you know, started thinking a little bit differently. And I feel like we all live in a shared dream. The Matrix is real. I did that hoodie by the way. Yeah, that's the guy that gave me the idea. What is it called? Monson. Monson. Yeah, he's a music artist. Alright, so we're all living in a safe, we're all living in a dream. Yeah, I think we're all living in a dream. Like the Matrix, the Matrix is real. But less so, I think it's less about like technology and computers. I think it's more so like spiritual. Like I think we're all dreaming and we just can't wake up. And what we perceive as death, that's when we wake up into our real life. Do we die in the real life as well? Yeah, like it's kind of like my own personal form of like reincarnation I guess. Like I don't really believe we wake up into another body or reality or whatever. But I think like when we die, what we perceive as death, I think like we wake up into another reality, like another life. And we have multiple lives. I think when we die, we just wake up in another reality. Yeah, like another life. What's this other belief that you have? And the other thing I was thinking that kind of goes hand in hand with that is like... I'm recording, I noticed you had a red lanyard. I feel like... That means you don't want to be recording that. Cool. I feel like we're all on the same page right there. So I'm like, if we are dreaming... If we are dreaming? If we're dreaming. Yeah, if we're dreaming. So this second belief is dependent on the first one? Yes. If we're dreaming, then theoretically we are all gods. We can do anything we want to. I would get that. Yeah. That makes sense. The other thing is like, you know, I've thought about that and I'm like, you know, even scientifically, they've found something that's like small. I think they said they found something smaller than like an atom. And they called it the God particle. There are a lot of things smaller than atoms. Yeah. But you know, you get what I'm getting at, like the smallest thing. You triggered me. Yeah, triggered me. Yeah. But yeah, there's like a bunch of stuff smaller than atoms. And one of them is something that they call the God particle. Yeah. So you have heard of it. Yeah, there's lots of stuff. Okay. And I'm like, you know, so scientifically... They're saying that we're all God. It's been proven by science. Okay. So let me ask two questions though. Okay. I get if we're all dreaming, we're all gods, because to an extent we can control our dreams if we're like lucid dreaming, you know? Yeah. Like if this was a dream and I'm choosing to lift this, then yeah. Yeah? But how do we know... So let's take a step back. All right. How do we know that when we were actually dreaming? That is actually what I wanted to get into next. Yeah, that's what I wanted. So that's what I wanted to get into actually. So like, if you can demonstrate that, then everything else follows. Yeah. So how do you get the first part? So I actually have a couple of examples as to why I think that we're all dreaming. How confident are you that we're dreaming? About 90 to 95%, I would say. Oh, that's pretty high. Yeah. 90 to 95%. Do you think you could be wrong? I could be. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Would you... If you were wrong, would you want to know? Yes. Okay. That sounds pretty... So you're still high, but you're not like to the point where you're closed-minded on it? Yeah. Okay. And... What's some of the... What's the best evidence that you have that's proof that we're dreaming? I think that... Can I ask... Sorry. I normally like to define things. Okay. When you say we're dreaming, you mean I'm dreaming? You're dreaming? We're sharing the same dream? Yes. I feel like... Like we logged into the same server of dreams? Okay. Let me try to explain this. Yeah. Talk to me about this. I feel like society as a whole, like everyone that is alive... Yeah. ...is inside of the same dream. Controlling an avatar in the same dream. Yes. Controlling an avatar in the same dream. So it's not like actual dreaming. It's more like logging into a simulation. It's like a universal dream. Yeah. Kind of like a simulation almost. Okay. And then we're all dreaming our own stuff. And as we're dreaming, as far as I'm aware... Yeah. ...you can correct me if I'm wrong. But as far as I'm personally aware, I don't think there's any way to scientifically prove whether we're awake or asleep. So how do you know? How I know is, you know, theoretically, even if you could scientifically prove that you were awake or asleep, how... Even what we know as science and what we know as fact is only fact because that's what society says. Because the majority of society agrees on something and that's what makes it fact. And then that there are systems where people agree to things being true based on popular opinion. Okay. But how did you determine that we were fact dreaming? Not how other models are faulty, but how did you determine that? I feel like... What's the best method that you use to determine that we are dreaming? The best method I used to determine that is I started testing stuff, like with my mind. Okay. So here's how I look at it. If we are dreaming, you know, the theory is most people are not capable... This pen sucks. Yeah. Most people are not capable of quote-unquote, lucid dreaming. Could I make this pen not suck? Yes. With my mind? Yes. I could? If you have 100% faith in it. Ah! You got to have faith. I got to have faith. Yeah. All right. So let's back up a little bit. Sorry for... I'm going to use a pen that doesn't suck. Okay. Oh my gosh. I hate pens that suck. It's just like, what am I supposed to do? Yeah. You can't even use it. I can't even use it anymore. Okay. Okay. We're trying to figure out what's making you so confident on the first part that we're all dreaming. Okay. You said you know your dream because you can test stuff with your mind. Yeah. So... Give me an example of some of the best tests that you did. Okay. So like, not this hoodie, but I got a shirt in the mail and I, you know, it had been a few months since I ordered it. So I asked, you know, I sent an email asking about it. And they said it was going to be shipping out in like, you know, three or four days. Yeah. Like that Monday. It was like a Thursday that I had asked about it. And they said it would be... It wouldn't even be shipping out like leaving the factories until Monday. And I was like, you know what? I'm going to get that shirt tomorrow. I came home after work the next day. The shirt was in my mailbox. Nice. About three days before they were even shipping it out from the factory. Is that your best evidence that we're dreaming of? No, I've got more. And then... What I'm saying is that your best one. I know you have more. But would you say that's your best? I would say no. What's your best one? Okay. If I had to pick one... What's the one that if it turned out not to be the case, then you would actually go down from like maybe 90 to an 89. Okay. Right now I feel like it's just little things in general. What's the best... I mean... Well, whenever I do anything at all, I just think about it and I can do it. Like meditation. Yeah. Like I meditate on something and then just immediately I just think about it for a few minutes. And then I can even close my eyes and go like that and toss a bottle up and it'll land exactly where I want it to. And like oven mitts. I throw oven mitts and I just visualize them falling in a certain way and they fall that certain way. And just little things here and there throughout the day. Is that the best proof? Yes. That is the best proof I have. If it turned out that you meditated and you were going to throw a bottle in a certain way and it turned out not to fall that way. Even after you meditated? Yes. Then I believe that I didn't meditate enough. I didn't have enough faith and I let doubt cloud my mind. Do you only find out afterwards? Yes. Is it falsifiable? Is it what? Is it falsifiable? Yes. It is. I don't know how. Like I... Could you ever do a test? But I'm open to it. Could you ever do a... I don't know how but you're open to it. Yeah. If you don't know how... So here's the thing. If I didn't know what it would look like... When I say falsifiable I mean do you know what it looks like when you're wrong? Okay. Yeah. If you don't know what it looks like when you're wrong. Could you really be so justified to 95% confident that you're right? No. I don't think that's a good way to put it because if you're so sure that you're right then you have to know what the opposite would be. It's more kind of a way to know what we can test. Because if I am dreaming I want to know about it too. What's a better test that we could do? Rather than just meditating and seeing if it turns out wrong. I say hey I'll blame it on not having that right. What's a better test that we can do? Think about something that you really want in life. Like something that seems absurd, ridiculous. Absurd? Yes. Ridiculous? The most crazy thing you can think of. Can I tell you when we just walk it out? Yeah if you want to. I want a purple semi-sonic. Alright. This LTZ full trim back disc brakes preferably with the cold air. Is it too much detail? I want a really fancy purple car. The more details the better. Okay okay that's what I want. I just want a fancy car. I want a fancy usable car. Okay now what you want to do is think about that as often as you can. And you're not going to be able to control when you get it. But just have faith that before you die you will get it. You will do that before you die. I don't get it. And if you don't get it before you die then at least you try. And even if you don't get it then you can still have faith that you know you tried your best. So it sounds like a motivational thing. And even if you die you won't know that you didn't get it because you'll be dead. But I'm interested in a means of determining if something is true or not. Not so much just being motivated by it. What's a way that we can test this to know if it's true or not? I really don't know. I think it's more of a philosophical thing. I don't know is a perfectly good answer when you don't have enough conclusive information for something. I also don't think you're absolute. But I would also consider that if you don't know what it looks like when you're wrong and you don't know what it would take for you to test that. Maybe you should consider how confident you are. And see if you're actually justifying that high level of confidence. Something to consider. What do you think? Okay that sounds good. Sounds good? Yeah. Stephen I appreciate the talk. Thank you. Nice talking to you. Anyone want to try this out? Yeah go ahead. I feel like I talked to you before. I definitely have. Oh my gosh it's the Turbo Wallet guy. Yes it is. I got new wallets. I have a new wallet. Don't bury that. Oh my gosh this is so great. It's too big. Last time I met him I had a wallet guy in my head.