Reality as Interface

How it works

Comparisons

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• The article says this metaphor does not prove paranormal claims but supports openness to expandable or trainable perception. — Six Phase Meditation and Perceptual Diversity
• Human perception is compared to a computer interface that hides complexity and presents usable icons and actions. — Six Phase Meditation and Perceptual Diversity
• Donald Hoffman's work is used to support the idea that perception is survival-oriented rather than a direct view of reality. — Six Phase Meditation and Perceptual Diversity
• The article says perception must compress reality because a perfectly literal representation would be unusable. — Six Phase Meditation and Perceptual Diversity
• The interface metaphor is used to frame practices such as meditation, neurofeedback, reading, belief change, sunlight exposure, and plant medicine as possible ways to install new perceptual apps. — Six Phase Meditation and Perceptual Diversity