Synopsis

What we perceive as reality may be a carefully constructed illusion. Each sensation – the sight of a landscape, the sound of a voice, the feel of a touch – is, in truth, a calculated construct of the mind, a prediction generated before the external world registers. The brain fills in the gaps, invents details, and even bends the flow of time to create the impression of agency. But if the foundation of our experience is so thoroughly fabricated, what does that imply about our very being? What bec