Smoke and Mirrors
We live in a world, or at least an environment of ‘Smoke and Mirrors’.
In this world of mass ‘Tower of Babel’ communication, fake news, misinformation and the ‘alternative reality’ so easily created by ‘Artificial Intelligence’ (AI), how are we supposed to differentiate fact – what is really going on – from fiction – what others would like you to believe even though it’s a complete fabrication invented either to persuade you and I in favour or against something which may (or may not) be occurring in the real world.
The world is in a very dangerous place. Everything we are told, influenced towards, persuaded of in favour or against could be ‘wrong’. In truth, it’s more than likely to be wrong, fake, an outright lie and is going on all the time, influencing, affecting everything we experience.
So, what is ‘the answer’? How do you and I cope with this facsimile of life on earth being promulgated?
I don’t know ‘the answer’ – there may not even be an answer. It probably requires a massive paradigm shift as to how we ‘see’ things.
There used to be a paradigm ‘seeing is believing’ but it’s certainly not true anymore. What you and I ‘see’ has to be taken with more than a pinch of salt – more like a lorry load!
The thing is there seems to be an overwhelming need in this fast food, fast information, fast everything, age for an ‘instant answer’ to everything (including life and the universe).
It’s why AI resources seem to be programmed to provide an ‘answer’ even if they have to assemble it, or ‘make it up’, from disparate data sources to which they have access.
The ‘AI Prime Directive’ seems to be to provide an ‘answer’ regardless of its veracity at any level.
How do you and I cope with all this?
Here’s the thing, but it may be hard to grasp.
It doesn’t matter.
It doesn’t matter if there is or isn’t an ‘answer’.
There is NO answer or meaning for ‘everything’ especially when we look more deeply into any situation.
Everything is experience.
Experience is the meaning of life the universe and everything and experience is the answer to life the universe and everything.
All you and I need to do in life is enjoy the experience.