What is Reality? Are we in the Matrix? Do you know kung-fu? What is the universe made of?
OK, first off, I DON’T KNOW…but you know me…I love the “QUESTION”!!
The first time I saw the movie “The Matrix” I had a seriously weird feeling…I thought I was the only person on the planet to ever think that my “real” self…whatever that is…is somewhere else dreaming this life so to speak.
When NEO woke up in the vat of goo…I literally had goose bumps and my neck hairs stood on end.
So let’s hit that first…
What is reality? – Are we in the Matrix?
I will take the 4 answer approach to this question:
#1: No. We are not living in the Matrix. We are just bodies on a planet in a vastly cold indifferent universe. When we die, there is oblivion…life is short…get busy!
#2: Yes! We need to escape the bounds of our robot masters and crush the machines that we created and enslaved…(how many times have we seen this story in Sci-fi?)
#3: Maybe…It seems like there might be something other than #1 and #2 seems interesting…I not so sure about the killer robots and the kung-fu…so I’m not sure…
#4: Oh so much more: read on…
What is reality? – Perception
I have a new phrase I use after I have traveled a long distance and visit friends or relatives…
They ask…”How was the trip?”…
My response might come out something like:
“No matter where I go…I’m always in the same place…right behind my eyes…”
Perhaps what I really am is a self-aware “point-of-view”.
Through years of introspection and study I have come to believe that my human perceptions hide more of reality than they expose.
When I close my eyes and get quiet inside, I can create whole worlds and universes…what makes those places less real?
Or how about dreams…
What is reality? – A slow moving dream world
When I dream, I am totally convinced that the the dream is real.
When I wake up…I realize that I was only dreaming…
Maybe that’s what the soul goes through when one wakes up from the “earth dream”.
When one adds in the idea of lucid dreams this begins to bake my noodle at a much higher temperature.
When lucid in dreams…I know I am dreaming and have the power to create and change the dream as I desire…on a whim…
…when this happens, I generally have too much fun and wake myself up rather quickly…but while it lasts…it’s a blast!
So, if life is like a dream…just a little more persistent…then that means if I become “lucid” during my earth dream…perhaps…I can change this thing we call reality…on a whim…
Maybe this is why the law attraction works when you finally figure it out…
Maybe this is why paranormal phenomena work or don’t work depending upon the observer…
Perhaps we are all “unconsciously” dreaming our way through this earth dream…KNOWING that it’s really real…
What is reality? I “know” nothing
One of my core bedrock beliefs is simple:
“All I know, is I KNOW nothing”
I think this was attributed to the Oracle of Delphi…whose name may have been “Fred”…were not sure.
This belief helps me remain a true skeptic, meaning that I will accept beliefs for practical uses, and remain convinced that while I am on earth…”true knowledge” maybe beyond my reach.
This allows me to accept any new idea…because anything can happen in a dream…maybe we are collectively making it up…
…maybe the rules of the universe and reality are unconsciously created by humanity…or the whole planetary consciousness… plants and animals included!
Who knows? Not me. But’s fun to think about…
Now where did I put that blue pill? 