2024-10-27
Before we begin, I offer the standard "Down the Rabbit Hole" introductory advice for those unfamiliar:
I strongly suggest that those new to my site should review the earlier Down the Rabbit Hole series, starting with 1 2 3 and 4.
That said, let's dive in.
I hesitate to claim that this really is the "ultimate" in Rabbit Holes, but I don't know of, nor can I at present imagine, a deeper one - nevertheless I'm learning all the time!
"Only through arrogance and ignorance man believes that he is alone in the cosmos"
That's no more than logical, given the observable size of the universe, even viewed from my back garden ...
Does the article reveal the meaning of life, the universe, and everything?
I don't know, but at least it seems to make some sort of sense, even when considered against the decidedly incomplete but nevertheless compelling evidence of previous civilisations on our planet.
Does it conflict with the Bible?
Well, decidedly yes and no. Interpretation is all, and the makers of mischief have (in my jaundiced but practical view) had ample opportunity to mess with Biblical texts before they presented them to us. Once again, it's up to us to form our own views. We don't get to have salvation served to us on a plate with all the trimmings, and anyway, there are many ancient texts of which "the Bible" in all its many and various publications is but one group of renderings - it is not a perfect "ready meal".
Does this article portray the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Again, I don't know, but if you believe that we are all independent free spirits, then maybe it offers a pathway that may ultimately lead us thereunto.
It seems to me that we as individuals will make little headway unless we begin from a viewpoint that excludes all preconditions. We are a blank slate upon which we must construct our own theory of everything (ie: inclusive of both material and spiritual), even if we have to wipe that slate clean before we start; this article may assist or it may not - that is for each of us to explore.
Your "starter for ten" is here. And just to demonstrate that the future is not pre-ordained, it was dated 2008 and the various predictions have obviously not yet (quite?) come to pass, so think on.
By the way, "Deep Dive" may be to understate the position ... you may need several sessions ... or a lifetime ... or several ...
But don't let that put you off.
The prerequisite for success seems to be our attitude, and fundamentally, that is perhaps reasonably simple - be non-judgemental, be loving and generous, and understand that the game of life is simply a huge learning opportunity!
But what do I know?!
