Seems to me the overwhelming majority of people prefer truth to deception … even though some of us regularly find ourselves being deceived … and all too often … attempting to deceive others.
I use the metaphor of a veil because veils are usually somewhat transparent … you can see something but not always clearly.
Is there any new Truth? … or … has the Truth always been there? Perhaps from time to time the ‘veil’ obscuring some ‘truth’ is lifted and it becomes an acceptable part of human consciousness.
It seems to me for the past several hundred years or so humanity leans on science as the sole purveyor of ‘truth’ … science being the sole credible custodian of ‘proof’.
Other peddlers of ‘truth’ might include philosophy, psychology, mythology, theology, superstition and so on … each credible to varying degrees within their communities of adherents … or as UP labels them … “group think data ???”.
Today I’m inclined to believe the author of all truth is the same force that lifts the veil … whether the agency be science, philosophy, psychology, mythology, theology, superstition and so on … even unto individual revelation.
A lifting of the veil is a mystical/metaphysical act … beyond the capacity of humans … maybe.
James … I’m more careful now when reading ILP member posts … “To become a god” implies ???
Reminds me again of Carol Stuhhmueller’s comments:
"How do we know when the Spirit is speaking to us? Two rules … First, the thought you surface at that moment can’t come from a process of reasoning. It has to burst into your mind like an insight. Second, if you carry out what the thought demands, it’ll cost you big time. The cost is almost always the element which stops us from carrying out the Spirit’s wishes. We simply don’t want to be that “disturbed.”
Do you perceive any connection between Stuhhmueller’s thoughts and your comment?
People, most specifically the Ashkenazim but others as well, are attempting to become an actual god on Earth (trying to mimic Moses in the new technological era). But just as with Moses, “clouds” are a necessary element, without which they are merely power lusting connivers, oppressors, and abusers.
Emmm… not really. I am not much into emotional revelation as much as cognitive revelation.
The pursuit of rationality requires that there be a purpose in what is chosen to be accomplished, a priority. And although Truth is required to discover that priority, Truth is not the actual goal and thus there are times when truth is not the more ethical choice (aka “white/noble lies”). But the highest purpose or priority is always the ethical choice (by definition).
ashkenazis are fake gods, they use herding techniques to cover for how pathetic they are. JayZ has no real powers, he is a wannabe magician. Deception only grants fake godhood, that pathetic people need to feel validation about themselves.
In episode Magic Duel, I Trixie became a Real God. And was I honest with my people? Yes. I had no need to decieve, my powers were real. I even bragged about the source of my power, the amulet. Only the weak need to deceive their citizens.