Terell Kirby

That's fair- but i feel you're being modest here. I consider you a master in the field of deconstructing reality, I can do this without putting you on some pedestal. This ain't about you

The master will forever be misunderstood by his/her students and society at large as long as they remain unconscious of what the master is conscious of. This is a universal law of Awakening that many don’t understand. Though there’s always room for improvement, you’ve handled it quite well over the years.

By far the best one for what you’re talking about. I watch it at least every other month to remind myself why I’m alive:

Insight: Christians worship Jesus to resist the self annihilation required to realize that they are God.

you are my mind reminding me that I’m a sick fuck … amazing

In that he’s part of Existence itself. It really pains me to say this .. but it’s True. How can I love such a monster as part of my Consciousness? By hating Trump, I turn into Trump. It’s really the work of the Devil

God is also ass eating

Mic drop

A few listed after contemplating (feel free to add others not mentioned): Reduced selfishness- reduced capacity to take one’s finite identity as true and valid. Reduction in survival drive for self preservation. Removal of many of the cognitive advantages of self bias as it relates to building material wealth. All things being equal-reduced capacity to lie, cheat or steal. Lower tolerance for living a life based in falsehoods and delusion. All the above affords you: blissful ignorance, unconscious survival- all of which can be looked at as making life easier in a sense if only one values the reduction of pain and suffering and increased pleasure (ie. Dopamine ) Easier access to procurement and satisfying of essential survival: food, shelter, sex, power, money. Larger emphasis on social status and approval/validation. Sense of belonging and community. These are at risk due to nonconformist nature of valuing truth and its incompatibility with groupthink and shared narratives (fantasies). Recognition that a good amount of human survival activity is rooted in the pursuit of social approval and belonging. If one no longer is driven by this (having achieved a certain level of autonomy) one’s life becomes quite solitary. This can turn negative if not properly framed. Reduced access to opportunities in areas of money, power, sex, fame & status- all of which are largely contingent on one’s social connections. Absence of belief systems, difficulty adopting beliefs. While it opens up one’s mind to explore unfamiliar terrain, new/novel ideas-it can make life tricky to navigate. Belief systems offer a ready made map of reality; this reduces cognitive load required for existential thinking, which in turns allows more bandwidth to securing one’s material position in the world. Having no map of reality means dealing with the burden of having to derive your own process of sense making; this introducing challenges with maintaining epistemic responsibility and intellectual integrity, while battling periods of existential crisis as it relates to sense making. Admitting wrongness- prioritizing seeing situations truthfully, resisting urges to blame/smear/demonize others while moving being rigorous about pointing out one’s own self deceptions and bias thinking

Hmm I could a case where God Realization is achieved, but without a proper epistemic foundation. Of course there probably is some overlap, but mystical experiences and Awakening to God can certainly happen while at the same time bypassing cognitive development.

@ExploringReality amazing, you’re an inspiration. Keep up the good work

Does that include robbing a bank?

Wonderful job at self reflection- that’s really all you can ask for. Overcoming selfishness & self-bias is a lifelong process-enjoy it while it lasts, and don’t be too hard on yourself.

Everybody (and everything) exists by virtue of your imagination .

To add, the sandwich also serves a specific survival function- i.e putting food in your belly so you don't starve to death. Conformity is profound in that it works to keep unconscious survival processes in place; contemplating the nature of sandwiches takes away time from eating them, making it less enticing to discover the truth about the sandwich