Monday, October 14, 2024

The modern trust dilemma and the importance of optimism


In the first Matrix movie the greatest embodiment of truth is thought to be The Oracle, but by the second film the protagonist, Neo, is already questioning whether she is just another system of control.

This is where many "truthers" find themselves.

Realising the deep and wide levels of deception in the world the question becomes: who or what can be trusted?

Can the senses be trusted?

They can be fooled.

Can logic be trusted?

What about intuition?

Religion, ideology, politics, political leaders and celebrities. 

Books, documentaries, and films.

Who or what to trust?

Are we living in a simulation?

Are we free spiritual beings or are we prisoners who think we are free?

Without a positive outlook our physical and mental health suffers.

We must develop optimism if we don't already possess it.

How that is achieved when we discover dark truths about the world is the real challenge.

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