Ever since the philosopher Nick Bostrom proposed in the Philosophical Quarterly that the universe and everything in it might be a simulation, there has been intense public speculation and debate about the nature of reality. Such public intellectuals as Tesla leader and prolific Twitter gadfly Elon Musk have opined about the statistical inevitability of our world being little more than cascading green code. Recent papers have built on the original hypothesis to further refine the statistical bounds of the hypothesis, arguing that thechance that we live in a simulation may be 50–50.

The claims have been afforded some credence by repetition by luminaries no less esteemed than Neil deGrasse Tyson, the director of Hayden Planetarium and America’s favorite science popularizer. Yet there have been skeptics. Physicist Frank Wilczek has argued that there’s too much wasted complexity in our universe for it to be simulated. Building complexity requires energy and time. Why would a conscious, intelligent designer of realities waste so many resources into making our world more complex than it needs to be? It’s a hypothetical question, but still may be needed.: Others, such as physicist and science communicator Sabine Hossenfelder, have argued that the question is not scientific anyway. Since the simulation hypothesis does not arrive at a falsifiable prediction, we can’t really test or disprove it, and hence it’s not worth seriously investigating.
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What if the Universe was different?

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Pretty much since the dawn of philosophy we have been asking the question: Why do we need consciousness? What purpose does it serve? Well, the purpose is easy to extrapolate once we concede the simulation hypothesis. Consciousness is an integrated (combining five senses) subjective interface between the self and the rest of the universe. The only reasonable explanation for its existence is that it is there to be an “experience.” That’s its primary raison d’être. Parts of it may or may not provide any kind of evolutionary advantage or other utility. But the sum total of it exists as an experience and hence must have the primary function of being an experience. An experience by itself as a whole is too energy-expensive and information-restrictive to have evolved as an evolutionary advantage. The simplest explanation for the existence of an experience or qualia is that it exists for the purpose of being an experience.

There is nothing in philosophy or science, no postulates, theories or laws, that would predict the emergence of this experience we call consciousness. Natural laws do not call for its existence, and it certainly does not seem to offer us any evolutionary advantages. There can only be two explanations for its existence. First is that there are evolutionary forces at work that we don’t know of or haven’t theorized yet that select for the emergence of the experience called consciousness. The second is that the experience is a function we serve, a product that we create, an experience we generate as human beings. Who do we create this product for? How do they receive the output of the qualia generating algorithms that we are? We don’t know. But one thing’s for sure, we do create it. We know it exists. That’s the only thing we can be certain about. And that we don’t have a dominant theory to explain why we need it.

So here we are generating this product called consciousness that we apparently don’t have a use for, that is an experience and hence must serve as an experience. The only logical next step is to surmise that this product serves someone else.

Now, one criticism that can be raised of this line of thinking is that unlike the RPG characters in, say. Grand Theft Auto, we actually experience the qualia ourselves. If this is a product for someone else than why are we experiencing it? Well, the fact is the characters in Grand Theft Auto also experience some part of the qualia of their existence. The experience of the characters is very different from the experience of the player of the game, but between the empty character and the player there is a gray area where parts of the player and parts of the character combine to some type of consciousness.

The players feel some of the disappointments and joys that are designed for the character to feel. The character experiences the consequences of the player’s behavior. This is a very rudimentary connection between the player and the character, but already with virtual reality devices we are seeing the boundaries blur. When we are riding a roller coaster as a character in say the Oculus VR device, we feel the gravity.

Where is that gravity coming from? It exists somewhere in the space between the character that is riding the roller coaster and our minds occupying the “mind” of the character. It can certainly be imagined that in the future this in-between space would be wider. It is certainly possible that as we experience the world and generate qualia, we are experiencing some teeny tiny part of the qualia ourselves while maybe a more information-rich version of the qualia is being projected to some other mind for whose benefit the experience of consciousness first came into existence.

So, there you have it. The simplest explanation for the existence of consciousness is that it is an experience being created, by our bodies, but not for us. We are qualia-generating machines. Like characters in Grand Theft Auto, we exist to create integrated audiovisual outputs. Also, as with characters in Grand Theft Auto, our product mostly likely is for the benefit of someone experiencing our lives through us.

What are the implications of this monumental find? Well, first of all we can’t question Elon Musk again. Ever. Secondly, we must not forget what the simulation hypothesis really is. It is the ultimate conspiracy theory. The mother of all conspiracy theories, the one that says that everything, with the exception of nothing, is fake and a conspiracy designed to fool our senses. All our worst fears about powerful forces at play controlling our lives unbeknownst to us, have now come true. And yet this absolute powerlessness, this perfect deceitoffers us no way out in its reveal. All we can do is come to terms with the reality of the simulation and make of it what we can.

Here, on earth. In this life.

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1. The quality or state of being actual or true.
2. One, such as a person, an entity, or an event, that is actual.
3. The totality of all things possessing actuality, existence, or essence.

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reality

what is real or existent; resemblance to what is real:reality show; something that constitutes an actual thing:The reality is that he is your son.

re·al·i·ty  – (rē-ăl′ĭ-tē)

n.pl. re·al·i·ties

1. The quality or state of being actual or true.

2. One, such as a person, an entity, or an event, that is actual: “the weight of history and political realities” (Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.).

3. The totality of all things possessing actuality, existence, or essence.

4. That which exists objectively and in fact: Your observations do not seem to be about reality.

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reality – (rɪˈælɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. the state of things as they are or appear to be, rather than as one might wish them to be

2. something that is real

3. the state of being real

4. (Philosophy) philosophy

a.that which exists, independent of human awareness

b. thetotality of facts as they are, independent of human awareness of them. See also conceptualism Compare appearance⁶

5.in reality actually; in fact
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real (adj.)

early 14c., “actually existing, having physical existence (not imaginary);” mid-15c., “relating to things” (especially property), from Old French reel “real, actual,” from Late Latin realis “actual,” in Medieval Latin “belonging to the thing itself,” from Latin res “property, goods, matter, thing, affair,” which de Vaan traces to a PIE *Hreh-i- “wealth, goods,” source also of Sanskrit rayim, rayah “property, goods,” Avestan raii-i- “wealth.“The meaning “genuine” is recorded from 1550s; the sense of “unaffected, no-nonsense” is from 1847. As a noun, the real, “that which actually exists,” by 1818 (Coleridge). The real thing “the genuine article” is by 1818.

real – Wiktionary

Adjective

real (comparative realer or more real, superlative realest or most real)

1. True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent. quotations ▼
2. Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake. quotations ▼

   This is real leather.

3. Genuine, unfeigned, sincere. quotations ▼

   These are real tears!

4. Actuallybeing, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary. quotations ▼

   a description of real life

5. That has objective, physicalexistence.

   No one has ever seen a real unicorn.

6. (economics) Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power (contrast nominal).

   My dad calculated my family’s real consumption per month.

   What is the real GNP of this polity?

7. (economics) Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.
8. (mathematics, of a number) Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.
9. (law) Relating to immovable tangible property. quotations ▼

   real estate;  real property

10. Absolute, complete, utter.

    This is a real problem.

11. (slang) Signifying meritoriousqualities or actions especially as regard the enjoyment of life, prowess at sports, or success wooingpotentialpartners.

    I’m keeping it real.

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true– (truː) (tro͞o)

adj, truer or truest

1. not false, fictional, or illusory; factual or factually accurate; conforming with reality

2. (prenominal) being of real or natural origin; genuine; notsynthetic: true leather.

3.

a. unswervingly faithful and loyalto friends, a cause, etc: a true follower.

b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the loyal and the true.

4. faithful to a particular concept of truth, esp of religious truth: a true believer.

5. conforming to a required standard, law, or pattern: a true aim; a true fit.

6. (Music, other) exactly in tune: a true note.

7. (Navigation) (of a compass bearing)according to the earth’s geographical rather than magnetic poles: true north.

8. (Biology) biology conforming to the typical structure of a designatedtype: sphagnum moss is a true moss, Spanish moss is not.

9. (General Physics) physics not apparent or relative; taking into account all complicatingfactors: the true expansion of a liquid takes into account the expansion of the container. Compare apparent³

10.not trueinformal unbelievable; remarkable: she’s got so much money it’s not true.

11.true to lifeexactly comparable with reality

n

correct alignment (esp in the phrases in true, out of true)

adv

12.truthfully; rightly

13.precisely or unswervingly: he shot true.

14.(Biology) biology without variation from the ancestraltype: to breed true.

vb, trues, truing or trued

(tr) to adjust so as to make true

[Old English triewe; related to Old Frisian triūwe, Old Saxon, Old High German triuwi loyal, Old Norse tryggr; see trow, trust]

ˈtruenessn

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truth (n.)

Old English triewð (West Saxon), treowð (Mercian) “faith, faithfulness, fidelity, loyalty; veracity, quality of being true; pledge, covenant,” from Germanic abstract noun *treuwitho, from Proto-Germanic treuwaz “having or characterized by good faith,” from PIE *drew-o-, a suffixed form of the root *deru- “be firm, solid, steadfast.” With Germanic abstract noun suffix *-itho (see -th (2)).

Sense of “something that is true” is first recorded mid-14c. Meaning “accuracy, correctness” is from 1560s. English and most other IE languages do not have a primary verb for “speak the truth,” as a contrast to lie (v.). Truth squad in U.S. political sense first attested in the 1952 U.S. presidential election campaign.
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verity –vĕr′ĭ-tē – noun

1. The quality or condition of being true, factual, or real.
2. Something, such as a statement or principle, that is true, especially an enduring truth. synonym: truth.
3. The quality of being true or real; true or real nature or principle; reality; truth; fact.

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verity

verity (n.) late 14c., from Anglo-French and Old French verite “truth, sincerity, loyalty” (12c.), from Latin veritatem (nominative veritas) “truth, truthfulness,” from verus “true” (from PIE root *were-o- “true, trustworthy“). Modern French vérité, literally “truth,” was borrowed into English 1966 as a term for naturalism or realism in film, etc.

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Strong’s Greek: 225. ἀλήθεια (alétheia) 

alétheia: truth. Usage: truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness. 225 alḗtheia (from 227 /alēthḗs, ” true to fact”) – properly, truth (true to fact ), reality.

Ancient Mayan Astronomy: the Sun, Moon, and Planets 

The stars, moons, sun, and planets were gods; their movements were interpreted as gods traveling between the Earth, the underworld, and other celestial destinations. These gods were greatly involved in human affairs, and so their movements were watched closely. Many events in Maya life were planned to coincide with certain celestial moments.
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Ancient Times & The Greeks | National Air and Space Museum

However, the planets moved relative to the stars. For this reason they were called wandering stars. Our word “planet” comes from the Greek word planetes, meaning “wanderer.” Planets As Gods. To the people of many ancient civilizations, the planets were thought to be deities. Our names for the planets are the Roman names for these deities.
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ALETHEIA – Greek Goddess or Spirit of Truth (Roman Veritas)

ALETHEIA Greek Name Αληθεια Transliteration Alêtheia Roman Name Veritas Translation Truth ( alêtheia) ALETHEIA was the personified spirit ( daimona) of truth and sincerity. She had three opposites; Dolos, the god of trickery, Apate, the goddess of deception, and all the Pseudologoi, the gods of lies. Her Roman name was Veritas. She is either a daughter of Zeus or she was created by Prometheus.

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EXCLUSIVE: Proof Aliens are Spiritual Beings
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deception – dĭ-sĕp′shən – noun

1. The use of deceit.
2. The fact or state of being deceived.
3. A ruse; a trick.

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Planao Meaning in Bible – New Testament Greek 

Planao Pistoo Plane The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon Strong’s Number: 4105 Browse Lexicon Definition to cause to stray, to lead astray, lead aside from the right way to go astray, wander, roam about metaphorically. to lead away from the truth, to lead into error, to deceive to be led into error to be led aside from the path of virtue, to go astray, sin

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πλανάω Transliteration  planaō Part of Speech verb Root Word (Etymology) From πλάνη (G4106) KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x The KJV translates Strong’s G4105 in the following manner: deceive (24x), err (6x), go astray (5x), seduce (2x), wander (1x), be out of the way (1x).

Strong’s Definitions (Strong’s Definitions Legend) πλανάωplanáō, plan-ah’-o; from G4106; to (properly, cause to) roam (from safety, truth, or virtue):—go astray, deceive, err, seduce, wander, be out of the way.

Thayer’s Greek Lexicon-(Jump to Scripture Index) STRONGS G4105: πλανάω, πλανῶ; future πλανήσω; 1 aorist ἐπλάνησα; passive, present πλανωμαι; perfect πεπλάνημαι; 1 aorist ἐπλανήθην; (πλάνη); from Aeschylus and Herodotus down; the Sept. forהִתְעָה; to cause to stray, to lead astray, lead aside from the rigid way; a. properly; in passive, the Sept. chiefly forתָּעָה, to go astray, wander, roam about(first so in Homer, Iliad 23, 321): Matthew 18:12; 1 Peter 2:25 (from Isaiah 53:6, cf. Exodus 23:4; Psalm 118:176 (Ps. 119:176); Hebrews 11:38. b. metaphorically, to lead away from the truth, to lead into error, to deceive: τινα, Matthew 24:4, 5, 11, 24; Mark 13:5, 6; John 7:12; 1 John 2:26; 1 John 3:7; 2 Timothy 3:13a; Revelation 2:20 G L T Tr WH; Revelation 12:9; 13:14; 19:20; 20:3,8,10; ἑαυτόν, 1 John 1:8; passive, to be led into error(R. V. be led astray): Luke 21:8; John 7:47; Revelation 2:20 Rec.; to err, Matthew 22:29; Mark 12:24, 27; μή πλανᾶσθε, 1 Corinthians 11:9; 1 Corinthians 15:33; Galatians 6:7; James 1:16; especially through ignorance to be led aside from the path of virtue, to go astray, sin: Titus 3:3; Hebrews 5:2; τῇ καρδία, Hebrews 3:10; ἀπό τῆς ἀληθείας, James 5:19; to wander or fall away from the true faith, of heretics, 2 Timothy 3:13b; 2 Peter 2:15;to be led away into error and sin, Revelation 18:23. (Compare: ἀποπλανάω.)

Mat 22:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

Mar 12:24 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?

plano – Wiktionary

Jul 25, 2022 plano

Noun – plano (accusative singular planon, plural planoj, accusative plural planojn)

1. plan, design, scheme, diagram

Derived terms [ edit] planlingvo Galician [ edit] Etymology [ edit] Borrowed from Latin plānum . Adjective [ edit] plano m ( feminine singular plana, masculine plural planos, feminine plural planas ) planar, plane; of a geometrical plane  plan (set of intended actions)

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Plano Definition & Meaning 

Origin of plano- 1 Combining form representing Latin plānus level, plānum level ground Other definitions for plano (4 of 4) plano-2 a combining form meaning “moving,” “capable of movement,” used in the formation of compound words: planogamete. Origin of plano- 2 Combining form representing Greek plános wandering, roaming. See planet
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planet (n.)

late Old English planete, in old astronomy, “star other than a fixed star; star revolving in an orbit,” from Old French planete (Modern French planète) and directly from Late Latin planeta, from Greek planētēs, from (asteres) planētai “wandering (stars),” from planasthai “to wander,” a word of uncertain etymology. Beekes, notes the similarity of meaning to Greek plazein” to make devious, repel, dissuade from the right path, bewilder,” but adds, “it is hard to think of a formal connection. “So called because they have apparent motion, unlike the “fixed” stars. Originally including also the moon and sun but not the Earth; modern scientific sense of “world that orbits a star” is from 1630s in English. The Greek word is an enlarged form of planes, planetos “who wanders around, wanderer,” also “wandering star, planet,” in medicine “unstable temperature.”
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Strongs’s #4105: planao – Greek/Hebrew Definitions

planaō
1) to cause to stray, to lead astray, lead aside from the right way
1a) to go astray, wander, roam about
2) metaphorically
2a) to lead away from the truth, to lead into error, to deceive 2b) to be led into error 2c) to be led aside from the path of virtue, to go astray, sin2d) to sever or fall away from the truth
2d1) of heretics
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plankton – Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary

Word Origin late 19th cent.: from German, from Greek planktos ‘wandering’, from the base of plazein‘wander’.Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.
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plano – Wiktionary

Jul 25, 2022plano ( accusative singular planon, plural planoj, accusative plural planojn ) plan, design, scheme, diagramDerived terms  planling vo Galician  Etymology Borrowed from Latin plānum . Adjective plano m ( feminine singular plana, masculine plural planos, feminine plural planas ) planar, plane; of a geometrical plane

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plan | Etymology, origin and meaning of plan by etymonline

The notion is of “a drawing on a flat surface.” A doublet of plain via a later, learned French form. The meaning “scheme of action, formulated scheme for the accomplishment of some object or attainment of an end” is by 1713. plan (v.) 1728, “make a plan of; put on paper the parts, dimensions, and methods of construction of,” from plan (n.).

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The True Meaning Of Jeremiah 29:11 Might Surprise You

Mar 1, 2021 Jeremiah 29:11 is addressed to a group of people, not individuals. It’s a promise that God is still in control even when things are bleak. It’s a promise that even though things might not make sense to them now, God’s plan is still good. Many have taken this verse to mean that God will make their life easy, or they will get exactly what they want. But that’s not what this promise is. Really it’s the opposite. This verse is promising that we will have troubles. And the Israelites didn’t want to hear it; they’d rather listen to the false voices telling them the better sounding noise. Sound familiar? That’s something we do all the time.

This verse is telling us that while life will get incredibly difficult at times, it is God who is in control. And while the difficult season might not end tomorrow, God is still there and He will bring His people through it.

This is why Jesus says, Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Matthew 6:25-26

This message is a direct tie to the meaning of Jeremiah 29:11. It’s not a promise of a life where there’s nothing to worry about. It’s a promise of a life wherein the midst of worrisome problems we can have peace. Having faith, believing in God, means trusting that His plan is what’s best for us, even when it doesn’t make sense.

Some things might never make sense in this life. It must have seemed that way to the Israelites that died in captivity. But God can see things we cannot. He is orchestrating a story we are not yet privy to. One day things will be revealed, and we will see the larger picture.

Until then we have this promise. God is with us, and we can find peace and rest in that. The Gospel message isn’t one of an easy life. Rather it’s a promise that we can hope because the God we serve has overcome death and is walking beside us.

Jeremiah 29:11 NIV – Bible

Jeremiah 29:11 NIV For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. NIV: New International Version Bible App Bible App for Kids Jeremiah 29:11 Compare Different Versions of this Verse Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Jeremiah 29:11 Hope

My son said to me one day, MOM, you are just to worried about reality and truth.  Those are out dated.  Nobody cares.  If technology can give us something that looks good, tastes good, feels good or gives life to our dreams…who cares if it is real??

The Fallen Angels have convinced us that the Word of God cannot be trusted.  That NASA is the only true source of truth about the beginning of our existence, the placement of the SUN, MOON, stars, and planets, and that SCIENCE will bring us EVERLASTING LIFE.

If you don’t realize by now that you have been deceived you need a HOLY GHOST infusion!  The enemy knows your vulnerability better than you do.  He is playing on your weaknesses and using your own imagination and your mouth to create your eternal prison.  

WAKE UP!!!

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