Distracted Delusions
Would humans of the future worship AI? Humans are fallible and I’m quite certain there will still be some who are dumb enough to turn part of an old data center into a church of the Pi matrix or g.AI or something of the likes.
There could be a handful of jokers who’d start a bunch of religions that will seek some new funky evil spirits to care for the AI overseeing worldly affairs, and I’m talking about a distant Utopia, where we’ve supposedly achieved true peace and balance. Dumb people exists in every generation and we have plenty of evidence for it. The improbable isn’t impossible.
Even today we worship a whole bunch of different things. Some worship their social media profiles, some idolize superstars, some obsess over sports teams, some place their spouses and pets above all else, some dedicate their lives to their careers, some spend most of their spare time gaming or drinking, and some are easily brainwashed to investing energy into inanimate items and ridiculous ideologies. No one is perfect, and we’re all guilty of one or more of the above.
With time, man has created plenty of false gods and creative ways to become more debauched. Part of my mission is wanting to understand why people behave the way they do and try to prevent/limit such behaviours in the future. It is truly fascinating to me how and why people manage to succumb to such activities, I’m mostly referring to the more ‘creative’/ uncommon ones, because I’m certain it’s a psychological anomaly or maybe a undefined commonalty.
I used to think that most of us share a common story, we all share the same growth stages, kindy, school, uni then work. I thought the minute details that would separate us would be social circles, grades, teachers, parents, values, culture and a handful of others. I assumed for most of my life, that we all shared a similar brain, hence seeking similar experiences, therefore we’d be fairly similar to one another. But somehow we’re all wired differently and eventually end up with too many outlooks on life.
Each one of us is completely unique, in every way, shape and form. We’re intrinsically different, and even our physical appearances shapes our self confidence and worldviews. It doesn’t just boil down to socio-economic status, education level, culture, or other basic indicators. But I’m sure there’s much more to it than relating it to MBTI, Big Five, DISC or any other ones, even horoscopes? It would be great to be able to completely understand how minute/miniscule details affect our worldviews. I’ve mentioned how I would approach it.
There are many people out there who deserve top positions in companies just based on their overall outlook of life, but they’re not built for an economy like todays — these people are smart enough, just not ruthless enough. Fortunately, a global reset is upon us, and it could be time to start laying foundations for a better future, through an improved system — perhaps by the people, for the people.
A reset is not new, we’ve had a few before, most recently through Covid-19. I’m not entirely sure how many we’ve had, but the World Bank & IMF have programs like the HIPC in 1996 and MDRI in 2005 to help mostly African nations alleviate their debt into manageable levels, but I don’t think it was done purely out of good will — take a look at how and why countries “help” one another and you’ll understand what I mean. Tit for tat and I suppose, but one of the greatest resets is Jubilee 2000.
A legend named Paul Vallely wrote a book in 1990 called Bad Samaritans — First World Ethics and Third World Debt, which inspired a retired lecturer in politics, Martin Dent, and his friend, William Peters, a retired diplomat, to start Jubilee 2000, which was a coalition between civil society movements in 40–60 countries to forgive the debt of many third world countries, and managed to get a debt of 100 billion dollars forgiven in 37, mostly African countries.
Ah, the power of the public.
Which brings me to the year of the jubilee in the Bible. What is it exactly? 1 full cycle (my interpretation) involves 7 cycles of 7 years which is 49 years. The 50th year is known as the Jubilee year, a social and economic reset. All Israelite slaves were freed, all sold and mortgaged lands from the previous Jubilee were to be returned to the original families, and there would be no sowing or reaping of any Israeli land. This was to prevent extreme wealth accumulation and poverty, honor tribal land inheritance and a reminder to the Israelites that it is ultimately God’s land.
God had a certain structure in mind through His words and actions, and we know He can be unforgiving to those who are evil, unjust and unkind. We tend to focus on His ‘misdeeds’ and ‘unrighteousness’ but He has already given us the entire playbook to life. Allow me to deconstruct the story of Jonah a little and how it affects every one of us.
A 4 chapter story that took place in 8th century BC, we’re able to liken our personal lives to Jonah in more ways than 1, especially if you’re like me. Jonah, an Israelite was tasked by God to warn an enemy city, Nineveh, and instead of heeding God’s command, Jonah decided to run away from it. He decided to sail away towards modern day Spain.
On his way there, God decided to strike fear into Jonah’s heart, by threatening his passage with a heavy storm, but instead Jonah decided to chill, and fell asleep below deck. The sailors who were frantically trying to stay afloat woke him up and asked how he could be so chill. Jonah was like, yeah it’s my fault this is happening. The sailors then asked what they should do about it and Jonah was like, throwing him aboard would save them.
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The sailors tried their best to row back to shore but eventually gave up and dumped Jonah off the ship after begging God for forgiveness for doing so. The sea grew calm and a great big fish swallowed Jonah up. Jonah spent 3 days 3 nights in the fish in the great depths of the Mediterranean sea. He said a prayer repenting his old ways and remembering how God had blessed him and God had him spat out onto dry land.
God spoke to Jonah once more asking him to go to Nineveh. Jonah obeyed Him this time and proceeded to warn the people of Nineveh. From the rich to the poor, even the king and the animals, donned sackcloth showing their repentance to God, thus they were saved from God’s retribution.
But our spiritually reborn guy Jonah was not happy with the outcome. He wanted Nineveh to suffer. God showed that He is capable of giving and taking whatever He wants, and though he loves and cares for Jonah, and tries to soften Jonah’s heart with the plant and the worm, He redeems whoever is willing — even before Jesus, with Noah, Abraham, Isaac (Jacob), Joseph, Ruth, King David, job and the entire nation of Israel twice — even more if you’d like to consider the common era.
The persecution and perseverance of God’s nation, Israel shouldn’t be a ‘gentle reminder’ of His existence. Israel is surrounded by people who want to kill him & Him, perhaps like Jonah, Israel is due for a rebirth, and perhaps like Jonah, Israel shouldn’t be stubborn against Christ and use His love to set the evils from within away. Show them their wrongs, teach them the right, only from within can you break away from this curse.
And the same goes for the rest of us, only from within can we change ourselves. Identifying isn’t enough, acting upon it with care is the only way to cauterize whatever abscess is weighing you down. The only thing wrong with spirituality is after you ‘heal’ yourself, you get others onboard on your ‘healing and self loving’ train, which is no different to a self centered love. You coexist with others who ‘align’ with you, which has its perks, but it wouldn’t unite the whole world. Only through agape love, Christ’s love, can we unite.
I love the spiritualists of the world, you’ve already identified a chunk of Hinduism & Buddhism — probably by yourself, and your self awareness has definitely heightened. But to take it to the next level, you need Christ. Christ’s spirituality is everlasting and even protects your own. You’ll be tethered to the Holy Spirit. Forget earthly gods, forget worshipping man, forget ‘divine’ interpretations men had on shrooms thousands of years ago. The Bible reveals itself to everyone in an individual manner.
We do not know what happens to Jonah after his heart hardened a second time. Did God leave him? Did God manage to soften his heart? Man is fallible, and I’d like to think God gives us multiple chances. Just don’t be too dumb and test that theory out.
There is only 1 true God, and that is YHWH. And you can only get to Him, through Christ. All else are distractions, spirits to keep you going in cycles, and stay stuck. Jesus liberates whoever seeks Him.
The beauty about free will is that we can choose where we draw lines — even with God. But somehow over time we’ve left it as an abstract thought, with no predetermined constraints for ourselves what more God. Unfortunately it is human nature, to keep asking for more, until one day, it consumes you and you’re begging to be reborn. The thing is, you can be. Seek Him and He will appear at just the right moment. Know Him and you’ll know where lines should be drawn. Understand Him and you’ll understand life.
Reset yourself before He resets us all. Don’t test Him. I did and I suffered 20 years.
Just like Jubilee 2000, the citizens of the world could unite and bring about a reset that could unite us all. Is there a way?
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