Learning.
Out of all the activities that I like to do, this one is definitely my favorite. From physics, to the study of consciousness, I love to learn. I’m like a sponge that has a brain, one in which needs to squeeze out some of the liquid contained within it. (Sorry to everyone that has heard a rant of mine).
Learning is one of those things that makes humans different from every living creature on this planet. We are constantly trying to improve upon our situation, in which we’ve somehow developed a much more evolved, much more intelligent version of every one of us combined (AI). As we continue to learn, the more I’ve realized that there are far too many questions that we really don’t have the answers for. That is the pursuit of happiness, and in my opinion, a large reason people don’t ever feel fulfilled. We don’t know what we don’t know, and the more we get to know, the more we realize that we really just don’t know.
It’s the same reason people chase money, fame, and other material wealth. We assume once we obtain the status that all of our questions will finally have answers. Yet, if you listen to people that have large amounts of anything, it doesn’t make them anymore fulfilled. The chase is a lot more exciting than the meal.
Learning is fundamental, it will propel us towards a future we can all be excited about. The more we learn, the more we optimize. We develop tools that free our time to focus on more existential issues (food, shelter, and pleasure).
Here is why learning is interesting, and why I feel we are at a crossroads. Yes, we evolve, and yes, our lives have never been easier. But, we have also put names and titles to everything that explains how we got to where we are now. For example, health care. We are too quick to take the word of the professionals (This is a bit controversial and I don’t mean to offend anyone). I believe that western healthcare is fantastic at solving the imminent problems. What we are extremely bad at, and which also gets ostracized and looked down upon, is preventing the issue in the first place.
What does this have to do with learning you may ask? Well, the more I’ve looked into certain subjects, the more I've seen this trend appear. We think we know, but in reality we don’t.
In about every field, there is that fringe topic that gets labeled as conspiracy, which some rightfully so, but others, we are very quick to judge. I think, much like science is intended, we should question everything, even theories. We live in an information age, meaning there’s more data now than there’s ever been. Meaning we might actually be able to string together some new theories, and might even be able to dismiss old theories. (For a long time people believed that the earth was the center of our solar system).
For me, the more I’ve learned the more I’ve come to realize we accept certain information, which is actually extremely harmful. The example I have in mind comes from a recent podcast I listened to called the Telepathy Tapes, and the main reason I’m writing about the topic this week. The podcast is amazing, everyone should listen to it (especially if you’re a skeptic). The basis of the story is that the people we ostracize most in society, may actually be more informed, more intelligent, and more aware of the nature of our reality than the rest of us.
Some context… This amazing filmmaker Ky Dickens, and a parapsychologist Dianne Powell, investigate the phenomena that many, if not all, non-verbal autistic kids are telepathic. Through rigorous tests, and testimony from the parents, there are thousands of non-verbal autistic kids that are telepathic (fact). Yet, it’s one of those subjects that we instantly dismiss, whether that be subconscious programming or personal experiences, we are limiting these amazing people by labeling them as mentally challenged. In reality, this subject has enough data that it should be further investigated.
Learning about subjects like these is incredibly important, because it questions reality. We live in a space where we are taught certain subjects, yet, some of the text is outdated. It’s time we stop labeling everything, and instead work together to investigate everything.
I’m very passionate about this subject and would love to talk to anyone that is interested. I’ve spent the last couple years studying phenomena like Telepathy and have my own theories about the nature of reality and consciousness as a whole.
Thank you for reading and staying open-minded.
With love,
Kai
Weekly Poem:
A bee knows not what a salmon is to a bear
A bear knows not what a fly is to a bat
A bat knows not what a bat is to a human
Us humans knows not what humans are at all
