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Originally Posted by jokerthief
They've spoken to me and told me the meaning of life. The meaning of life can be reduced to two fundamental concepts. One: People aren't wearing enough hats.
When the extraterrestrials offered this advice about wearing hats, did they intend this to be taken literally? Or is this metaphor?
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Originally Posted by jokerthief
Two: Matter is energy. In the universe there are many energy fields which we cannot normally perceive. Some energies have a spiritual source which act upon a person's soul. However, this "soul" does not exist ab initio as orthodox Christianity teaches; it has to be brought into existence by a process of guided self-observation. However, this is rarely achieved owing to man's unique ability to be distracted from spiritual matters by everyday trivia.
Well of course, form is emptiness and emptiness is form, but what does this have to do with wearing hats?