Nature & Animals I think I might be a robot.

[ssBaldy]

You said high, not depressed....... leave poor Marvin alone....

Marvin was super cool, bro. Just don't view him as a role model...

 

[William Huggins]

Marvin was super cool, bro. Just don't view him as a role model...

Cool, as in ...... Close to topping himself?

 

[ssBaldy]

Cool, as in ...... Close to topping himself?

Cool as a well written character. Making a ship computer off itself after interfacing with him is probably one of the most hilarious moments.

 

[William Huggins]

Cool as a well written character. Making a ship computer off itself after interfacing with him is probably one of the most hilarious moments.

You have to feel sorry for him.......

 

[ssBaldy]

You have to feel sorry for him.......

I do. But it's hilarious at the same time. That's why he's so cool.

 

[William Huggins]

Like the avatar @Phlog but don't take mine or the other AI's advice.......if you like Hammerstein......

 

[-Magua-]

The NPC theory essentially dates back to the Gnostics. They called them Hylics, basically people who only exist in the material world. It's unclear whether they meant they literally don't exist as in they don't have a soul, or it's a consequence of their life outlook that they've limited themselves. If we go with the theory that they're soulless, that could mean they're organic portals that can be taken over by Archons since the body has no occupant. Like Mr. Smith taking over random people in the Matrix movie. "Real" people can be taken over by Archons as well, but it's more like parasitation, not a full take over. The opposite could be true as well. A real soul could come down, what the new agers call step-downs, and occupy a body without an occupant. So I suppose it's not a hard and fast distinction.

Anyway the idea that some people are simulcrae isn't that crazy. Then if you look at descriptions of the Demiurge, it sounds a lot like how a person would describe an AI if they had no exposure to technology. I reckon shit has been fucked on this planet for a long, long time, people just don't notice because they're too caught up in the consensus reality the game makers have been creating for them.

Pretty much spot on. In the Valentenian Hierarchy, the Pneumatics (spiritual beings) were still effected by Archons or the celestial/planetary hidden influencers/rulers, followed by the psychic beings, (intellectual/mental & less spiritually evolved or self aware people, followed by the hylics... who just followed their more material instincts/world view. The pneumatics, much less so than the psychics & hylics, who had no clue of the planetary forces or influences.

It's a hierarchy of spiritual/ or self awareness. Based on the context & culture of the times, it's a mythos emphasized during that time to of flourishing of a more inward movement, that had a few inward similarities to vedantic philosophy or even some of it's Neo Platonic counterparts... but did so under a Christian mythos.
They were Pretty much shit on though by both the Neo Platonics & Orthodox Christians though.

If anyone is interested Gospel of Truth, Hypostasis of the Archons, & Pistis Sophia are good sources in the Nag Hammadi that touch on this. Also Irenaeus's Against Heresies is very detailed explanation of Gnostic belief.

In many ways, though they were the ancestors of depth psychology.
In regards to this yeah, Simulcra whatever theory is pretty much in line as another modern Gnostic mythos/retelling, similar to the Matrix or Dark City.
Phillip K Dick wrote about a similar phenomena/theme in many of his books.

 

[lsa]

Weird..
I think I might be human.

 

[FyrFytr998]

Dudes need to lay off the Psychedelics.

 

[William Huggins]

Dudes need to lay off the Psychedelics.

Maybe he just needs more.......

 

[FyrFytr998]

Dudes need to lay off the Psychedelics.

Maybe he just needs more.......

That’s a fair point too.

 

[William Huggins]

Damn you @Phlog !!! This thread has made me want to experience the joy of home made thick cut chips, triple fried with salt and vinegar.......... Something I can never have......

 

[Renard]

It's almost fractal, how these ideas recur. I wonder about screens representing our internal pov etc. It's kinda like the future echos in to the past and that our inventions are more akin to a sculptor removing wood or clay than creation of anything new.

Imo it's probably because time doesn't exist, not in the way we conceptualize it. It's all happening simultaneously. You're correct, for example people like Tesla were essentially re-discovering certain things. It's not a true discovery in the sense that it's always been there, it's his ability to tap into it and reel it back in that was remarkable.

There's also a transhumanist agenda going on. If you want a rabbit hole, check out bio-digital convergence. Canada has literal official documentation on it. It doesn't reveal the method, but it's not hard to fill in the gaps. Some of what you're experiencing could be from that. It started seriously after 2010, and started going out of control post 2020. Meaning even the "baddies," at least the lower level ones, have seemingly lost control of the situation.