Interesting and relatively new idea I came across a few months ago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetarium_hypothesis

Another solution to the Fermi Paradox is that this universe was deliberately programmed so that only one truly intelligent species would arise (US!). If the Omega Point idea is correct then I suppose it would make sense to only have one super smart civilization. Let me elaborate. Basically, if the universe contains multiple intelligent civilizations then chaos might ensue, because each civilization might in theory want to be the first to reach the Omega Point. If you have competing intelligences battling for the O.P. crown then the universe would be ripped to pieces. Intergalactic wars, etc are avoided with only one.

However, I'm still 50/50 whether we are the only ones in the universe. There's some great UFO cases out there (Travis Walton, Rendlesham Forest, Kelly-Hopkinsville, etc), but nothing definitive.

I know what you mean, Guillermo. There's so much evidence for a programmed/simulated reality now, but this theory is still not getting the attention it deserves.

Cool idea, Neo. We could list all the evidence for a programmed reality and evidence against. What do you think? Could be quite a long list though, lol. I think there will be more "for's" than "against's".

Hi RogerV. I have thought about this for a long time. If we are living in a simulation then there should be cheats, easter eggs, warps, etc. Some believe DMT and other entheogens are easter eggs (or special items) that are deliberately placed here on earth by the programmer(s) to allow us humans to gain access to other realities (or you could say other "levels" of the simulation). It could be that our universe is Level 1 and when we take DMT we WARP to Level 5 (although temporarily) or higher. Having played video games all my life the best example is Super Mario Bros. where the main character uses pipes to take massive short-cuts.

Also, apart from entheogens I've wondered how it might be best to take advantage of the glitches and cheats in our reality. One of the best ideas I came across was hypnosis. Using hypnosis to access or channel life-changing information from the mainframe/Akashic Records could be regarded as "cheating" as you would be taking a big short-cut to get what you want.

Thanks Techne.

Basically, I just like coming up with new ideas/ways of thinking. I watched The Spirit Molecule interviews and Marko Rodriguez's idea sounded cool, but I thought surely getting the DMT Entities to impart more useful knowledge on subjects would be a better step forward (instead of prime factors). It would also PROVE that ET's exist. Not just lotto numbers, all kinds of knowledge that could benefit society (new technology, medicine, cure for aging, etc). Maybe I am too optimistic, because I have spoken with a few people on DMT-Nexus and some are very skeptical about this (even Marko's idea). But, unless you try you never know. Any theories/ideas no matter how far-fetched or bizarre they sound (I feel) should be tested. And, if we did win the lotto imagine the types of projects we could fund and invest in all kinds of wonderful ventures. You could research all sorts, fund expeditions, fund charities, etc.

I understand that it's maybe not as easy as this as the DMT experience is complex. I've also heard that the entities sometimes don't answer questions and just giggle maniacally. Maybe the main purpose of the DMT trip is to make people more spiritually aware and connected to nature. Everything could be inextricably linked (One Mind, collective consciousness). Maybe this is why the ego is sometimes dissolved away.

As for hypnosis I suppose my main interest is the power of the mind and Akashic Records. I wanted people to seriously investigate the records and (hopefully) prove that they exist. I thought if Edgar Cayce can do it then anybody can. It's just about being in the right frame of mind. Again the potential benefits could be huge. Also, spiritual healing might be possible using these techniques like hypnosis (using the mind to heal the body, repair damaged cells, tissue). Or, it could be that you channel healing energy/information from a higher source such as the records. Very speculative I know, this is why I was trying to probe further and encourage others too.

My other personal reasons: a better understanding of how the universe operates; if human consciousness interacts with the universe and if we can influence reality (outcomes); enlightenment; to get answers to many questions that have bugged me for years; what is reality. And, conventional science and ways of thinking bore me. I like a holistic approach, so I like to include metaphysics, ufology, theology. I sort of mix ideas from different fields and try to come up with new ideas.

In my approx. 14 years of research I have been quite enlightened, but I still have unanswered questions. There's so much more I want to learn and discover.

I really like where this discussion is going. Great contributions, all. I can't resist also throwing in a few observations and thoughts...

First, the Planetarium Hypothesis sounds very much like the scenarios that I outlined in a 2008 paper that I called "Nanotech and the Physical Manifestation of a Reality". My thinking around some aspects of this has changed a little since then; for example, I'm no longer as against the idea of willful simulations as I was when I wrote it. Yet, it certainly seems like a plausible and likely scenario that can occur. If it seems reasonable, based on our current technology state, direction, and speed of change, then it might just be reflecting the underlying reality. It's kind of like how we design video games based on what we know and what we are comfortable with. So might we design our reality based loosely on an underlying reality.

It certainly explains the Fermi Paradox; yet we really don't have to invoke something like the Planetarium Hypothesis to explain that. It could be as simple as the ability of advanced beings to be cloaked from our perception in all of its forms.

EKUMA1981's idea of a place to put a list of evidence makes me think that we might need a better mechanism on this site to create content. This Forum is fine, but it is hard for people to collaborate on building something. I've been kicking around the idea of adding a Wiki to the site. It could give everyone a place to add all sorts of thoughts and content. What do you think?



Techne, this reminds me a lot of the common theme that runs through Edgar Cayce's metaphysical readings, as well as hypnotic regressions and Shamanistic beliefs that we design our own "life" (or "sim" if you will) and make it as difficult as is necessary to learn what it is that we need to get to the next level. If you think about it, don't we only really learn (or, at least, learn the most) from failure?



Yes! Perhaps the brain acts as much as a "firewall" as it does a processing mechanism. What I mean by that is that the brain may provide the necessary "separation" that we need from the collective consciousness in order for us to feel like we have a specific identity. Remember that it was only after Edgar Cayce had an injury to his head that he developed this ability to connect to what he called "The Source."

For me, this is about the search for truth. But, also, from a practical side, having some knowledge about that truth can really shape your view of everything. Imagine how different you would carry out life decisions (and probably for the better) if you knew that there was life after death as opposed to believing in "lights out."



+1 on the idea of reading that book - it is excellent. Coupled with Rick Strassman's "DMT: The Spirit Molecule", you can't help but look at the world with a different perspective. I would also add Frank Tipler's "The Physics of Immortality" because, although it seems like a very different subject, it ties in really nicely with these ideas, and in fact suggests both the likely future of our universe ("sim") as well as considering the possibility that it has already occurred the way he describes. It was a little tough to get through, but worth the effort.

Maybe a fine tuned reality is tuned to a specific 'target?' Like Earth?
Personally, I believe there is life beyond this planet.
It's just not the sort of life a 'materialist' would recognize, even if it bit them in the face.