If 'ignorance is bliss' and 'knowledge is power', then I would say that most of us, myself included, occupy the space between, living our lives in limbo.
I, for one, am not ignorant to the dangers that exist in our world and that affect us all in our everyday lives but unfortunately I'm not privy to the knowledge that might allow me to avoid or defend myself from a lot of these potential dangers either.
I find myself living in a world and at a time in history where reality itself is becoming a relative term, with a million and one belief systems being formed and propagated around what seems to be each and every aspect of our lives, our society, as well as the very nature of our existence and our reason for being.
The diverse spectrum that is the human belief system allows for any and all manner of possible and even seemingly impossible possibilities. From traditional beliefs in a creator god, to belief in the creation of all that is by a single or multiple spontaneous 'big bangs' and everything in between, the list of potential possibilities is seemingly endless.
Some of us believe in ghosts, some believe in aliens. Some believe in global warming, some in chem-trails, some that we didn't actually go to the moon. Some of us believe that the current societal systems we have in place function effectively for all and that those who oversee them do so benevolently. Some would disagree.
Some believe that what happened in New York on 9/11 was an 'inside job'.
Some believe that those who believe such things are crazy.
Some of us believe if we work hard and play by the rules of society then we will reap the rewards for our effort and diligence, whereas some believe that our society is a pyramid scheme of power by knowledge over the blissfully ignorant masses.
Some believe we live on a spinning ball and some believe we actually live on a flat earth. Some of us believe we aren't even here at all, in the here and now but rather this is all just a Matrix style simulation.
Other than the fact that we're all born and all die, I don't think there's anything else at all that each and every one of us would be in agreement on. Even these two seemingly inarguable aspects of our existence would, I'm sure, be challenged by someone who believed they'd been here forever and would continue to be so forever more.
Such is the world we live in. But why do we live in such a world?
There is, of course, always going to be disagreement over certain aspects of life but why are our current beliefs systems so diverse, so personal and spread across such a wide ranging spectrum of possible realities?
After so much time and so many questions, why is the human belief system so shattered and splintered at a point when we should be moving ever closer towards a common understanding of ourselves and our place within this world?
Why do we believe the things we do, collectively or individually?
Some say belief is the enemy of knowledge but in a world where the needle of truth has been concealed and obfuscated among an ever growing haystack of half truths, misinformation, fake news and outright lies, truth and knowledge can be extremely difficult, nigh on impossible to ascertain, which means that belief is all we really have while we struggle in our often thankless pursuit of both.
Belief. Faith. Trust.
You have to trust someone in this life or it wouldn't really be much of a life at all but who do we trust in our pursuit of the knowledge we seek? Who do we allow to inform our belief structures? Who do we trust to inform and guide our children's beliefs?
I would say that most of us trust most of our family. We trust most of our friends. Some of us may even have neighbours or colleagues, etc that we trust. But outside of these immediate groups of men and women that we have direct, face to face, personal interactions with, who do we trust to deliver us the truth?
Most of us would and do trust the state infrastructure to keep us informed and to make decisions in our best interest in the 'belief' that they will and do. Those of us who are religious might also look to and trust our own religious leaders.
The state and the church are the two main players when it comes to moral and spiritual guidance of the masses and yet you would have had to have had your head stuck in the ground for the last century to have escaped the fact that neither of these societal institutions are without controversy, to such a degree, in fact, as to challenge the strength of belief of even the most devout follower or disciple of either, were they not so blind and ignorant to the failings or abuse of both of these systems of control.
Those who do see the deception inherent in the religious and state institutions and who decide to investigate further will soon find that this deception extends into all areas of our society and popular culture to such a degree that trusting anything from a mainstream perspective is almost impossible, whether that be what is presented to us as fact on the daily news, or the 'narrative' that is the official historical record.
In an attempt to figure out for ourselves just what is going on in our lives, our society and our world, what is true and what isn't, we often find ourselves looking at alternative views of the world from alternative thinkers. We throw off our programming as best as we can and again open ourselves up to possibilities that would once have seemed impossible due to what we've been 'taught to believe'.
In so doing, we find ourselves in a world where anything and everything has a possible and plausible glimmer of truth. A world where many do indeed find the answers they were looking for but not necessarily the right ones. A world that is inhabited by all manner of people, most innocently trying to share their message of the truth they've found for themselves but with many also whose deliberate intention is to misinform and muddy the waters for honest truth seekers.
So where exactly do we go for the truth these days? How can we eve be sure what's true and what's not other than the grass is green and the sky is blue?
What do you believe?
Do you believe in God? Which one? Do you believe we live in the matrix or that we're the long forgotten slaves of the Annunaki? What shape is the world you live on?
Why do you believe what you believe?
Did your family raise you to believe in God and that's why you do? Did your school teach you the earth was a ball and that's why it is? Did the state approved scientific community positively 'peer review' a thesis which says the climate is changing due to the influence of man, so it must be?
Who do you trust?
The BBC? CNN, FOX, SKY NEWS? The President? Prime Minister? The Pope? Your favourite celebrity? Alex Jones? David Icke? Your family? Yourself?
These aren't just rhetorical questions. I really want to know what others think and what conclusions, if any, you have reached for yourselves. It's a real struggle for me personally to make sense of this world and the society I'm part of. I've looked into pretty much all of the mainstream and alternative theories surrounding most aspects of our lives and yet still find myself without much of a clear idea of the truth of things.
In some respects, I don't think I ever will because whatever the truth is, it seems to have been hidden so well that maybe none of us know where to find it any more, even those who hold the power in our world.
