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Thursday 15 August 2024

Philip K. Dick theorizes the Matrix in 1977: “We live in a computer-programmed reality”

 Our understanding of the world, the universe, and human history might be entirely misguided. An increasing number of people believe that an unseen, unknown intelligence or force could be influencing our daily lives—either assisting or hindering us—and potentially stripping away our free will.

Renowned science fiction writer Philip K. Dick had a remarkable talent for revealing alternate realities that may parallel our own. What fueled his profound insights? Who or what was the muse guiding him to envision other worlds? Dick claimed that a supernatural force entered his life, granting him the ability to exist in multiple realities simultaneously.

It was Dick who first proposed the idea that what we call reality is really a computer simulation. As John Lennon wrote in “Strawberry Fields,” “Nothing is real.” The movie franchise, “The Matrix,” is based on Dick’s ideas, though he never received any official credit for his concept from the film’s producers...<<<Read More>>>...