Genre: Philosophy/Self-Help
Description:
“Everyone needs this book! It answers why life is so hard. It explains
why things will get better. It's because: Our universe is a simulation. We are
all criminals of the civilization that created it. This is our last chance to
prove ourselves. We are meant to improve and get better.
Call it ‘original sin’. Call it ‘Adam and Eve taking a bite of
forbidden fruit’. These are historical notions. This book is the update. This
book provides the modern view of a higher power. It cites scientific studies
along with personal stories. It fills in the blanks that everyone has wondered
about for centuries.”
Author:
Dennis Michael, or whatever his real name is, doesn’t say much about
himself except, of course, for the story and other personal stuff in the book.
This appears to be his first book, at least writing under this name. I suspect
he wants the book to speak for itself.
Appraisal:
For a while my stance on religion has been that if some deity put
humans on Earth with the expectation that we do certain things to get good
treatment in some next life and those expectations were more than just being
reasonably decent people, basically following the “golden rule,” that this
deity is incompetent and I want nothing to do with him, her, or it. This
relatively short read has a different twist as to what we’re all doing on Earth
while giving some perspective on how many of the world’s religions came to have
the viewpoints they do. Early in the book I was getting a cultish vibe, it felt
much like a lot of religious indoctrination in some ways. I also question how
the author came to knowing these things. But ultimately, while the reasons and
the explanations for why we are here and what we’re supposed to do while here
may be lacking in proof in my mind, the author’s final answer as to what is
expected of us isn’t unreasonable, regardless of his rationale, and not much
different from what I proposed makes sense above. Ultimately, if nothing else,
it is an interesting theory and certainly got me thinking.
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FYI:
A single use of an adult word.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues.
Rating: ****
Four Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 40-45,000 words
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