Why do we live a Big Lie?

Camille T
#1. June 28th, 2009, at 4:10 PM.

I just cant read it all….or ill die

mrshmnstr
#2. June 28th, 2009, at 9:14 PM.

Do you really have a question?

Sugar Cube XD
#3. June 29th, 2009, at 9:28 PM.

Deep.

- Sugar

Peter Rabbit
#4. July 2nd, 2009, at 3:12 AM.

hm, that’s a very interesting view of it… i did not read the whole thing, honestly i don’t have patience for such a long theory, but i read part of it and i got your point.

Sage
#5. July 2nd, 2009, at 7:32 PM.

most of what u said is so true, it seems like everyone goes by the worlds pholosofy, i need more, more is better, money is the most important thing. But life is much more than that….

rising
#6. July 4th, 2009, at 8:12 PM.

well said my friend

Flowergirl
#7. July 5th, 2009, at 6:41 PM.

You analyze things too much…these things are out of your control,therefore,i simply suggest you find something,anything that you enjoy instead of paralyzing yourself with the problems of the world.

Missy F
#8. July 9th, 2009, at 6:36 AM.

I skimmed threw it and pretty much got the point… but whether you believe this stuff or not, pretty much in the end after a life of work and living God’s way… and he’s challenging us in this life to see if we can handle still having faith even with all the lies of the world. And eventually it’ll all pay off… if you don’t get caught up in power and wealth and other things.

Ms. Informed
#9. July 10th, 2009, at 6:36 PM.

one big lie? no, just many conflicting truths.
why choose ingorance of the collective ills of the world? it’s bliss. at best, “nothing matters but knowing nothing matters…”

you’re being overly verbose. trying to show off your writing talents, i presume? lovely imagery.

kiwee@y7mail.com
#10. July 13th, 2009, at 11:27 AM.

The simple answer is that the majority of the world is simply not ready to wake up. To do so would mean having to accept that each one of us is “God”. Which would also mean taking responsibility for that.

So instead, we have chosen (allowed) the lie to perpetuate for the past 12,500-odd years. But now, guess what? Like Sleeping Beauty, (or Neo) we are finally awakening and going ‘hang on a minute, something’s not right here’…

boyfaceddog
#11. July 15th, 2009, at 10:54 AM.

Its called a ‘civilization’ and all of those individual things you listed are the ‘memes’ or rules/beliefs that make up civilization. Over time the memes change and so does our civilization. One example is the meme that people with dark skin and curly hair were inferior to people with light skin and straight hair. That meme, and all of its dependent memes are changing. It will be decades until the memes change entirely.

You are not a slave to the memes of your civilization! You do not need to do all of the things you think are wrong. The people who want to follow the memes won’t be too happy with you but, here’s the thing, if your collection of memes works well for you AND you are able to convince other people to follow your memes, more or less, than you will have your own sub civilization.

Good luck.

subcrypt_grunge
#12. July 18th, 2009, at 2:23 AM.

dude of course its better to understand all of that than be ignorant of it….and the world is ****ed up in more ways than you could even list up there….i have problems, you have problem, we all have problems…but the thing is that life is not a lie, it just can’t be described… people are an imperfect race that are stupid enough to think they can raise perfect people, but the truth is that that’s NEVER going to happen and we have to deal with it.

Wesley D
#13. July 20th, 2009, at 8:29 AM.

I believe that people live in the way that they do beacuase poeople want to be happy. Collectively our society seems to believe that to be happy you must be married, not overweight, have a nice house get a good job etc. These days people are so concerned with what makes them happy that no one even takes the time to help each other anymore. People believe the lies that goverments tell them because they want to fell secure i think that alot of people in the back of the minds think that our government has been lying to us and does not have our best interest at all in mind for us. People in America are so complacent they dont seen to care what their government is doing in their names all over the world, Its crazy that we are so manipilated as a population. I think somepeople know the lies and are happy accepting them becuase they feel secure, and buy into the governments propaganda.

Part Time Cynic
#14. July 22nd, 2009, at 12:42 PM.

Cause the truth hurts too much … to most anyway.

Note2Self
#15. July 25th, 2009, at 9:59 PM.

Well I didn’t really read all of it but pretty much of it.
We are living because (since I’m religious) God created us to serve him and then when we all die we will go to Heaven or Hell
Heaven is our reward for being good and stuff
but Hell is for people who really don’t care about their life and want to do whatever they want to do.
I’m guessing life is like a test to see if we’re worthy enough to be in that eternal life of happiness and joy, but we’re not worthy enough but God loves us enough and is forgiving of all of our sins, but some people just don’t care they do whatever they want and God sees that they don’t care about life so if you don’t care about life then why should you have an eternal life?
but if you’re aethiest then go see another answer hehehe -.-’

Katie S
#16. July 28th, 2009, at 1:56 PM.

Whos not open and accepting of it? The politicians? They aren’t because they r in it for the money, same with dr.’s etc…..they r the people that know the truth the absolute most and they definitely dont want the poor to know how hard they work to keep them down.

ii need my email!!=[
#17. July 31st, 2009, at 6:56 AM.

Most intersting question ive read, why do we live a lie???because we seem to know no better, or the ones who do know are killed by the ones who do not.this may sound funny, but the cause of the big lie is:Pier pressure….let me explain
Jenny was pressured into sex, and Jim was pressured to have sex with Jenny, Jims friends were pressured to do it, so they pressured Jimmy and the girls they had sex with, then Jennys parents pressured her to get a abortion, Jennys Aunt or whoever thinks Jennys a slut,so no one likes Jenny, and the people who do like her are pressured not to like her, then they all tell her shes terrible and dont even talk to her, so Jenny got pressured into suicide….
Lets not forget Jimmy!Jimmy finds out, and every one thinks its Jimmy’s fault so Jimmy has no where to go in his eyes, so Jimmy runs away and ends up getting into an accident,etc.
and doesnt this remind you about how the snake pressured eve/adam to eat the forbiden fruit??
Pier pressure= Human weaknes…=human mistakes.=life

do you see from my point of view now?I really like your point of view, very logical, or down to earth….
but as one lady said above me, we cant ontroll we can only improve the next generation infact….just live your life make mistakes and learn=]

specialone.4590
#18. July 31st, 2009, at 7:19 AM.

Well! is all I can say, I believe most of this I knew, but the Bomb is another thing. I think that most people accept this however they don’t allow it override their minds and continue with their daily lives, but how can we be saved from this is the question? Since the beginning of time of Adam and Eve there has been a thing called denial of God and his rules, and since that time there has been death, pain, and suffering. As a person I would want to think that at some point mankind would all get together especially the leaders of the world, and call out Merciful Father in Heaven help us, but I doubt it. First we have this issue with Jesus being the son and if he really existed, then there is people who worship Buddha, then there are the Islamics who pray to the temple in the east to Mohammad. Then theres this religion Called Yoruba with many Gods. then the Indiana’s The Catholics etc….. Therefore there can not be any peace. Therefore Jesus is coming back to separate the Goats from the sheep. Until that time comes there is going to be that confusion you wrote about, yet humorous Then you wonder why the lie. By the way I like how you wrote that consider writing a book.

meanolmaw
#19. August 1st, 2009, at 7:47 PM.

stunning, ain’t it?…. but, honey, that’s life…..terrible cliche’, but the only truth that can follow what you just said….

a lie?…. no…. just another one of the fairy tales told to us to give us hope…. we must have hope… without it, we stop striving… without something to strive for, we stagnate….. at that point, we might as well all be on Xanax… not a very interesting life there, eh?…..

try to not take such a bleak view of our world, friend… with all it’s zits, it’s still the only one we got………..

Its Because im Rich
#20. August 4th, 2009, at 9:12 AM.

u seem disturbed a bit but i dont think life is a “lie” this is how we do things on the western side of the world. If you choose to live differently then thats your choice only close minded people will shun you . But the family is an institution we need it in society the whole american dream its what you do ith your family that counts what you gave us was a scenario. i understand your case but your argument is very loose

fdrc
#21. August 6th, 2009, at 2:21 PM.

It is easy to see, or believe that all life is like that . . . it isn’t.
Life is good, or, if it wasn’t at least good in proportion to bad it wouldn’t exist because ours is the only species capable of making itself extinct. So far someone says “no” when we get to that point.

is it ignorance to think like this?

Would you save a baby who is about to fall into a well, or, at least, be afraid for it? All humans, instinctively, feel this way (even the ones who, after thinking about it would laugh).
If they tell you life is Hell they are doing it for a reason . . . stop listening and start looking around yourself, not through the glass window of the television, or the written word, or the gossip and the real ignorance of isolation, but through your own experience, your sight, and your own heart. If you are one of the people in your scenario, break the chain.

shobby
#22. August 6th, 2009, at 9:28 PM.

we are suckers for convenience.

Mountain Dweller
#23. August 10th, 2009, at 12:54 AM.

Dexter, I missed your tv show, which I am glad the new season just started. I never knew you also wrote questions, long rambling stream-of-conscious questions, In YA. Go kill someone, I am sure everything will be fine then.

Century25
#24. August 10th, 2009, at 11:07 AM.

Lots of people are aware that we are living a lie. Reality bites, eh..? I guess all one can do is try to live as logically & happily as possible.

Make your ‘little corner of the world’ as comfortable & serene & happy as possible. It is pointless to attempt to ‘change the world’ – and not worth the frustration ; – )

Relax, eat, drink & be merry – we are only visitors here. And for so very brief a time.