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The Absence of Reality by E. Hughes is an exploration of our current reality, in which essential truths are obscured. Hughes points out that the first layer of reality is artificial and based on perception, but true reality lies beneath. We are left with what has become a simulation, which is not real and constitutes the absence of reality. By creating superficial objects and structures, humans have contributed to this by making changes that contradict nature. The author concludes that these are illusions and contrived constructs that bear no resemblance to objective reality, but have become the norm. Society itself has become a social fabrication shaped by humankind and open to manipulation, although most people remain unaware of this. The author asserts that human purpose and functions are to collect, process, and decode the universe. A new beginning will see objective physical reality replaced by a virtual environment in both the mental and digital spaces. Humanity has already begun to transition to this reality. This poses the question as to whether humans will become obsolete or may self-destruct.
The Absence of Reality examines our relationship with the universe and its vastness, as well as our ability to manifest consciousness. The author questions whether there is any foundation for existence without consciousness. She reflects that while AI has become more human, humans have become less human, and ponders whether consciousness is only biological or can extend to AI entities. We now have virtual reality and AI, plus a flood of social media information that is shaping society. This notion echoes emerging views suggesting that we are already living in a simulation, whereby our bodies are incarnated in the “real” world, while our minds are trapped in a simulated reality and remain unaware. E. Hughes is a metaphysician and prolific author. The writing style is concise and thought-provoking. This book contains profound philosophical and metaphysical concepts that are fundamental to our current and future existence, and is prophetic. Above all, this book reminds us to understand who we are and how we relate to the universe. In an artificial reality, only love is real, beyond illusion, and lives on.
