If you have not read my “Foundational Belief” page or my “Model for Reality” page in order you may not understand these objections with out context. If you have, thank you for taking the time!
Throughout history, people have sought answers to life’s deepest questions: Why is there suffering? What happens after death? Why do we experience déjà vu, synchronicities, and inexplicable phenomena? The perspective of reality outlined on this website offers answers that tie together ancient wisdom, modern experience, and logical reasoning.
Below, we will address the most common objections to this perspective and explain how they fit within the framework of peace, progress, interconnected consciousness, and the purpose of existence.
If reality is interconnected and everything is a reflection of the same universal consciousness, why does evil exist? Why do we experience violence, suffering, and injustice?
Answer: The Purpose of Life is Experience, Every Form of It
Existence itself is experience. The universe is exploring itself through every possibility, and that includes both what we call “good” and “evil.” The existence of suffering and wrongdoing is not proof against interconnectedness, it is an unavoidable consequence of the infinite range of experiences that reality must allow.
A murderer and their victim are not separate in the grand scheme of existence. One is experiencing the role of the taker, the other is experiencing the role of the taken. In a deeper sense, the same consciousness is both the doer and the receiver.
Slavery, oppression, and atrocities are parts of history where societies lost their connection to oneness, viewing others as objects rather than reflections of themselves.
When a being commits an act of destruction, they are experiencing an existence disconnected from oneness, they are acting as if they are separate, even though they are not.
Evil exists because experience must exist in all its forms. Without darkness, there is no understanding of light. Without suffering, there is no understanding of joy. While we, as conscious beings, should strive toward peace and unity, the mere existence of suffering does not contradict the fundamental principles of reality, it reinforces them.
If everything is connected, then why do religious and moral systems emphasize not harming others, following moral laws, and avoiding sin?
Answer: Sin Means “Without,” That is to Mean Without Connection, Without Oneness
The concept of sin is often misunderstood. In many spiritual teachings, sin does not mean “breaking a rule,” it means separation from unity.
The word “sin” derives from a term meaning “to be without.” To sin is to disconnect from reality, from the universe, from the divine.
When you harm others, you deny their existence as part of you. You are treating another conscious being as if they are external, when in truth, they are another version of you.
When people commit acts of cruelty, they often report feeling empty, hollow, like a shell of themselves. This is because they have separated themselves from the connection to all that is.
In contrast, acts of love, kindness, and unity feel fulfilling because they align us with the natural flow of existence.
This is why Jesus, Buddha, and countless other teachers emphasized compassion: not as a rule, but as a truth of existence. To harm another is to harm yourself. To uplift another is to uplift yourself.
People who have near-death experiences (NDEs) often report floating above their bodies, feeling an overwhelming sense of peace, encountering a tunnel of light, or even seeing past loved ones. If consciousness is simply tied to the brain, why do so many people share these experiences?
Answer: Consciousness Persists, and Reality Adapts
Near-death experiences suggest that consciousness does not cease when the body dies. Instead, it transitions, shifts, or continues in another form.
Many NDE survivors report a life review, where they experience the impact of their actions from the perspective of others, further supporting the idea that we are all one.
Some individuals return with new knowledge or insights they could not have obtained otherwise.
In some cases, people who should have died in an accident mysteriously survive against all odds.
From this perspective, consciousness continues because that is the function of the universe. If the purpose of reality is experience, then it makes sense that consciousness would persist beyond death, shifting to another perspective, another reality, or another state of awareness.
Most people have experienced déjà vu, the feeling that they have seen or experienced a moment before. Traditional science struggles to explain this phenomenon, but the interconnected nature of reality offers a compelling answer.
Answer: Déjà Vu is a Glimpse of the Illusion of Time
Time, as we perceive it, is an illusion of linearity. In truth:
What feels like a memory of the past is actually an awareness of the eternal present, a reminder that we are not confined to the narrow stream of time our human minds perceive.
Many people report remembering events, names, or details differently than they currently exist. This is called the Mandela Effect, named after people who mistakenly remember Nelson Mandela dying in the 1980s when, in this timeline, he lived until 2013.
Answer: Reality is Not Fixed, It Shifts Based on Experience
One possible explanation for the Mandela Effect is that we shift between slightly different versions of reality, ones where small details, events, or names may have varied.
If consciousness persists beyond near-death experiences, then perhaps, upon near-death moments, we shift into a similar but slightly altered reality.
This would explain why groups of people share the same incorrect memories, they originally experienced a different version of events.
This would mean that we are constantly transitioning through realities that best facilitate our continued experience.
The Mandela Effect serves as a reminder that reality is more fluid than we assume.
Yes, I understand we already explained why there are evil acts in the world, but what is evil itself. If everything is one, then how do we define true evil?
Answer: Evil is Disconnection from Oneness
Evil is not an external force, it is a state of absolute separation from the universal consciousness.
A being that commits great evil is fully isolated in their individuality, completely disconnected from the awareness of others as part of themselves.
This is why truly malevolent people feel empty or hollow, they have severed their connection to universal existence.
Evil is not just doing harm, it is the state of existing in complete blindness to the interconnected nature of reality.
This is why many traditions depict evil as darkness and ignorance because it is a lack of awareness, a complete shutting-out of truth.
