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HOUSE OF APOSTLES OF ERIS Vol. 529/green.%%
OLLAVE/OPHILIA CABAL OFFICAL DOCUMENT
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The Grid Ideology
as elaborated upon by
HIGH REVEREND FENDERSON HAGBARD OF THE CHURCH OF ERIS,OLLAVE/OPHILA CABAL,AC
The essence of the Grid Ideology is that all is chaos. Everything in the
Universe, in fact the Universe itself, is chaos. All humans interpret
the chaos through a grid at any given time. The interpretation of the grid
is what is defined for us as reality. The grid is different for different
people. No grid is any more True than any other grid, neither is it more
False than any other grid (Sri Sydasti).
This philosophy is the basis for all existence, science, religeon, and any
other mindset. Only now is it manifesting itself directly in the physical
world. For instance, a computer operating system is the grid for interpret-
ing the binary response of the computer. In the future, cyberdecks will have
a grid which interprets the chaos into a visual virtual reality. This, in
fact, is what the human brain has done for a hundred thousand years. But be
careful, do not confuse the software with the hardware. Our five senses do
not compose the grid, they are the hardware. It is that which interprets the
data that is the grid, the software.
Anything in the Universe may be understood, given the right grid to filter
the chaos. Western philosophy has always concentrated on searching for that
One Holy Grid which will show us the Truth. As noted above, this is a quest
which will ultimately fail. It is the Eastern method, the method of adapting
one's grid or changing it entirely to fit any given situation, which should
be mastered. Some grids will work for most things encountered in everyday
life. Unfortunately, this leads to people becoming lazy and using only one
static grid, which is also known as close-mindedness. This is also why older
people are less creative and less receptive to new ideas, they have grown
used to their grid.
If one learns early on to modify their grid, then they will forever have a
much greater chance of being creative, individualistic, mentally free, and
will always be able to adapt quickly to a new situation, both mentally and
physically. You will also become much more receptive to the Holy Teachings
of our Goddess Eris, and this will make you very happy.
Adaptivity will become increasingly important as time goes on, for as
technology increases in complexity exponentially, society will require
people who can adapt to learn how to use it, and responsibly. Adaptability
is the survival trait of human beings. The ability to induce a maleable
grid is necessary for our species to continue existing, so start hammering
out your head into wierd shapes now! We do not need neophytes, we need
neophiles.
Now, you might be asking "Hagbard, if no grid is more true than any other,
than how can any of this philosophy upon which you have so richly elaborated
be any more true than...say....fascism?" Well to answer that, as the High
Reverend Toad wisely informed me, you must be able to accept that all things
are "true in some sense, false in some sense, meaningless in some sense, true
and false in some sense, true and meaningless in some sense, false and mean-
ingless in some sense, and true, false, and meaningless in some sense." Once
you can accept that, you are well on your way to having an adaptable grid.
"God does not play dice."
-Albert Einstein
"No, but Goddess does...so PTHPPPPPPTTTTT!!!!!"
-H.R.F. Hagbard, C of E, OOC, AC
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