*[[Friedrich Nietzsche - Prophet of Fracture|Amor Fati]], Agnōstos Theos.* When the cycle of life started, that of the universe, and therefore that of our Human race, we were imparted with fundamentals. A set of rigid programming, that which can be known, a state of knowledge, the nature of our system, an initial condition for acquisition and, more importantly, that which cannot be known, a deterministic meaning, our will, acts of creativity. It is the duality of these which birth our visions and our knowledge, new but seemingly within context, yet not under the control of our stimuli. While the fundamentals, the known, may dictate the parameters of our lives, framing our existence, it is the unknown—that which "cannot be known"—that provides a richness and depth, the "meaning" and "vision," that make life truly valuable. It is these limitations, imperfections, in which we exist, that creativity thrives. Religion is ultimately a framework for human thought, to explain the unknown. It excelled at discovering meaning. However, with the rise of science, a framework for the discovery of the fundamental knowledge, the once powerful moral religious influence died. Science’s flaw, its lack of humanity. Psychology tried to fill these gaps, although we are only starting to realize the origins which eastern philosophical thought had already discovered, who you are is a combination of will, the predetermined and experience of creation. Ultimately, all these are frameworks for human thought, their goal, the knowledge of what cannot be known, the Agnōstos. ![[Ἄγνωστον.png]] Why do you breathe, sleep, walk, speak and eat? If solely to live, than you are no more than an animal, reliant on a primitive instinct to survive. For it is meaning which gives us purpose, something worth enduring, something which allows us to surpass the primitive…to die for a cause. Our meaning, true wealth, is the gift which separates man from animal, and from amongst other men. - The man who eats with purpose of creation, is moulded into the finest chef. - The man who works, not for a master, nor the mortal concept of money, but to develop his skills is free. - The man who walks not to a destination, but with purpose gains confidence. - The man who sleeps not because he is tired, but rather to conquer the next sun, defeats sloth and comes closer to nobility. Human life is a constant oscillation between the finite and the infinite, the known and the unknown, the Agnōstos Theos. In this world nothing perfect exists. For perfection is a state of finality, a [[The Nature of Representation, Symbolism & Meaning#The Tetragrammaton as Protected Vector|singularity]] which leaves no room for imagination, no space for intelligence, or ability for improvement. Perfection is a dead end, a state of hopelessness, an impossible concept, the creation of a human condition. In this sense, knowledge is not perfection, nor should one ever strive for such a state, but instead, the closest thing to it, an acknowledgement of our imperfection. For [[Socrates - Σωκράτης - The Wisest of Man|Socrates]] was the wisest of all man, not because he taught us logic, abstractions, or how to think... No it was not for what he knew, but for what he didn't know. One question asked, leads to the knowledge of 10 unasked. With our great tools of science, the more we understand, the less we know, a fundamental law of uncertainty, Agnōstos Theos. At their deepest level, all human actions are motivated by two emotions, fear and love. When we understand emotions are the human experience itself, our representations of deeper concepts, we gain an understanding of what is known, and what is unknown. For the unknown is the fundamental fear behind all other anxieties. Human's are optimized for survival, we dislike unpredictability as it decreases our perceived sense of agency. This is why we fear the animalistic, the unpredictable, the infinite, the demons in dark. To shield from the limitless possibilities of the unknown, humans form tribes. These tribes allow us to surround ourselves in familiarity, for even if we're suffering, we can grasp a perceived sense of agency to avoid, or gaining the courage towards, taking a step into the abyss. At the other end is the known, what is understood, what is loved. For when something has been truly understood, it loses its capacity to instill fear, it gifts you with perspective, the key to greater understanding. [[γενέσθω]] ---