Next up; (Patreon)

Next up is the third and final episode of my stories vs. reality series. In episode 1, I laid out the foundation, the fundamental difference between stories and reality. In episode 2, I explored how the hero's journey permeated our society; I deconstructed the way it affects our lives and impacts society as a whole, and asked if there can be an identity without storytelling. Now, in episode 3, I will return to the philosophical roots to resolve that final question. I will begin with an examination of the way we experience the world, and where the sense of adventure comes from. I will the revisit the fundamental difference between stories and reality to explore how our experience clashes with the rules of storytelling, which leads into some deeper metaphysical questions on the nature of the universe as I will  examine the possibility, and consequences of the existence of a grand cosmic story. Lastly, I will present a hopefully grounded conclusion to all this, one that doesn't necessarily resolve the conflicts we've discussed, but one that at least gives us a better way to deal with them.