Are you in a Virtual World?

A virtual world has all the elements of the world we live in. The only difference is that the world is created by one person or a small group of people for the purpose of achieving a goal; sometimes not for the good of man and sometimes for improving access to a special world that does not recognize time and distance.  In the myriad of electronic, digital virtual worlds, travel is unlimited, locations are infinite, both real world-reproductions and fantasy venues. Virtual worlds are filled with virtual people and other entities. Rules, laws, activities, behaviors are infinite as well. Becoming someone else is fun.

When a person is in a virtual world it can be a personal choice, for fun or entertainment, or it becomes an addiction, or more seriously, a refuge. This attraction to virtual worlds can be use by unscrupulous people to cause damage to humans on many different levels. There are virtual events and living situations that have degrees of belief that parallel those in the computer. Visiting foreign cultures can often have the impression of a virtual world that bears no connection to your own.

As we see all through history, a virtual world of heaven and hell is used by almost all religions to correct people’s actions.

Identify all virtual worlds around you and their makers. 

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