this post was submitted on 12 Oct 2026
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because we are subjective beings with a specific perspective and identity, to have absolute objective knowledge would force a shift in perspective that obliterates the self and any sense of perspective or identity
Funny I ask this and later am presented with a video that contained the five stages of alchemic transformation, the first being putrefaction. Yes, I now see how it could form a rather immediate "black sun" effect on someone even if the knowledge gained wasn't necessarily horrifying.