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Synopsis
What if our entire experience of reality were based on an assumption that could be proven false? In Roadmap to Reality, Thomas J. Elpel tests the assumption that we are a sentient (self-aware) species, and finds that the evidence suggests otherwise. Instead of acting out of conscious thought, we move through life much like automatons, reacting to events based on behaviors and beliefs that are mimicked and passed down from generation to generation without consciously evaluating why we do what we do. In short, we don't act, we react. Roadmap to Reality is like following the trail of a great mystery, sequentially following simple ideas and common information to reveal how consciousness and worldviews evolve in layers over time. This book will change your perspective of history, change the way you perceive world events today, and it will change you. This book will enable you to let go of preconceived notions about the nature of reality to discover a more holistic, more satisfying lif
About the Author
Thomas J. Elpel's interest in wilderness survival skills and nature evolved into a quest for planetary survival and sustainability. Initial research in ecology and architecture led to questions about economics and decision-making.Elpel discovered that it is easy to achieve sustainable prosperity, but we are incapable of seeing the answers. This realization led to questions about psychology, worldviews, and the insight that our actions are driven by perceptions of reality. Elpel wrote Roadmap to Reality to help readers percieve reality from resourceful new perspectives. Elpel has also authored books on wilderness survival, botany, house-building, and economics.