What's The Matter?

Preface

      Life is filled with a multitude of mysteries that cause us to stop and wonder. With nearly all of them, mankind has offered various different perspectives in an attempt to give explanation to why they exist, often from polar opposite views. That in itself is one of the mysteries. We can all experience a phenomenon, a tragedy, or some other event, and come to different conclusions as to why and what occurred. It has always fascinated me as to how we can experience the same thing, yet we can perceive what actually took place differently.

      Logic is the most important tool when it comes to analyzing topics of debate, and the most enjoyable analyses are those done on topics that have proponents with completely opposing views. However, preconceived ideas from things we are taught in life often get in the way of logic. There are many things that we are taught throughout our lives that are deemed to be fact, when in reality they might merely be somebody else’s perceptions of what is real.

      Beginning in my youth, I have spent thousands of hours pondering and analyzing several phenomena within religion, philosophy, and science, that have been in debate for years, decades, centuries, and millennia. It amazed me how one path of thought led to another, and then another, until I was able to make a logical conclusion, or became exhausted from a topic’s complexity. This book is about my logical analysis of life, which came about as a result of an obsessive personality that would not allow me to let certain topics remain mysteries.

      I beg of you to read my work with an open mind. Try not to interject your preconceived ideas from anything that you were taught beforehand. I know how difficult that is, because it has plagued me from seeing the truth for nearly my entire life. Enjoy.