The world is like a ride at an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it, you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are.
And the ride goes up and down and round and round; it has thrills and chills and it's very brightly colored and it's very loud and it's fun... for a while. Some people have been on the ride for a long time, and they begin to question:
"Is this real, or is this just a ride?"
And other people have remembered, and they come back to us, and they say,
"Hey - don't worry, don't be afraid - because, this is just a ride."
And we kill those people.
"Shut him up! We have a lot invested in this ride - SHUT HIM UP! Look at my furrows of worry! Look at my big bank account, and my family! This just HAS to be real!"
...
But it's just a ride. And we always kill those good guys who try and tell us that and let the demons run amok.
-Bill Hicks
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