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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, and 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, ever, because this is just a ride." And we kill those people! … We always kill those good guys that try to tell us that. Have you ever noticed that? And [we] let the demons run amok. But it doesn't matter because it's just a ride. …
Here's what we can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defense each year. And instead, spend it feeding, clothing, and educating the poor of the world, which it would [fund] many times over. Not one human being excluded! And we can explore space together--both inner and outer--forever, in peace.
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