FINAL CONCLUSION

You were born in a specialized society, shaped by the division of labour. Your assumptions rest at the base of a three-sided pyramid (the tetrahedron). From there, you can see only one or two sides at a time. This incomplete view creates contradictions, cognitive dissonance, anxiety, self-deception, and evasion of reality, as the Ash experiment demonstrated. Your paleocortex defends this limited view as a moral reference. You and your culture live at the base of the pyramid. It is a familiar, comfortable zone.

To become the rational champion of yourself, you must climb to the top of the pyramid of knowledge and see all its sides simultaneously: philosophy. Not just any philosophy, but an objective philosophy derived from the existence of the universe itself — given, natural, and absolute.

If you remain at the base, you will see no benefit in studying philosophy. Why? Your paleocortex — and those of your society — will oppose it. Automatic psychological defence mechanisms resist it. Nobody in your group wants to leave comfort zones, acclimate their minds to higher knowledge, or think with valid concepts.

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The Mount Everest allegory shows that a holistic view exists. Yet compartmentalized rulers governing a compartmentalized society, with compartmentalized standards and incomplete premises, produce fake self-esteem, fragmented happiness, and limited power. From the base, you cannot imagine the view and joy of the summit.

In the image, the “high man” lives atop the tetrahedron, with the holistic vision of Leonardo da Vinci. The “low man” lives at the base, limited to the view of a modern specialist genius.

As a “high man,” you must choose a holistic lifetime goal. It will integrate all aspects of your life simultaneously and is essential to reach real self-esteem.

Your highest happiness and true wealth are real self-esteem. It comes from thinking with valid concepts. Holistic wealth integrates all aspects of life, making the price of acclimatization worthwhile.

Once you make your decision, its consequences are irreversible, for you and for humanity.

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