You made it further than most. At least you're realizing our identity is formed off what we know, the more we know the fewer options we have.

The expansion of knowledge is what ends societies and erodes civilization but produces religion.

Perspective of the religions is that I is the devil, the unaffiliated individual's perspective as opposed to we. All the religions teach fasting is abstaining from I want and pursuing we need.

We drive ourselves to the truth of what matters by eliminating waste as much as possible for 6 weeks