“You have seen that the universe is at root a magical illusion and a fabulous game, and that there is no separate "you" to get something out of it, as if life were a bank to be robbed. The only real "you" is the one that comes and goes, manifests and withdraws itself eternally in and as every conscious being. For "you" is the universe looking at itself from billions of points of view, points that come and go so that the vision is forever new.” – Alan Watts.
There is no quantity of comparison that ever nails the consequences such as the truth, and the truth has a simple answer that knows who we are and that it is us, all as one /One as all, same, same but different.
The difference being the conclusions that verily makes one defend the fear we feel by becoming tribal, subjecting to the hierarchy of control that is the natural outlay of division.
There are no higher beings to guide the way, all are trying to be safe and garnering the means of it. Fear rules in energy and learning upsets the order unless it feeds the tribe.
The leader of the tribe is a changing presence and, always -
"He is a Joker or "wild" man who can play any card in the deck.” – Alan Watts.
Alan Watts constantly hit the high note, and many have gathered around to protect us from learning the available mechanics of his wisdom.
The tribal leader is always the sum of our thinking – there is no other.
“The whole is more than the sum of its parts.” - Aristotle