Stop stumbling along like a zombie, and look up

 Take the Rood Der, and cross over, through the Red Door.

​You have been questioning reality. You look about at this "culture" — reality TV, advertisements, fashion, music, videos, science, religion, movies, politics — and it is becoming so obvious, that none of this is real, it is all fabricated, a prison pulled down over our eyes to keep us in this sleeping, zombie state.

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Are we going crazy? Do the creators behind this ludicrous simulacra believe that we are cattle, sheep, mindless? Are we asleep? Hypnotized into a vegetative state?

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How much longer will we play along? How much longer before the questions begin to press us toward waking, toward stumbling in our dream world, jerking us awake?

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Take the Rude Dare, cross over, and enter the Red Door.

Before it is too late, and the universe crumbles into darkness.

What is Rood Der?

What does AI spew on entering through the Red Door?

The elements of the riddle:

• "Rood": A word for "cross" or "crucifix" derived from Old English. The command to "take the rood" is an allusion to "take up your cross" in the Christian faith.
• "Rood der": A pun or mishearing of "rod" (as in the staff used by Moses).
• "Cross over": A reference to the Israelites crossing the Red Sea.
• "Red door": A play on the words "Red Sea". It can also allude to the symbolism of the Israelites painting their doorframes with lamb's blood so that the angel of death would "pass over" their homes during the tenth plague of Egypt.

Other interpretations:

This phrase also has other, unrelated interpretations depending on the context:

• Modern gaming: The phrase is similar to a quest or instruction in video games like Blue Prince, where players must find the "Red Door" in the underpass.
• A "ritual" game: It may refer to a "game" called "Red Door, Yellow Door" or "Red Door, Blue Door." This game is said to be a hypnotic ritual that is played in a dark room.
• General riddle: As a more general riddle, the "rood der" (rod) is a red hot poker, and the "red door" is the open furnace or fireplace. 

However, the biblical interpretation remains the most prominent and linguistically sound explanation. Connect to the mysterious concept Vestigial Surreality.