It's quite possible that our essence is equivalent to God (we are God at core). If so it might be we who chose the game, its rules and players. We may have chosen a VR headset and put it on, knowing that we'd forget we're in the game the moment we put it on, and also that all would be revealed (as a game) at the death of our VR avatar. If that's the case, we have to wonder to what degree we can control which characters appear and to what degree we can create a pleasing game experience.
Why are the ETs so coy about showing themselves to us? It seems to me that the answer is pretty obvious.
