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I have a bit of experience with psys and pondering the various philosophies of the world.
OP is right to say that really nobody knows, all phenomena, including beliefs, metaphysical world-schemata, concepts, etc. are just transient, context-bound phenomena. The only constant, unchanging thing in the world is nothing. There is no final answer to anything because both questions and answers are transient phenomena as well. Enlightenment is nothing, truth is nothing, meaning is nothing.

(You can reread the above but slot in God or the Tao, etc. in place of the word "nothing" and it will be equally true, that is to say, not true at all)

There's nothing to say, do, or answer.

>Buddha said: "I consider the positions of kings and rulers as that of dust motes. I observe treasures of gold and gems as so many bricks and pebbles. I look upon the finest silken robes as tattered rags. I see myriad worlds of the universe as small seeds of fruit, and the greatest lake in India as a drop of oil on my foot. I perceive the teachings of the world to be the illusion of magicians. I discern the highest conception of emancipation as a golden brocade in a dream, and view the holy path of the illuminated ones as flowers appearing in one's eyes. I see meditation as a pillar of a mountain, Nirvana as a nightmare of daytime. I look upon the judgment of right and wrong as the serpentine dance of a dragon, and the rise and fall of beliefs as but traces left by the four seasons."