Re: THE MATRIX: Philosophy

From: Nathanael Allison (jubungalord@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Apr 30 2003 - 00:17:28 MDT

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    I always thought that zeo was a virus. That the oracle was a competeing
    matrix type computer competeing with the matrix. The second supercomputer
    trying to destroy the first one by using a virus.

    I tried to explain this to some friends after I watched it but they aren't
    very bright. I came up with a couple really good story lines for the
    sequels. I'll watch them but I bet I'll be disappointed.

    >Don't know if others have browsed the Matrix website, but it has some
    >interesting philosophy articles. One I especially enjoyed was:
    >
    >http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/rl_cmp/new_phil_pryor.html
    >
    >Where Professor Pryor examines exactly what, from a philosophical
    >standpoint, is so bad about living in the matrix.
    >
    >One thing that has always bugged me about the story that Morpheus touts
    >is that we never hear the other side. I mean, the Zionists could easily
    >be a bunch of luddites who opposed an extropian future, who launched a
    >war against an ongoing singularity, and the Agents are simply gussied
    >up 'antivirus' programs with their own motivational programs giving
    >them anti-human attitudes. We never see what the head intelligences of
    >the Matrix actually think, and what their side of the story is.
    >

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