From: Emlyn O'regan (oregan.emlyn@healthsolve.com.au)
Date: Wed Apr 30 2003 - 01:25:46 MDT
The only way I can see to rescue the Matrix story is to "find out" that the
"outside the matrix" reality is actually a sim as well. It fits; that
reality was remarkably implausible after all. Then you have to come up with
the next layer(s) out.
Emlyn
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nathanael Allison [mailto:jubungalord@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, 30 April 2003 3:47 PM
> To: extropians@extropy.org
> Subject: Re: THE MATRIX: Philosophy
>
>
>
> 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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