Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and Religion in The Matrix . Glenn Yeffeth, David Gerrold

Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and Religion in The Matrix


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Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and Religion in The Matrix Glenn Yeffeth, David Gerrold
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In Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and Religion in The Matrix, edited by Glenn Yeffeth. Finally, we eat foods combined in a meal (the 'food matrix') rather than single foods. Morpheus is aware that any explanation he could give Neo about the nature of the Matrix prior to the taking of the red pill would be pointless, since no one on his right mind could ever believe the truth. "There's two ways to look at this from a Christian perspective," says Glenn Yeffeth, editor of the book Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy, and Religion in The Matrix. History books will tell you that Gnosticism began as a quasi-philosophical religious movement among hermits settled in Egypt, who combined the teachings of the primitive Christian church from the East, with the older Platonic ideas from the Western Classical world. "One is that it's retelling the story of Christ," he says. Science fiction stories love to play with this idea. Perhaps it is But if we substituted the Matrix, life as we know it, for a virtual reality where pain and suffering could be programmed out, the decision between the red and blue pill becomes an extremely challenging problem. It seems clear that if I think this brings up some really good points, especially since it doesn't seem like the Wachowski brothers ever take a firm stance on which pill leads to a better life. Front page · archives · about · RSS. DC's Improbable Science header image 2 Weird that alt med people very keen on stuffing pills for all ills "Vitamins: stop taking the pills" @DrPaulOffit http://t.co/ TbFpxGUJw6 · About 12 hours ago. RT @SparkleWildfire An important piece for .. Of dubious and dishonest science.