Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and the Religion in the MatrixGlenn Yeffeth Dive into the world of The Matrix ahead of the 2021 release of Lana Wachowski’s The Matrix Resurrections! Taking the Red Pill is a thought-provoking, mind-expanding thrill ride through The Matrix, examining the technological challenges, religious symbolism, and philosophical dilemmas the film presents. Renowned scientists, technologists, philosophers, scholars, social commentators, and science fiction authors provide engaging and provocative perspectives: • Inventor and technologist Ray Kurzweil reveals the technological trends that make The Matrix more prophetic than anyone suspects • Sun chief scientist Bill Joy’s classic essay “Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us” describes the horrors that await as these technologies are developed • Yale philosopher and occasional standup comic Nick Bostrom calculates the odds that we are in the Matrix • Best-selling science fiction author Robert J. Sawyer explores the history of artificial intelligence in science fiction culminating with The Matrix • Economist and philosopher of science Robin Hanson shows how we are controlled by a power as malevolent as that of the Matrix Taking the Red Pill will change how you view The Matrix—and the world around you. |
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... Nirvana is described as " cool . " Nirvana is not a heavenly realm , a perpetual state of bliss , or even nonexistence . The Buddha seemed to imply that Nirvāna lies beyond the dualistic distinctions of language . We only need to recall ...
... Nirvana is described as " cool . " Nirvana is not a heavenly realm , a perpetual state of bliss , or even nonexistence . The Buddha seemed to imply that Nirvāna lies beyond the dualistic distinctions of language . We only need to recall ...
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... Nirvana or " final " Nirvana , defined as a complete escape from rebirth in the realm of samsara . Beyond this , it transcends the scope of language . The central point I want to make here is that Buddhism claims that there is a way of ...
... Nirvana or " final " Nirvana , defined as a complete escape from rebirth in the realm of samsara . Beyond this , it transcends the scope of language . The central point I want to make here is that Buddhism claims that there is a way of ...
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... Nirvana upon death . As with many other religious communities , disputes arose over time that resulted in what we might call denominational splits . These divisions resulted from dis- putes over doctrine and practice , but the various ...
... Nirvana upon death . As with many other religious communities , disputes arose over time that resulted in what we might call denominational splits . These divisions resulted from dis- putes over doctrine and practice , but the various ...
Contents
WHAT IS THE MATRIX? | 5 |
WHY WE STAY IN OUR MATRIX | 23 |
THE NATURE OF REALITY AND WHY IT MATTERS | 33 |
Copyright | |
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