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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... things reveal about the abilities of the artist , with very little discussion of how this art or music makes people ... things than we think . We care more that others see us doing these things , and that they be impressed , than we care ...
... things reveal about the abilities of the artist , with very little discussion of how this art or music makes people ... things than we think . We care more that others see us doing these things , and that they be impressed , than we care ...
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... things we hold in our hands : how much is my time worth ? How does my con- spicuous consumption define me as a person ? • Industrialization . As the things we use are increasingly the product of complex industrial processes , we lose ...
... things we hold in our hands : how much is my time worth ? How does my con- spicuous consumption define me as a person ? • Industrialization . As the things we use are increasingly the product of complex industrial processes , we lose ...
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... things do not stay the same . We get angry or upset when some- thing we value disappears , dies , or breaks down . Indeed , we are constantly searching for something of permanence , and when we find something that seems to yield ...
... things do not stay the same . We get angry or upset when some- thing we value disappears , dies , or breaks down . Indeed , we are constantly searching for something of permanence , and when we find something that seems to yield ...
Contents
WHAT IS THE MATRIX? | 5 |
WHY WE STAY IN OUR MATRIX | 23 |
THE NATURE OF REALITY AND WHY IT MATTERS | 33 |
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