Blog 3

In the book "Matrix and Philosophy" I was intrigued by the chapter " The Matrix Possibility". Now I myself don't believe that the Matrix is real, but in this chapter there were a couple points that were arguable. If we were in fact in the Matrix then all our beliefs would have to be thrown out the window, being that everything was a dream. Like the author explains, how could someone believe another if they were told that they had been living in a dream land. It would be very hard to convince anybody. That means thier house, car, job, kids, memories are all fake. Good luck with that. The author talks about the possiblity of the Matrix, and questions all the cridentials of what makes things real. Through out the chapter the author constintly goes back and forth on his statment always refering to the possiblity, never saying that it's real. Which makes sense, who is who tell the reader it's real. He discusses Neo's realization of the Matrix, or better put Neo's struggle to beleive the Matrix. He talks about Neo having to trust Morpheus, who in reality doesn't deserve trust when he could of been giving Neo a pill to hallucinate. But of cousre the only thing that makes Neo take the pill is his own knowledge. Neo already vaugely knows about the Matrix, well atleast thinks there is one. Then the author discusses how everything thought to be true in his past can no longer hold accont in his new life. If the Matrix were indeed real then everything we were to think obvious, can not hold true no more. For example; the sky is blue, seems correct but if we lived in the Matrix we could not believe that anymore. The sky was blue in the Matrix, but the Matrix is a dream so it can't be real. Nothing can hold account anymore. What you been told was wrong can be good, and vice versa. Later in another chapter he talks about the senses in the Matrix, discusses how the senses can be decieving. He talks about the physical moments seen in the film. The author recollects situations when physical moments in the movie actually hurt Neo, even when he was in the matrix. Like when he jumps out from the building and lands on the pavement. There was blood trickling from his mouth. I was much like most viewers a little confused, if it was all a fake; a dream then how could it still cause any real harm? Soon my question was answered with an obvious response. When Neo asks him "If you're killed in the Matrix you die here?" Morhpeus responds "The body cannot live without the mind."