Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and Religion in The Matrix by 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 ebook
Page: 305
Publisher: Summersdale
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0143002902, 9780143002901


What if it were as easy as taking a pill to forget the hard truths we have learned and go back into the "Matrix" (religion)? Then build on that by tackling the classics, the great philosophers, and modern works on the subjects of ethics, well-being, and self-improvement. Explains the true nature of reality to Neo and offers him the choice of either returning to his life of blissful ignorance (by taking a blue pill) or learning the truth about humanity and following him “down the rabbit hole” (by taking a red pill) into the “real world”. Would you choose the "blue pill" and reenter the Matrix? The red pill promises "the truth, nothing more." Neo takes the red pill and awakes to reality--something. The defining dramatic moment in the film The Matrix occurs just after Morpheus invites Neo to choose between a red pill and a blue pill. Taking the Red Pill is the first step in 'unplugging from the matrix' and questioning your cultural indoctrination. Taking the Red Pill is a thought-provoking, mid-expanding thrill ride through The Matrix, examining the technological challenges, religious symbolism and philosophical dilemmas the film presents. A blog about freethought, skepticism, philosophy, science, law, religion, human rights, and whatever else interests us. Dick and cyberpunk novels, The Matrix is a movie that is teeming with big ideas and profound concepts. If you were born in the Trobriand the God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. To help you on that path, I've devised 5 Like language, the only thing that determines a religious person's belief system is geography . You're not finished taking red pills yet. My post about a forgetting pill to erase painful memories got me thinking. Borrowing elements from religious and philosophical texts, as well as Japanese Anime films, Philip K.