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

Name: Taking the Red Pill Science, Philosophy and the Religion in the Matrix
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ISBN: 9781932100020

ISBN-10: 1932100024

ISBN-13: 9781932100020

Edition: 2003

Authors: Glenn Yeffeth, David Gerrold, David Gerrold

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** COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED ** nbsp; This thought-provoking examination of The Matrix explores the technological challenges, religious symbolism, and philosophical dilemmas the film presents. Essays by renowned scientists, technologists, philosophers, scholars, social commentators, and science fiction authors provide engaging and provocative perspectives. Explored in a highly accessible fashion are issues such as the future of artificial intelligence and virtual reality. The symbolism hidden throughout The Matrix and a few glitches in the film are revealed. Discussions include “Finding God in The Matrix,” “The Reality Paradox in The Matrix,” and “Was Cypher Right?: Why We Stay in Our…

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List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: BenBella Books
Publication date: 3/11/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.94" wide x 8.94" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Glenn Yeffeth is the editor of Seven Seasons of Buffy and Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and Religion in The Matrix. He lives in Dallas, Texas.

David Gerrold is the author of the Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated The Man Who Folded Himself, When Harlie Was One, and the Chtorr, Dingillian, and Star Wolf series. He also wrote "The Trouble With Tribbles" episode of Star Trek, which was voted the most popular Star Trek episode of all time. He lives in Northridge, California.



Introduction



What is the Matrix?



Was Cypher Right? (Part I): Why We Stay in Our Matrix



Was Cypher Right? (Part II): the Nature of Reality and Why It Matters



Artificial Intelligence, Science Fiction, and the Matrix



The Reality Paradox in the Matrix



The Matrix: Paradigm of Post-Modernism or Intellectual Poseur? (Part I)



The Matrix: Paradigm of Post-Modernism or Intellectual Poseur? (Part II)



Glitches in the Matrix ... and How to Fix Them



Buddhism, Mythology, and the Matrix



Human Freedom and the Red Pill



Finding God in the Matrix



The Human Machine Merger: are We Heading for the Matrix?



Why the Future Doesn't Need Us



Are We Living in the Matrix? the Simulation Argument



The Matrix Glossary


Contributors


Index