The Matrix In the 1999 film The Matrix, the humans trapped in the Matrix are like the people in Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. They see only what the machines want them to see, but they believe they see reality as it really is. They accept what their senses tell them as all that exists. … The Matrix & The Experience Machine
Using the questions in the Discussion Questions tab above, have students answer each question on a sheet of paper. Next, have a discussion around some of the questions. Some students would probably agree with the position in metaphysics that maintains that all real things are real in the same way. This position holds that something … Numbers and Reality
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