The philosophy of the Matrix

Dane 2021-10-13 13:05:56

This is the most connotative of the commercial films I have ever seen. It can be said that the commercial film shooting to this level far exceeds my imagination, and it also makes me even more desperate for domestic films. The beginning of the movie is a cold industrial city, which has the flavor of the cold wonderland in "The End of the World and Cold Wonderland". You can even feel the icy dust and walls, the world exuding the smell of rust. The pale-faced agent wore sunglasses, and his mechanically frozen expression made people feel the chill rising from his back even more. And this cold atmosphere lasted until the end of the film. Here I don’t want to comment on the special effects of the film, and I don’t want to introduce too much plot (the plot is generally available in Baidu Encyclopedia), I just want to discuss the ideas it expresses. The following are all mysteries. You can skip the ones you don't like, but if you are in depression, despair, or pain, reading it may be useful to you. But only maybe. 1. Real or illusory? Neo lives in the matrix and later awakens under the leadership of the human resistance organization. The so-called matrix is ​​a system that gives people an illusion. People feel very real in the matrix, just like us now. So are we also living in an invisible matrix, living in our own hallucinations? What is reality and what is illusion? Touching the keyboard, it feels so real, but is it really real? This is just the nerve's reaction to the outside world, just like falling from the sky in a matrix, people in reality will also die. Human feelings may not be real. In virtual reality, you will get completely real feelings. I think this kind of illusory induction should be felt by many people. In dreams, they think they are in reality, but in reality they think they are in dreams. Zhuang Zhou's dream, is it Die Hua Zhuang Zhou or Zhuang Zhou Hua Die? Such a sentence often appears in Baby Annie's novels, life is an illusion. Even love is a chemical substance secreted by the body. Neo thought that the city of Zion where the human resistance organization lived (later humans built in the center of the earth to avoid robot attacks) was real, but then the creator told him that it was also part of the matrix. His partner Murphys and his wife Tritini are all his hallucinations. 2. The free will and destiny creator wrote the program, but the program did not run exactly as he intended. Just like our universe, there is a certain law of motion, which can be expressed in mathematical equations, such as Newton's three laws. But the reality is much more complicated. The chaotic reality and the uncertainty of quantum mechanics make the world seem not completely certain. Some scientists have proposed that the smallest unit of matter is a bit, which is a unit for expressing information capacity. If you choose yes, it is 1, or if it is not, it is 0. The entire universe is a huge quantum computer, and the human body is a small quantum computer. Then our actions and even thinking are in the final analysis following a certain procedure. The result of the operation has long been determined. The most important thing in this procedure is causality. The so-called choice has already been made. This means that we have no free will. Even if the world allows you to do whatever you want, but what you want to do has already been determined. There is no chance in this world, and all seeming chances are inevitable. This does not deny the unity of contingency and necessity. Chance is just seemingly accidental. Today’s things have been done before, and they must be done again later. There is nothing new under the sun. Thinking of this, we are so sad that our so-called freedom has long been established. 3. What is the nature of time and space time? Marx said that time is a description of spatial changes. I do not agree with this statement. Time is not a pointer on a clock. To explore the origin of the concept of time, human beings make clocks and watches because of the needs of life, and later they call what is displayed on clocks time. But the original meaning of time is not a clock, but an inner feeling. If we are human beings in a completely unchanging void, we will still feel time. So time does not exist objectively, it is the inner feeling. It's the inner feeling, not the brain. When I was young, I felt that time was so slow, but when I grew up, I felt that time was so fast. At that time I didn't know the clock at all, but I felt the time. If there are no living things, does the world have the concept of time? If there were no living things, the world would not exist at all. ——This sentence is absurd. The most concise expression is I think, therefore I am. If I do not feel and think, then the world does not exist. On the surface, the world is material. But that world is just the world in concept. No one can completely grasp anything. For example, a book. What is a book? You can say its length, width, thickness, content, but all these are just the attributes of the book. You cannot grasp this book, so even if there is absolute truth, human beings will never reach it. The so-called objectively existing world is only the conceptual world. Black hole, you know the word, so you think it is part of the world. But no one saw its true face, just hearsay. If there is a problem with the telescope, if the theoretical analysis is wrong... if these are all possible. Space is also due to perception. Without perception, the concept of space does not exist. The world is made up of a lot of concepts. The infinity of the world comes from your cognition. The emptiness of the world is like darkness, and your perception is like light. If you illuminate a little bit, the world will become bigger and bigger. From the surroundings to the earth, to the solar system, to the Milky Way, to the entire universe. If one universe is not enough, there are many universes, thousands of universes. The above is idealistic speculation. From materialistic speculation, this is the case. Time exists objectively. You can see the age of the earth when you look at the stone. So time is a description of the changes in space. See Marx's philosophy for details. Therefore, it seems that materialism and idealism are only different in angles and realms. 3. Dialectics Dialectics, as the name suggests, is a method of dialectics and a method of debate. Dialectics thought it was correct before, and it belonged to Marx. In fact, Marx didn't have any great achievements in dialectics. Having said so much, Tao Te Ching has said it all thousands of years ago. The core of dialectics is contradiction. High and low phases, difficult and easy phases and the like. But then I discovered that the difference between high and low is just the angle. If I don't see it, I don't compare it. Is there any difference between high and low? No, so dialectics are all about illusion, dialectics and materialism are not compatible at all, and Marx is really a genius to combine the two. The first level of human beings is to see the absoluteness of high and low. High is high, low is low, suffering is pain, happiness is happiness, existence is existence, and nothing is nothing. This level is called metaphysics. The second level is to see that high and low, pain and happiness, existence and non-existence can be transformed into each other. The third level is that there is no height, pain and happiness, existence and nonexistence, everything is born from the heart. The reason why materialist dialectics has loopholes is that the source of contradictions has not been clarified. The source of contradiction arises from consciousness, not from objective existence. If a person is not conscious, how can there be any difference between high and low, big and small? From this, it is clear that the argument between the good and evil of nature is just a waste of spit. Good and evil start from the heart and stop at the heart. There is also a description of sports in dialectics. The most classic case is that after the ancient Zen master Huineng got the mantle, he lived in seclusion among hunters for more than ten years, and later due to mature opportunities, he began to walk in the world. One day, passing through the Faxing Temple, I saw two monks arguing with each other with blushing faces. The sixth ancestor came forward and heard that they were arguing about the reason why the flags would flutter. One said: "If there is no wind, the flags will flutter. How can it move? So the wind is moving." The other said: "If the flag is moving, how can you know that the wind is moving? So it is the flag that is moving." Give in. After hearing this, Master Huineng said to them: "Please don’t quarrel, you two, I am willing to be a fair referee for you. In fact, it is not the wind, nor the flags, but the hearts of the two benevolents. Ah!" In the philosophy class, the teacher criticized Hui Neng for not seeing movement, which I quite agree with. But now I find that we are all wrong, Huineng is right. The wind is moving? If you think that the wind is moving or the flag is moving, you always have to choose a frame of reference. Choosing a frame of reference is the heartbeat. If you don't choose a frame of reference, that is, if your heart is not moved, then it doesn't matter whether you are moving or not. Denying Marx’s dialectics here is not that Marx’s dialectics is useless. Dialectics are everywhere in daily life, but dialectics is not the highest state. What is control? Do you use a computer or a computer uses you. The relationship between machines and humans is pushed to extremes in the film. In the matrix, humans are forced to live in illusions and be controlled by machines. But then the councillor said a few words, isn't Zion controlled by the machine? Just like now, you feel that you are using electricity, but how do you feel when the power has been suddenly cut for many years? The most extreme situation is that now there is no fire or any machinery, you must feel that the sky is falling. Since mankind started to use the first tool, it became a slave to the tool. When you can speak the first word, you become a slave to the language. Will the war between machines and humans happen? Computer experts say no. Because if they say yes, don’t they want to lose their jobs? But I think it is possible that artificial intelligence will be realized in the future. The human body is originally a computer, and artificial intelligence can be like humans. Someone said to unplug its socket. This statement is too outdated. The sky is directly covered by the Matrix. Isn't the robot still so awesome? Some people say that artificial intelligence will not surpass humans. mistaken! You can't play chess with it, and it will definitely be even stronger in the future. So the development of technology has made people feel terrible. 5 Superpowers Some people say that there are many superpowers in this science fiction movie, which should be classified as fantasy. Superpowers should be the focus of future research in science. Of course, many people think that it is superstition. But too much belief in current science is also a kind of superstition. Science always develops, and the breakthrough is those superpowers that are difficult to understand. For example, in the movie, the mind twists the spoon. Many people think that it's a fantasy. If it's a fairy tale, you will know if you try it yourself, but this is dangerous, so try not to try it. Give an easy-to-understand example-Qigong. Similar to mind-distorting objects. I believe that not many people now say that this is fake. Westerners are still very confused, and the same is true for Chinese medicine. It is difficult for them to understand the twelve meridians and the eight meridians. Someone once dissected cadavers, but they didn't find these, so it's pseudo-science. The existence of meridians is unquestionable, but the dead man naturally cannot find meridians because his energy is exhausted. Not finding it does not mean there is no. Otherwise, as a Chinese medicine based on this foundation, it is all nonsense. 6. Western Civilization and Eastern Civilization Modern Western civilization originated in Greece, and Eastern civilization includes Indian and Chinese civilization. The two civilizations of different systems are compared mainly in terms of natural science and philosophy. In natural sciences, the West pays attention to empirical research and experimentation, starting from ancient Greece, like "Geometric Elements", forming a logically rigorous system. In addition to knowing what it is, Westerners also need to know why, and they are very skeptical. You have to provide sufficient proof and examples to convince them. In modern times, their civilization prevailed. The current science completely follows the Western tradition, proposing hypotheses, observing experiments, and giving proofs. Otherwise, it is not science. Most of the East summarizes experience in natural sciences. There is no tradition of conducting experiments and rigorous proofs, as long as the problems raised by reality are solved. So it was a long way from the West in science. In philosophy, the West continues the tradition of studying science, because before science is subordinate to philosophy, it is also a rigorous logic, a rigorous system, and a focus on doubt and reasoning. Eastern philosophy pays attention to personal insight, and not only thinking, but also the unity of mind and body, and cultivating morality, because some ideas cannot be obtained by thinking. On this basis, qigong, yoga and other self-cultivation techniques have been developed. Two completely different systems, but I think the realm of Eastern philosophy is higher. Because some people realize things that ordinary people can't realize because of the cultivation of the unity of body and mind. For example, Shakyamuni, Laozi, and Zhuangzi, they must have seen things that ordinary people can't see. Western philosophers are just reasoning. You tell him the unity of man and nature. At best, he understands that you are closely related to nature, and he cannot realize the tremor of the unity of man and nature. The development of science now makes people feel scared, focusing only on the enjoyment brought by technology, and human beings have ignored the danger of being controlled by machines. Technological civilization needs the guidance of Eastern traditional philosophy. And now the development of philosophy is far behind that of science. Hawking is more like a philosopher, so many scientists have started to read Buddhist scriptures and Tao Te Ching because the current philosophy cannot give them guidance. Isn't Marx very awesome, and there is nothing he can do. It can be seen that there is still a big gap between the realm of Marx and Sakyamuni. Not all materialism is correct, and not all idealism is wrong. I saw the news a few days ago that the Chinese Academy of Sciences opened the Buddhist Scripture Institute. He also said: Scientists tried to climb to the top of the mountain and found that the Buddhist master had been waiting at the top for a long time. (Scientists thought that when they reached the top of the mountain, they found that the Buddhist master was waiting for him on the other higher mountain tops-I added) The skeptical and critical spirit of Western civilization and freedom and democracy are what China lacks most. But in fact, there are also these in Chinese classical culture, such as Zen, which is quite democratic and free, full of skepticism. Tao, and in the end, the Buddhist disciples scolded Sakyamuni for shit. I used to study philosophy by listening to the teacher telling Marx, basically instilling values ​​without any speculation. Is Marx completely correct? There is no always correct theory in this world, and Marx is no exception. Marx could not solve our pain, despair and nothingness at all. The saddest thing is that his theory was misinterpreted by later generations, and he even used his theory to conduct social experiments, treating the people as guinea pigs. Just like Kundera said, those people revolutionized to go to the so-called paradise, and later discovered that there was no such paradise. Are they innocent? Later, someone said that Stalin was more Hitler than Hitler, and thought it was right. Stalin's so-called paradise is actually the paradise of despotism. It is no wonder that there would be Zhang Dalin without Stalin. The revolution beyond the social stage is just wishful thinking, and the so-called socialism is just a transformation of feudal despotism. 7. Communism, the world of bliss Communism is a utopian world envisioned by Marx. As for whether it will be realized, I can only say maybe. If human beings are smashed by a big planet before the day of development, it will naturally be impossible to achieve. Perhaps destroy yourself. But as for the liberation of all mankind, I think there is no exploitation and no oppression is not necessarily liberation, but only physical liberation. And it is said that technology will be very advanced at that time. In this case, humans may not oppress humans, but they may be oppressed by machines, just like in the Matrix. From the ideal of communism, it can be seen that Marx’s philosophy still inherits the tradition of Western philosophy, advocating material civilization, and seeking happiness from the outside world. Eastern philosophy mostly believes that happiness comes from the heart. So there is a saying of Elysium. Similar to a communist society. But it's different. The so-called world of bliss is to escape from the sea of ​​suffering in the world, and think that the world of bliss only exists in the heart, and the heart is peaceful and peaceful, which is the world of bliss. It is better to ask the Buddha than to ask yourself, and to burn incense and worship the Buddha is a fool's self-deception. If you enjoy happiness, you must bear the corresponding pain. 8. The meaning of life Many people may start to think about the meaning of my life just a little older. Different people gave different answers. Some people say for pleasure. Some people say it is for fame and fortune. Some people say that there is no choice but to live is the greatest meaning. Some people say that for the liberation of mankind, in fact, he has not liberated himself. I believe that the meaning of life does not exist, but it does not mean that it is meaningless or meaningful. Meaningful and meaningless depends entirely on your personal starting point, and the meaning also depends on your starting point. As mentioned above, existence and non-existence are born entirely from the heart. What meaning is born from the heart. You think reading is meaningful. The starting point is that you can go to college and get a job in the future, but it is meaningless to put the matter of reading in infinite time and space. Assuming an ant can think about the meaning of ant life, what is the meaning of life?

Genetic inheritance? Or just because of the desire to survive? Life instinct drives it to live?

In the eyes of humans, it is impossible to think of the meaning of individual ant life.

Then in the eyes of other species, it is impossible to understand the meaning of individual human life.

Life is the carrier of genes, and many choices are just life instincts and genetic inheritance.

9. Real freedom I think most people are not free now. According to Zhuangzi's "Xiaoyaoyou", there are fishes in the North Ming, and they turn into kuns. The water hits three thousand miles, which seems to be very free. But Zhuangzi said that they are not free, why? Because the soul is bound by the body. Marx said that to liberate all mankind, that kind of liberation is the freedom of the body, and the soul is not free. The true freedom is that the soul is free from the bondage of the body and travels in the Three Realms without hindrance. 10. Who am I? Where am i from Where am i going?

who am I? My name is Sioux City, but this is just a code name.

Where am i from Where am i going? I came out of nothing, I went nowhere.

11. Life and death

To live is to die, and to die is to live. Marx is both atheistic and endorsed by dialectics. I don't know how to unify it. Since you agree with dialectics, you agree that life and death can be transformed, that is, you agree with reincarnation and theism.

Life and death are due to inner judgments, so life is death, and death is also life.

Some people will say that you have a heart when you are alive and you can judge. Are you dead?

Rhetorical question: Aren’t you alive when you judge now?

12. Birth and WTO

The heart is far from being biased. Being out of the world and entering the world are just the body's entry and exit. The heart of being born in the world can be as calm as water even in the busy city. The above are the results of my own thinking. There are also some references. The system has not really formed yet. Some people may think that these things are useless, they are all mystery. Yes, it is very mysterious, but it is not useless. Useless and useful, but your starting point is different. You will find these useful when you are in pain. I will not have any prejudices before touching any system of thinking, because I have my own thinking. I don't like to make concepts and then explain concepts. A lot of things are easy to express, why are so many concepts created? God has given us the ability to think. If we don’t think, it’s not a waste. Although human beings think, God laughs. But why not let God laugh? For me personally, some of the thinking content has already run through the action, and some are just theories. I humbly thought that after the real understanding, even if the world is torn apart, the end of the world can be faced calmly and calmly.

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  • Shana 2022-03-24 09:01:04

    The narrative and structure are huge, these characters are not very attractive to me

  • Herta 2021-10-20 18:58:06

    Science fiction movies should be so awesome, a bit of a good idea, don’t know how to fight all day long

The Matrix quotes

  • Morpheus: Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.

  • Morpheus: The Matrix is a system, Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you're inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it.

    [Neo's eyes suddenly wander towards a woman in a red dress]

    Morpheus: Were you listening to me, Neo? Or were you looking at the woman in the red dress?

    Neo: I was...

    Morpheus: [gestures with one hand] Look again.

    [the woman in the red dress is now Agent Smith, pointing a gun at Neo's head; Neo ducks]

    Morpheus: Freeze it.

    [Everybody and everything besides Neo and Morpheus freezes in time]

    Neo: This... this isn't the Matrix?

    Morpheus: No. It is another training program designed to teach you one thing: if you are not one of us, you are one of them.