what's so bad about living in the matrix?
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A powerpoint presentation outlining Pryor's essay "What's So Bad About Living in the Matrix?"TRANSCRIPT
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What's So Bad about Living in the Matrix
Written by - James PryorPresentation by: Jessica Bases, Felicia
Cadden, G Anderson Lake
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Is there anything inherently wrong with living in the matrix?
Who is the Matrix bad for?
Does it Matter who is in charge of the Matrix?
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Know the
Facts
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VERIFICATIONISM
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IMPLAUSIBLE.
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True for You vs. True for Me
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Objectivity, Values and the Experience Machine
objectively juicy
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Humanity is NOT inherently selfish!
1. Pursuing our own ends to satisfy our desires is not (necessarily) selfish.
2. Pleasure because of achieving a goal is not the same as having a goal of pleasure!
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Thought Experiments
We're going to torture your mother twice a month but you will never find out. Every time it happens you will receive a mysterious $100 in your bank account. You'll learn to live with the mystery.
Is this okay?
Your mom
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The Matrix Cannot Give Humanity Everything it Desires
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If the Matrix is so bad, what about reality?
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Value vs. Experience
Is there more to something's value than just our experiences of it? If so is it really that bad that we don't experience it?
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What is so bad about living in the Matrix?
First Solution: Scientific Knowledge. There is no physical matter to study. Therefore scientist are upset because all they study is a lie.
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What is so bad about living in the matrix?
Second Possibility: Interpersonal Relationships-
We desire real connections with real people even if it doesn't make us happy.
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Thought Experiment 2
We offer a mind-wipe and then send you to a new city. No memories of the past. Allowed to spend all the money in this life for either:
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But there are real people in the Matrix!
So what is the REAL problem?
TELL US ALREADY!!BEFORE WE GO
INSANE!
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Our Third Candidate
We are all slaves to the machines!
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Don't Our Masters Give Us Good Lives?
Would you be okay if you found out that Nazis were in control of the United States Government? Even if they never changed how we wanted to live?
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The Real Reason it is Bad to Live in the Matrix:
It essentially boils down to our political needs
We Do Not Want to be Slaves to Anything