No. Unlike Thirteenth Floor, in The Matrix, the vast majority of people in the simulation had an existence outside the simulation. As I recall, the "machine world" used humans outside the simulation as "batteries." Unlike The Matrix, in The Thirteenth Floor, the inhabitants of the simulation could not "bend the rules."
Since it is you, not I, who bring up The Matrix, despite these irrelevancies, it is you who are projecting. On Sep 19, 6:14 am, einseele <[email protected]> wrote: > Seems that you believe that your computer simulation fantasy is not > anthropocentric. > Or worst, like you truly believe you live in such fantasy. > > I'm beginning to think you suffer a Matrix's delusion... may be you > are the ONE... > > This group already had all types of lunatics, there is still one that > says he is God, and he uses even the Cabala to demonstrate that. > > But as I remember this is the first time we have this type of "non > based carbon unit" like you believe you are > > On 18 set, 16:07, aruzinsky <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Too bad that people with extreme anthropocentrism can't legally be > > committed to an insane asylum. > > > On Sep 17, 3:59 pm, chazwin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > This is truly supreme ignorance. > > > They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery; Forbidden > > > Planet is a plagiarism of The Tempest. The writer Cyril Hume > > > acknowledged his supreme debt to Shakespeare for Cyril's borrowing. > > > Forbidden Planet is a cheap B-movie with less profundity that any > > > single scene of Shakespeare. > > > I personally like the movie , but it is not even in the same league as > > > the poorest of Shakespeare's plays. > > > Forbidden Planet does not speculate on anything much, whereas The > > > Tempest engages with the human spirit;family; imperialism; power > > > politics; magic; the relationship between rationality and mysticism > > > and the abuse by the rational upon those that swallow mystically; the > > > role of women on society. > > > Your assertion that you think 'FP is more profound that anything > > > SHakespeare said' indicates to me that you need to actually read > > > 'anything' he said. Get off you backside and see a play, or read one, > > > before you denigrate the entire works of a man for whom he is to you a > > > complete mystery. > > > > On Sep 14, 5:49 pm, aruzinsky <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Smaller talk: > > > > > The small minded butterfly analogy reminds me of something else. When > > > > I mention that I loved the movie, Forbidden Planet > > > > (seehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Planet), often some asshole > > > > is > > > > quick to emphasize the similarity to Shakespeare's The Tempest. Well, > > > > I am unaware of Shakespeare or any other story teller speculating on > > > > the ultimate goal of technology and what might go wrong in achieving > > > > that goal. I think that part of Forbidden Planet is more profound > > > > than anything Shakespeare ever said.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Epistemology" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/epistemology?hl=en.
