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  The Matrix Debate Notes   -          The blue pill is the comfortable choice, it doesn’t force people out of there comfort zones and into experiencing something entirely different, people choose to live in ignorance over living in the truth  -          The Blue Pill: it describes a continuity of the current state of life, Morpheus describes it as waking up in bed without caring for your “destiny” or such profound ideas  -          The Red pill: described as the solutions for knowing the real truth in life, Morpheus explains it as continuing into the “rabbit hole” or in other words, continuing to learn about the lies that were set in the world in order to break them and obtain freedom. Neo and company model the way good, thoughtful people are forced to operate within a bad system even after they’re aware to their faults. Their knowledge gives them the power to navigate the Matrix and, at times, bend it to their will, but while they are inside, they’re still shackled to a chair by thei

How I interpreted the quote:  “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the  Tannhäuser  Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.”  - Some things go unnoticed without our knowledge like tear drops in the rain, and we never know how important a moment or a person will be in your life personally until it is too late, until those memories are flashing upon your eyes.  Our Origami Owl:

       Philip K. Dick was the author of many popular science-fiction movies and novels. However, his introduction to science fiction was actually unintentional. As a child, he was interested in science and often read “Popular Science” magazines, however, when he was about 12 years old, he went to the store to get the latest copy of the magazine, but the shelf was empty. All they had was a magazine called “Stirring Science Fiction,” which sounded similar to him, so he decided to read it. He found the stories very enjoyable and found himself reading every sci-fi work that he could and was attached to the genre throughout the rest of his life. His favorite writers then were John Sladek, Chip Delaney, and Ursula LeGuin. That said, when he finally began to write science-fiction novels of his own, his first novel only earned him about $1,500 in about 20 years. Even though he is one of the most well-known sci-fi writers of all time, he didn’t really start to see a big paycheck until his more