The Matrix Debate Notes

 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 their head jacks, the same technology that used to be the primary took of their enslavement 

-        Willful ignorance occurs when individuals realize at some level of consciousness that their beliefs are probably false, or when they refuse to attend to information that would establish their falsity

-        We choose to be ignorant because the consequences of knowing the truth may be too much to handle. The reality of things frightens many people which is why we sometimes refuse to acknowledge it. We would rather live in the false realities that we create.

-        When ignorance is destroyed, the Self is liberated from its identification with the world. This liberation is Enlightenment. Knowing much is ignorance; knowing only One is wisdom. Knowledge leads to unity, but ignorance to diversity.

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