Blog 3

Reality in the matrix is the most important thing to know and feel in the matrix. reality is the key to all unanswer questions. The two readings I am going to compare are relief form the matrix: Arguing against skepticism and judging reality. In the first reading where philospher where discussing the question of knowlegde and reality from the matrix , descartes, unger, putnam and descartes. Descartes describe knowledge of absolute certainty and we ca not use sensation to justify our claims to knowledge. In other words, most of things we know are base on everyday experience. In order to know things and understand them we would have to have experience it to know what exactly it is and Descartes argue that experiencing reality in life does not justified that it is indeed true. we just know because of facts. I am not sure what he was geeting at but... I don't know it just confusing. An example that gave was that we can only distinguish dreaming form non dreaming because we are aware of both types and we can tell the differences. In the martrix Neo was not able to distinguish the difference in reality he was confused because he had never experience the matrix and that was something that he had learned.
In the reading on judging reality Neo was unaware of the matrix and weather to think of it as real or not. what is real is what you believe in and what give you a vivid and pleasurable experience. our senses taste, touch, hear, smell, see are very important in distinguishing the reality off life in the matrix. All of their sense were very important because if you did not use them or know to use them in the matrix you deny our human characteristics or something like that. So, understand what is real is understand through our senses and you are basically you have to experince to know what is real and what is not. The articles was a little hard to understand and kind of scary especially when they ask how do really know anything? which I am still trying to understand that because that is a good question. I define us knowing thing base on other peoples experince until Iexperience it myself. to know what exactly what is real or not real is know what is not real.

I am a Cyborg

Jasmine Smith
9-16-09

I am a Cyborg because without technology I would be nothing and life would be boring. Technology plays a big role in my life. Technology help enhance society in general. Technologies enhance my life throughout my young adult years. I am a cyborg because I depend on technology to entertain me. Being a cyborg is just means that you would rather use something to help you in an easier way or think it as advance tool like a car for explain, instead of walking you can use transportation. I cannot do anything else if I did not have my tools or electronic. I am a cyborg born and raised. If it was not for the cyborg I would not be here. I was born premature and I was saved with the advanced technology. Television plays a big role in my life I get to watch the news, my favorite sitcoms, movies and so much more. When I was a kid television is the best thing to keep kids occupied and you set a movie up and the child was good for a couple of ours. Be a cyborg is not so weird and you can have a lot of fun with or without. But for general use I depend on it.
Everyday I Travel through the city whenever and wherever I want. I wake up and to an alarm clock and brush my teeth with the power toothbrush. And I could dry my hair with a blow dryer. I also heat up my food everyday over the stove or in the microwave oven. I walk out the door and take the train and then I swipe my card to go to my destination. As you can see my whole life is nothing but using a whole bunch of tools and advance technology and that is why I am consider a cyborg. If did not consider myself a cyborg it would be impossible. A robot for example depends on energy and the other tools that make it operate. The tools or parts that make up the robot are very important it makes up the robot, otherwise it would not be a robot it would just be a pile of junk. What makes us different from us humans is that robots don’t have emotions or feelings. We have the ability to change our decisions and feelings. We have the ability to decide either if we want to be a cyborg or not. Say if, you want to dry your hair you cant let it air dry, also you want to walk instead of taking the train you have that option. So, it’s not weather we have to be a cyborg its more like If you choose to be. So yes I consider myself a cyborg.

Blog 2

The life of jesus and socrates are compare to the matrix because in the Matrix neol is very important he was "the one". He was chosen by morpheus who was more of the leader and teacher for neol. Morpheus was the one to help neol or show neol how to believe. It was more like if neol believe that he was "the one" then he can do anything and the people behind him could believe that he was the "the one" and spread word to othe people so they can follow him. Socrates the chosen one was the man that got the opportunity to get freed and see the world and he can spread brand new news about what he saw in this new land and to explain the true meaning behind the fire and the shadow. jesus story was very similar because jesus was chosen from god to spread the word, "truth" to the people so they could follow spread his teaching throughout the world. jesus was trained to understand the true meanings of gods teachings and to make sure he could believe. Another similarity in the matrix was when neol died and came back to life. he came back to life to finally believe that the matrix is real and he was the chosen one and that he understand what he have to do. the matrix was soemthing that only he could understand to know if it was real or night. Scorates it was more of a miracle that that one of the slave got freed and that he was able to see the real world and understand what he saw to back and tell the others. He did not get kill but it was more like a rebirth to the slave.
The matrix suppose to mean a world where everthing exist only if you believe and not just because it is there. It was computer rise world that was created from machines. The matrix would not be safe if Mr. Smith was able to destroy it. Mr. Smith was more like the devil. where neol was the one that suppose to stop his negative spreadings. jesus was to spread the word of god words, positve ways of live and treating each other. In socrates knowledge represent good and no knowledge is evil. The Cave in Socrates was like a world which has no knowlegde of the outside world and what goes on. the cave was hell. visual information the matrix gives helps us understand what neol was searching for and what answer he get.
The matrix cold be a great commentary on film because the matrix is more of philosophical, science fiction movie with a lot of action and question that was not answered until the end. It is confusion but, you would have to watch it more than once to understand.

Blog 1

If I was in socrates cave, the condition I would be in is more crucial and daze out. I would not know who I am or what I am doing here. I was practically born here in this state. I probably would not know how to get up or walk. If a miracle happen and i get the opprtunity to be free and they would put me out into the real world. i would be in shocked and would not believe that this is all real. All I would remeber is the showdow movement that have seen on the wall and not actually think that all those things are from the outside. I probably would not know where I am because everything is just so new. I would not even know how to respond. if I had to walk into the light I would think that it is the light of the fire that I knew the whole time but, instead it would be even brighter. and the showdow that I had seen on the wall be probably compared it to nightime or a big foggy cloud. socrates basically explain that this was something that only those prisoners experienced. only what seen is all they know and you have to be educated or have some knowlogde of the real world.