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When discussing questions of knowledge and ethics, Socrates used to use the question-and-answer method, in which both sides asked and answered, exposing the inconsistencies in the other's answers, causing the other party to fall into contradictions, and having to admit his ignorance, thus leading to the truth. He called this method "midwifery", which was actually an inductive method. Socrates' debate and zeal for preaching resembled that of Confucius, and Morpheus in The Hacker also played the role of such a spiritual mentor, who worked tirelessly and unswervingly to convince Neo that he was the savior.

Trinitarianism

Trinity's name is Trinity, which is the Trinity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

The most sacred thought recorded in the "three" is the Trinity. Many religions have the doctrine of the Trinity, the Catholic and Christian sayings: God the Trinity, the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, the Trinity, and the Trinity. God's nature is love, and God the Father is the self-giving of this absolute love; The Son of God is the self-acceptance and answer of this Absolute Love: the Holy Spirit is the self-unity of this Absolute Love. Buddhism has the so-called Three Jewels: Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. Taoism has the so-called Xuan, Yuan, and Shi three qi, and the three Qings incarnated by the primordial Tianzun. In addition, many primitive religions, such as Iranian Rua, Greek, and Roman religions, have the so-called "triple gods", that is, three independent but interrelated high gods. Confucianism is not a religion in the true sense of the word, but when it talks about the primordial universe, it also believes that "Tai Chi Yuanqi" is "three letters for one".

Utopia

In his 1975 book Ignorance, the philosopher Peter? Anger took Descartes' concept of the "vicious devil" of manipulating experience a step further. Created the image of the "evil scientist". The evil scientist uses electromagnetic pulses to stimulate the human brain, causing the subject to lose his free consciousness and do whatever he wants.

In 1981, in a book called Reason, Truth and History, Hilary Putnam went further by quoting the philosophers' idea of a "brain in a vat": "A man has been operated on by an evil scientist. His brain was cut out of his body and placed in a vat containing the nutrient solution that kept him alive. The nerve endings of the brain are connected to a computer, which is programmed to send information to the brain in order to keep it hallucinating as a completely normal one. For him, it seems that people, objects, and the sky are still zài, and his own movements and body sensations can be input. This brain can also be fed or intercepted (the memory of the brain surgery is intercepted, and then the various environments and daily life that he may experience are entered). He could even be typed into the code to 'feel' that he was reading an interesting and ridiculous passage here: 'A man has been operated on by an evil scientist and his brain has been cut off from his body. Place in a vat containing a nutrient solution that maintains brain survival. The nerve endings of the brain are connected to the computer, which is programmed to send information to the brain in order to keep it hallucinating as completely normal.'" The most basic question about this hypothesis is: How do you guarantee that you are not in this predicament? Today, when things are transformed into images/images of things, virtual reality technology has begun to be applied and entered into daily life on a large scale, it seems that we have to regard this nightmarish story as a revelation and prophecy. Man is not a "brain in a vat", but he will eventually become a "brain in a vat": "Once the information superhighway is completed, the raster survival of human beings will be completely realized." ”

Another thing to mention is Robert Nozick, who can be called the "treasure of the town" of Harvard University. He published seven books in his lifetime. But the most widely known, the most influential, and most likely to make him famous in the history of Western politics and philosophy is undoubtedly the first book published in 1974. The Government, the State and Utopia. Nozick presents it in the book. There is only one government. A country with minimal government intervention and the weakest function is the most just and desirable political organization. The functions and rights of such a State are limited to the prevention of violence, theft, fraud and to ensuring the execution of contracts. In addition, the government should absolutely respect people's freedom of choice and private property rights, and should not carry out any redistribution of wealth on the basis of equality or other values such as welfare. Basically. Matrix is doing this utopian function for the human battery. In the book, he also depicts a human body floating in a huge container of nutrient solution, stimulated by an "experience machine". It's like the question posed by The Matrix: If the machine qì can provide us with a qiē thrill, then, would you be willing to choose a dream like Cypher? Nozick's return is "no", because that would obliterate a possible action that gives meaning to the existence of zài. In the "Experience Machine". We are just "specks of indeterminacy".

VirtualReality

The entire history of the development of computers is that computers have developed from machines with a single ability of human beings (computing power) to "human-like machines" with almost all human functions (such as language ability), and then have almost all human functions (think of the concept of "ape"), at this time, people feel that they are not dealing with computers such as computers, but dealing with "reality". This is a "book of Genesis" in which man not only creates a "man" similar to him (just as God created a man in his own image), but also creates a "second reality" similar to the reality in which he lives.

On the one hand, people live and experience in the real world, which is undoubtedly a world that has been greatly changed by bits (i.e., the bitified) atomic world (reality). On the other hand, one can enter a second reality made up of bits and get an experience of existence that humans have never had before. Everyone can be like the gods of ancient mythology, freely moving back and forth between the dual realities of "heaven" and "earth". This second reality is the so-called "virtual reality", which is sometimes referred to as "artificial reality", "artificial world", "virtual world", "virtual state", "visual form of cyberspace".

Since ancient times, human beings have had a desire to overcome the shackles of the real world (the atomic world) and to gain a kind of freedom and ascension to an ideal world without the drag of "seeds". Since ancient times, there has been an imaginary and imaginative possession of an unknown and unknown world. This kind of ** and imagination is expressed as a dream (sleep and daydream) in the individual, and in the collective (nation) as a myth and religion. And virtual reality makes it possible to finally realize this ** and imagination in a technical way (from the carnival of loneliness). The entire world of "The Matrix" can be said to be a super-large virtualgame.

W Wake Up ('WakeUp!' ）

The name Morpheus comes from the Greek word morphe, which means shape, shape, form. In fact, it is the god of dreams who is the son of the god of water in Greek mythology, Hypnos, who has the ability to change things in dreams. In The Matrix, Morpheus did play such a role. Responsible for waking everyone up from the unreal. In the first episode, almost every line of his line is devoted to the "dream worldview".

The act of "waking up" has a special meaning in The Matrix, which means rebirth, truth, sublimation, awakening of self-consciousness, and even the explosion of power. The world is a dream, either indulge in it or break free from the quagmire, despising the "inevitable" and the "now". Behind it is the ultimate quest to smash an ideology, and a tragic effort to refuse to accept the "imperfect world".

Imagery of sleep and awakening is evident throughout the film. It is also reflected in the soundtrack of the film, such as the episode "WakeUp" from RageAgainsttheMachine in the first episode, and the episode "SleepingAwake" from P.O.D. in the second episode.

Xenophobia

Understanding The Matrix from a biological point of view.

In the first episode, Agent Smith gritted his teeth and recounted his apocalyptic worldview to the captured Morpheus: "I'd like to share with you my little discovery. That's what I came up with when I was trying to classify your race. I realize that you are not mammals, because every type of mammal on the planet instinctively develops a way of life in harmony with nature, but you humans do not. You move to one place, breed. Remultiply until all natural resources are depleted. Thereupon. The only way to survive is to spread to another place. There is another type of life on this planet that follows the same pattern, and that is the virus. Humanity is a disease, a cancer and a plague of the earth. We, on the other hand, are the cure. ”

In his opinion, if the entire matrix system is compared to an organism, then the rebel army led by Neo is clearly the virus of the invasion. He is the xenoantibodies and immune serum in the matrix, and his only duty is to hunt and kill foreign viruses that are harmful to the body.

Yagyu family

In the second episode of "Hackers", Morpheus' raw and cold appearance of slashing a car on the highway sets off a revival of Japanese bushido. Friends who have played the video game Samurai Shodown must remember the one-eyed dragon Yanagi Shibei. Jubei was born into a martial arts family, and his father, Yagyu Sori, was the head of the Tokugawa shogunate. And Yanagi Zongju's father is a sword saint respected by later generations, and he is also the only heir to the "New Yin Stream" swordsmanship, Shizhou Zhai Zongyan. The 14th generation of the Yanagi family has always maintained the status of a military teacher in the art of war. At the age of thirteen, he became a servant of Iemitsu, and at the age of twenty, he accidentally touched the scales and returned to his hometown of "Yagyu no Sato" in Nara, where he concentrated on studying the art of war, wrote the "Copy of the Moon" and other military books, and taught the swordsmanship of this school to disciples from all over the country. At the age of thirty-two, Iemitsu forgave him and let him return to his side as a guard for his cronies.

Yanagi's "New Yin Flow" swordsmanship is mainly to seize the enemy's weapons and try to keep both sides alive and safe, that is, to control the opponent with empty hands or enter the white blade empty-handed. This is the result of Shi Zhouzhai's own research. This kind of swordsmanship, when applied to the art of war, is psychological warfare, and it is also what is said in "The Art of War" "Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, one cannot be defeated in a hundred battles". At that time, the so-called art of war refers to a swordsman like Miyamoto Gozo, or a military advisor in the Takeda school of military science, but it seems that the only master of war who is proficient in the true essence of how to "surrender without a fight" is Yagyu (the father of Jubei).

This method of resisting the sword with the heart. Moving to the matrix, it was Morpheus who nodded to Neo in the martial arts hall: "You think I'm faster and stronger than you just because of my muscles?" Do you think you're breathing air right now? ”

Z Zen

Zen Buddhism is so vast and profound that it cannot be described in a single paragraph. It advocates the purity of faith, the inherent existence of Buddha nature, the Buddhahood of seeing nature, and the appearance of emptiness. Harmony nirvana, as well as the eleven meanings of Buddhism, such as no creator, no self, impermanence, and causal continuum, can almost all be found in the "Hacker" film. For example, in the first episode, Neo comes to the prophet's house, sees a bald little "monk" outside the house bending the spoon with his mind, and then says to Neo with a pair of discerning eyes: "Don't try to bend the spoon, it's impossible." Instead, try to know the truth – there is no spoon at all, and then you will find out. It's not the spoon that bends, it's yourself. ”

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After listening to Du Xinghe's explanation, Fang Yajun was shocked beyond measure, not only by the philosophical ideas contained in "The Matrix", but also by Du Xinghe's rich knowledge!

The plane in which Fang Yajun lived, the world history before the 19th century was the same as the plane in which Du Xinghe lived, and Fang Yajun did not study much foreign culture, so even if Du Xinghe dragged out these foreign masters after the 19th century. Fang Yajun was only shocked, and he would not question Du Xinghe at all.

"How do you know so much?" Fang Yajun secretly asked Du Xinghe with admiration.

"You've been to the world of illusions too often. I can also become like me, and I understand a little bit in all aspects. Du Xinghe guided Fang Yajun on the good side, and said: "I am only a 17-year-old child in reality, but I have experienced more years in the illusion world than you, if you add up all the time in the illusion world, I should be 40 years old." ”

Fang Yajun laughed. said: "No wonder you are usually so old, it turns out that you always enter the world of illusions." ”

Du Xinghe said: "Well, whether it's the trap of the Zhang family here, or the place to hone us, anyway, based on my experience of coming in so many times." We should make the most of this life and improve ourselves as much as possible. You must not think of this as purgatory, this is clearly the best place to level up. ”

Fang Yajun said with a smile: "It's also a leveling place, why don't you think we're playing a game?" ”

Du Xinghe smiled: "You can treat this as a game." In the game of things, you can learn more about various knowledge and skills. ”

Fang Yajun said suddenly: "You said before that ordinary people will not have memories when they enter here and then go out?" Then I learned something in this, didn't I learn it in vain? ”

Du Xinghe thought for a moment and said, "What I said before was based on the analysis of Lu Qin's situation. Lu Qin failed to temper in the illusion world, so she couldn't remember anything when she left. If you can temper a strong consciousness like me here, you may still remember it when you go out. ”

Du Xinghe was telling a white lie, he knew that after Fang Yajun left the dream, she would definitely not remember anything, and she might not have the chance to enter again. But if she sues sù for this fact, she must have a negative affair again.

Instead of telling Fang Yajun the truth and making her have negative feelings, it is better to encourage her all the time, let her put aside all her jealousy and hatred for the Zhang family, and focus on curiosity and enterprising, so that when Fang Yajun leaves the dream, she will definitely leave with something positive.

Listening to Du Xinghe talk about Lu Qin, Fang Yajun's expression darkened slightly, and he whispered: "Yes, Lu Qin is also a genius, and she has also entered the world of illusions." ”

Du Xinghe said with a smile: "That's why I said, the Zhang family must have selected and cultivated super geniuses to make this illusion world, and it took so much effort to make the illusion world, they couldn't just use it to harm people." Otherwise, what are they doing with me and Lu Qin? ”

Fang Yajun asked Du Xinghe: "How did Lu Qin fail in the illusion world?" ”

Du Xinghe thought for a while and said, "It should be regarded as not carrying the fear of this world." When Lu Qin first entered the world of illusions, she and I had no experience, and I had only just entered the world, so I didn't have a very clear understanding of this world, and we all knew what was going on in us. I remember that we entered a post-disaster world, and there was no one in the whole of Chang'an, and it was extremely desolate. It's much more terrifying than the desert island we went to before. The air of the entire Chang'an City was full of viruses, and I was a little bolder at the time, but Lu Qin's love was a little broken, and in the end, she couldn't withstand the invasion of the virus, and she spontaneously combusted and left the world of illusions. I carried it around the world for a while, but I was killed by a group of foreign soldiers wearing gas masks. ”

"Huh?" Fang Yajun's face was full of surprise when she heard this. Although Du Xinghe described it is not painful. But Fang Yajun could imagine that Du Xinghe and Lu Qin must have experienced something terrible at that time!

"Lu Qin spontaneously combusted?" Fang Yajun asked Du Xinghe intentionally, because she was now a little guided by Du Xinghe to like this illusion world full of infinite possibilities, and she was not "eliminated" like Lu Qin.

"Hmm. The environment we crossed that time was much more dangerous than a desert island, and as long as our willpower was a little weak, we would definitely be crushed by the environment. We didn't know it was an illusion world at the time, and I didn't think it was a dream world, we all thought it was real, so we were very frightened. I've been through a lot now. Only then did I know that this qiē was not true, and as soon as I was reminded by you, I really wanted to understand that this is the illusion testing ground for the Zhang family to select geniuses. If he had known this earlier, Lu Qin might not have been eliminated so easily. Alas, it's all fate. Du Xinghe's Tong Fang Yajun who entered the play said.

When Fang Yajun heard this, she couldn't help but be secretly frightened, she felt that Du Xinghe and Lu Qin were experiencing the environment at that time. Much like the storm and sea that she and Du Xinghe experienced before, they were extremely dangerous. It was a time to fight against the storm and the waves. If her willpower is a little weaker and she gives up her life, she may be eliminated by the world of illusions! Fortunately, she persevered at that time, and she withstood the test and came to this new "level"!

It's a magical encounter.

Fang Yajun thought about it and asked Du Xinghe: "If you die in the illusion world, will you be eliminated and return to the real world?" ”

Du Xinghe said: "In my experience, I died in the highest level of the illusion world. will return to the real world. If you hang up in the lower level of the illusion world, you should return to the illusion world of the previous level, which is a process of ascending and diving layer by layer. ”

Du Xinghe gave Fang Yajun another example: "For example, this layer of illusion world we are in now, as far as my observation goes, this is already the third layer. If we die in this illusionary world. You will return to the phantom world of the big cruise ship on the previous level. If you die on the previous floor, you will return to the world of a desert island. The world of the desert island is the first layer of the illusion world after we enter, and only when we die in the desert island world will we return to the real world. ”

Hearing about death, Fang Yajun was always a little cautious, and couldn't help asking, "Do you have to die to return to the previous level of illusion world?" ”

Du Xinghe nodded and said, "I haven't found another way yet." Only by dying can we go up. ”

Fang Yajun said jealously: "Dying in such a real world, and dying in the real world, wouldn't it be a feeling?" Isn't it scary? ”

Du Xinghe smiled: "I don't know what it's like to die in the real world, but being injured in the illusion world or something, I think it's the same as in the real world, and you have also felt it." If you think about it this way, it might feel the same way to die. To say that it is not scary, it must be false. But if you die more than you can overcome the fear of death, then nothing can defeat you. ”

Du Xinghe said it lightly, but Fang Yajun didn't listen to it so easily, after all, this is death! No wonder Du Xinghe is so bold in the face of danger, he has no sense of fear, this guy has died countless times, he is not very bold!

Fang Yajun suddenly became interested in the mysterious and sacred thing of death, and asked Du Xinghe curiously and fearfully: "What does it feel like to die?" (The novel "The Song God of Rebirth" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner "Add Friends", search for the official account "ddxiaoshuo" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)