BLOG 7 THANK GOD ITS OVER.. WELL almost for me anyhow.

OKAY So like the whole process of this Essay 4 midterm paper thing was dreadful. I mean I enjoyed because I learned so much about my Lovely Edgar Allan Poe but at the same time it was information overload. It really helped prepare me for future essays espcialy long ass ones like this one. I had to google a heck of a lot of information and Wikipedia was the only site that had detailed info even thou I searched around it was really the only site I develop a basis on. The power point was grueling I disliked it I felt and feel, seeing as i have yet to present, that it is inadequate. I found a picture for each silde that dealt with every topic discussed to give a visual along with the info. Hopefully I do well. If i could do a do-over I think id relax a little more and not heavily stress too much because that is what i think was my downfall I got so stressed I put myself in a rut. Overall though on a scale of one to ten I give myself a 7 I thinki did pretty fair and I tried my best. Now I am prepared for future papers! :D

Fate or Freewill?

Fate Or Freewill? Are we destined to be where we are now? Are we destioned to go through the problems we do? Or Is it freewill? Is it nothing but the consequences of our actions that bring us to where we are today? Personally I am believer in both I believe in fate and in free will. I beleiev that God does Know all and has a plan for us but not as we think. I do not believe it is all one plan I think there are many plans and it all depends on the choices that we make that bring the plan to life. In the Matrix and philosophy Theodore Schick Jr. ( on pages 92-95) dicusses the conflict between omniscience which basically means all-knowing and freewill in chirstianity. Since God is all knowing and knows what the outcome will be do we really have free will? I beleive the answer is yes our free will is our ability to choose. Maybe the same out come will occur no matter what our choice but it will happen in a different way. For example If your girl/boy friend says"Imma Fucking break up with you your a dumb bitch" or "I think we should break up it's just not working" in the end your still breaking up right? But the effect it will have on you is different because of the tone it is setting. I believe God may know it all and have plans for individuals but we still have the choice of deciding how it will occur or even change the plan. On page 94 Theodore states "Omniscience and freewill seem to be incompatible with one another." Yes that is true but that doesn't mean they cannot exist side by side. No matter what at the end of the day it all just depends on your belief's and my belief is that they can coincide even though there is at times conflict. I believe God knows all but I also believe he allows us to choose what path to take.

Blog 4

In pages 55-65 Of the Matrix and Philosophy they apply the science of metaphysics. It is just absolutly confusing , I had to re read it at least 3 times. Basically I understood it to be a way of breaking the world of the Matrix and the "real world" into catagories. The two main Catagories are Real and Unreal. The subcatagories are another issue they consist of the computer world, the body, and the mind as being different states , real or unreal. That is my basic understanding, but as I read further they become more and more specific. Gracia and Sanford then discuss the "source" meaning from where all of the real and unreal began. Instantly we know what is the source of the unreal (the matrix) but we do not know what is the source of the real. We know the story of how the matrix was created but we do not know the exact terms of the machines rebelling and then taking over. Then another term is brought in, ontological status, which apparently it means reference to the physical world. Basically they are trying to provide proof to their claims that the matrix is unreal and the world where amchines are incontrol is real. I see it as them clarifying the main catagories of real and unreal and providing a basis of reasoning and data. (http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/551813/society definition of ontological status)

Blog 3

The topic of whether or not we are living in the matrix right now catches my attention the most because of how it relates to our society now. I find it to be extremely fascinating. The possibility of living in the matrix brings about many theories. For instance right now we could just be brains floating in vats believing that we are in class and reading our assignments when actually electrical pulses are being sent to our brains to have us believe thus. But at the same time it's impossible to believe that such a thing is happening because majority of our beliefs would be false as stated by Nixon in the Matrix and philosophy. Yet even in the Matrix not all of Neo's belief's turned out to be false. But to me the most convincing argument is how do we truly know? Whether it is beliefs or senses can we really trust it enough to know that we are not in the Matrix or even in a similar scenario? Look at our society today, majority of the people are slaves to the media without even fully understanding or knowing it. Are we ever in full control of ourselves? We may not be in an exaggerated state like in the Matrix and in other theories but we are in a very similar and damning predicament. We are constantly influenced and constantly taught what to think without realization. A select few can actually break out of it or never followed it to begin with but it always comes with /brings consequences. In spreading the “truth” and “knowledge” the government will keep more tabs on you then ever before, those around you dismiss you as crazy or weird. In a way we never really evolved from the age of Socrates. What was he trying to do? Naught but spread awareness and knowledge but he was mocked and eventually heavily punished for it. I find that although philosophers ask many questions and try to find the truth we can never be truly sure. There is always uncertainty with discussions such as these. We can neither deny nor confirm it can only depend on the individual and what you feel is real. This topic does not confuse as much as it makes me realize and think. Everything is so interconnected that examples and arguments can be brought up in a snap of a finger yet no one ever truly wins. We can only decide for ourselves what is false what is real what we choose to believe and follow. My only request and that such is done with full awareness so that no person or organization (like the media) can take control and most of humanity become mindless slaves to it.

Blog 2

I find that the matrix is basically a fantasy world. A reality that we wish we could live in, as fake as it maybe. As discussed in class the matrix is like a game created as another reality for humans, and what are games for us now? Games are interactive devices played to escape reality. It is a fantasy world where we can be and do the impossible. In my reading and interpretations of the "Matrix and Philosiphy" we really cannot prove if we are in a Matrix at this very moment. We can only believe our experiences and deuctions. The ideas produced in the book really do make you ask questions about yourself and life. Is what we see real? Am I reallly typing on a computer right now wrting this assignment? Or am I dreaming that I am? What is real? What is Illusion? We have to decide for ourselves. I may very well be living in the matrix right now but I will make the best of it and take the necessary steps to become what I want in life.
The book, the movie and disscussions in class are having me questioning everything now. Everday objects and senses will never be the same for me. Questions since I was little were always in the back of my head. I've had dreams where everything was so vivid it all seemed so real. I'd wake up in the dream and do what I have to do for the day to actually wake up and see I've been sleeping the whole time and done nothing at all. Since then I have always wondered am I really doing what I think I am? Am I really seeing that object there? Or is my mind fooling me once again? I can never be sure but I always believed this to be my reality. Now those nagging questions in the back of my mind have become more prominant with deeper disscussions and futher devlopment in class. The question I am now askin myself is will I try to prove it to myself? Or will I just accept reality as it is now... I can only take a deep breathe and think of it as logically as possible.

Blog 1

I am released from the cave and I take in my surroundings. I do not understand what I see it is very new to me. All I know of are the sounds and shapes that I saw chained. I am shown what made those sounds and shapes and I can't comprehend. I see a light that is too bright and too powerful against the blackness I am used to. It makes pictures that dance across the walls but still I do not understand. I do not know where I am but I know it is my home I see the rocks and the strange shapes they make , it is dark and damp I see stalactite hanging from the celling and I see the twists and turn of the winding hallways. But then again I can only take what I see and make my assumptions of my whereabouts. I walk around further examining everything but my mind cannot completely grasp it.
I am suddenly dragged and I am outside. The air is too strong and it is too bright here. I dont undertstand where I am at all. I must be in some sort of hell. I am blind the light is too much here I struggle to go back but I cannot find my way. Nothing is making sense everything is twisted. Weird creatures appear they are n the sky they make odd noises that hurt my ears. I am in turmoil, I want it all to go back to what I understand.