The Matrix is a futuristic thriller starring Keanu Reeves as
Neo, a computer hacker, exploring the questions of reality and
human existence. In the opening of the movie, Neo is starting to
piece together bits of information he believes signify something
is amiss in reality. Neo is positively certain that at the
center of all this information is something called The Matrix.
Neo is not in control of his own life, and he is plugged into a
giant machine that controls what he sees and what he thinks.
Thus, Neo becomes a target of a band of nefarious. Morpheus, the
leader of this underground revolution against the artificial
intelligence that has taken over the world and sustains the human
race only as a source of energy, rescues Neo and pulls him back
from the reality in which he knew. Neo realizes that his reality
was merely a computer program, The Matrix, a computer genius'
A skeptical argument for Neo could be this: It is possible
that the world in which we live is controlled by The Matrix. A
computer genius maybe controlling humans into believing that a
computer program is actual reality. There is reason to believe
that this computer genius would never allow us to believe we are
living in The Matrix. It is possible that the world we live in
is merely a computer program which falsely deceives our reality.
Our beliefs can't be justified by the reality in which we live.
In Meditation I, Descartes argues against skepticism. He
begins by proposing he rids himself of all formal opinions so he
can be really sure of all he accepts to secure firm knowledge in
the sciences. Descartes decides upon the foundational project
which is to gain firm founded beliefs and get rid of any beliefs
he is uncertain of. Descartes uses three arguments to justify
his knowledge: The Sensory Perception Argument, The Dreaming
Argument, and The Evil Genius Argument. Also, Descar...