The Matrix and The New System

Everyone can clearly see that I love The Matrix series. I love all three of the movies, the first movie and the beginning of the second movie being my favorite. It somewhat made me think what if our lives are not real. What if I'm living in a virtual world. I'm an atheist who is supposed to rely on evidence and credibility, because that's how I arrived to my conclusion of atheism. At the same time, I'm not going to rule out the possibility. Every other creation or supernatural story takes credit over scientific analysis. So, I'd say why not?

My mom today says that she does not believe in the Christian creation story. She does not believe in the Big Bang Theory either, but she does not see how it's any less credible than the Christian creation story. I asked her what she believes, and she told me that after reading about the recent discovery she believes that some aliens created the human race and dropped us off here. When she said that, I couldn't believe it. Is Mom a Rhaelian? I certainly hope not, but in this world, or I should say universe, anything can be credible. Most people I know believe in the Christian account of how the universe came to be the way it is. I believe that that evolution and the big bang theory best explains the existence of this universe so far, and I have a friend who believes in reicarnation, my grandmother believes in ressurection, most people believe in an afterlife.

If I were to believe anything supernatural I'd believe in two possibilities: our lives are like tape recorders that play in loops. When we die, we basically live again, living the same lives we lived before we passed on. A better one would be the Matrix/ Caprica "Theory". When we die, we face our reality in the "afterlife", like Neo did when he took the red pill. In Caprica Zoe dies and she's trapped in a virtual world with her consciousness. That's also a possibility. Most transhumanists who are seeking to create a spiritual realm through science and technology will like these possibilities of an afterlife.

Since the birth of humanity, people throughout history have feared death so much that they seek to explain reasons why an afterlife exists. The story Gilgamesh is a story about a hero who wants to seek immortality through fame and glory. Same can be said about many stories in ancient history. I believe that the idea of a god or a set of gods looking after humanity stems from humanity's need to explain its existence and the existence of the universe.

Sometimes I wish that I was born five hundred years from now. I believe that people of the future will be better than the people of the turn of the twenty-first century. If I could do my adolescence over again, I'd spend my energy and my youthful persuits on tinkering with computers and focus more on science than art. If I were to ever want to live on, I would want to contribute my gift of technology to humanity. I can say that the work of science can be inspired by philosophy. Most people do not believe in having faith in science. I'd say if something goes wrong, it's not the gun that kills people, it's the person who pulled the trigger.

I believe that the planet that was recently discovered harbors life. However, I'm not sure that it's land mass will be able to accomodate humanity. It's about a few sizes bigger than Earth, so if I'm one hundred eight pounds here on planet Earth, then I'll prbably be one hundred sixty on planet Gliese. I hope that our economy does not collapse, so NASA can fund a space trip to this newly discovered planet. I would guess that the only way possible to colonize this planet is if a major corporation fund the trip, everything from technology to get there to equipment to sustain humanity on this most likely one way trip.

New Planet Discovered

"Should We Fear Space Aliens?" : In response to this article, I do believe that there is life in other parts of the galaxy. Same can be definately said of planets in other galaxies. It would be very arrogant and naiive to believe that we are the only life in the galaxy, let alone the universe. Besides that, I personally do not believe that we should fear space aliens, if they have the same moral intelligence as a human who lives an industrialized country. If I saw another alien, or another being that has as much mental compacity as a human, it would have my respect. I think most likely, a sentient being would most likely go to war with humanity, enslave us and/or decimate us. The way we treat eachother through out history can be a case study for how an alien from another civilization would treat us. I would hope if there are aliens, they would be a benevolent as agrarian civilizations. Some people believe in the Mayan calender. Some say that the world will end in 2012, I believe that if something were to happen, it would have to do with the change in humanity, not the changes on the planet.

BTW, MATRIX  SERIES IS AWESOME!!!