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The Matrix Revisited

The  Matrix  Revisitedand sets. Seasonschange. They grow old and
die.  This  is  not  entirely  an  illusion.
Their bodies do decay and die, as ours do.
Author of "Malignant Self Love - NarcissismThey are not exempt fromthe laws of nature.
Revisited"But their AWARENESS of time is
computergenerated. The Matrix is sufficiently
It is easy to confuse the concepts ofsophisticated andknowledgeable to maintain a
"virtual reality" anda "computerized model ofclose correlation between the physicalstate
reality (simulation)". The former is a self-of the human (his health and age) and his
contained Universe, replete with its "laws ofconsciousness of thepassage of time. The
physics"  and  "logic".basic rules of time - for instance,
itsasymmetry  -  are  part  of  the  program.
It can bear resemblance to the real world or
not. It can beconsistent or not. It canBut this is precisely it. Time in the minds
interact with the real world or not. Inshort,of these people isprogram-generated, not
it is an arbitrary environment. In contrast,reality-induced. It is not the derivative
a model ofreality must have a direct andofchange and irreversible (thermodynamic and
strong relationship to the world. Itmust obeyother)  processes  OUT
the rules of physics and of logic. The
absence of such arelationship renders itTHERE. Their minds are part of a computer
meaningless. A flight simulator is notprogram and the computerprogram is a part of
muchgood in a world without airplanes or iftheir minds. Their bodies are
it ignores the laws ofnature. A technicalstatic,degenerating in their protective
analysis program is useless without anests. Nothing happens to themexcept in their
stockexchange or if its mathematicallyminds. They have no physical effect on the
erroneous.world.
Yet, the two concepts are often confusedThey effect no change. These things set the
because they are bothmediated by and resideMatrix  and  reality  apart.
on computers. The computer is a self-
contained (though not closed) Universe. ItTo "qualify" as reality a two-way interaction
incorporates thehardware, the data and themust occur. One flowof data is when reality
instructions for the manipulation of thedatainfluences  the  minds of people (as does the
(software). It is, therefore, by definition,
a  virtual  reality.Matrix). The obverse, but equally necessary,
type of data flow iswhen people know reality
It is versatile and can correlate its realityand influence it. The Matrix triggers atime
with the worldoutside. But it can alsosensation in people the same way that the
refrain from doing so. This is theominousUniverse triggers atime sensation in us.
"what if" in artificial intelligence (AI).Something does happen OUT THERE and it
What if acomputer were to refuse to correlateiscalled the Matrix. In this sense, the
its internal (virtual) realitywith theMatrix is real, it is thereality of these
reality of its makers? What if it were tohumans. It maintains the requirement of the
impose its ownreality on us and make it thefirsttype of flow of data. But it fails the
privileged  one?second test: people do notknow that it exists
or any of its attributes, nor do they affect
In the visually tantalizing movie, "Theitirreversibly. They do not change the
Matrix", a breed of AIcomputers takes overMatrix. Paradoxically, therebels do affect
the world. It harvests human embryosthe Matrix (they almost destroy it). In doing
inlaboratories called "fields". It then feedsso,they make it REAL. It is their REALITY
them through grimlooking tubes and keeps thembecause they KNOW it and theyirreversibly
immersed in gelatinous liquid incocoons. ThisCHANGE  it.
new "machine species" derives its energy
needs fromthe electricity produced by theApplying this dual-track test, "virtual"
billions of human bodies thuspreserved. Areality IS a reality,albeit, at this stage,
sophisticated, all-pervasive, computerof a deterministic type. It affects ourminds,
programcalled "The Matrix" generates awe know that it exists and we affect it in
"world" inhabited by theconsciousness of thereturn. Ourchoices and actions irreversibly
unfortunate human batteries. Ensconced inalter the state of the system. Thisaltered
theirshells, they see themselves walking,state, in turn, affects our minds. This
talking, working and makinglove. This is ainteraction IS whatwe call "reality". With
tangible and olfactory phantasm masterfullythe advent of stochastic and quantum
createdby the Matrix. Its computing power isvirtualreality generators - the distinction
mind boggling. It generatesthe minutestbetween "real" and "virtual"will fade. The
details and reams of data in a spectacularlyMatrix thus is not impossible. But that it
successfuleffort  to  maintain  the illusion.ispossible  -  does  not  make  it  real.
A group of human miscreants succeeds to learnAppendix  -  God  and  Gödel
the  secret  of  the
The second movie in the Matrix series - "The
Matrix. They form an underground and liveMatrix Reloaded" -culminates in an encounter
aboard a ship, looselycommunicating with abetween Neo ("The One") and the architectof
halcyon city called "Zion", the last bastionthe Matrix (a thinly disguised God, white
ofresistance. In one of the scenes, Cypher,beard and all). Thearchitect informs Neo that
one  of  the  rebels  defects.he is the sixth reincarnation of The Oneand
that Zion, a shelter for those decoupled from
Over a glass of (illusory) rubicund wine andthe Matrix, hasbeen destroyed before and is
(spectral) juicy steak,he poses the mainabout  to  be  demolished  again.
dilemma of the movie. Is it better to live
happilyin a perfectly detailed delusion - orThe architect goes on to reveal that his
to  survive  unhappily  but  freeof its hold?attempts  to  render  the
The Matrix controls the minds of all theMatrix "harmonious" (perfect) failed. He was,
humans in the world. It isa bridge betweenthus, forced tointroduce an element of
them, they inter-connected through it. Itintuition into the equations to reflect
makesthem share the same sights, smells andtheunpredictability and "grotesqueries" of
textures. They remember. Theycompete. Theyhuman nature. This in-builterror tends to
make decisions. The Matrix is sufficientlyaccumulate over time and to threaten the
complex toallow for this apparent lack ofveryexistence of the Matrix - hence the need
determinism and ubiquity of freewill. Theto obliterate Zion, theseat of malcontents
root question is: is there any differenceand  rebels,  periodically.
between makingdecisions and feeling certain
of  making  them  (not  having  made  them)?God appears to be unaware of the work of an
important, thougheccentric, Czech-Austrian
If one is unaware of the existence of themathematical logician, Kurt Gödel (1906-
Matrix,  the  answer  is  no.1978). A passing acquaintance with his two
theorems would have savedthe architect a lot
>From the inside, as a part of the Matrix,of  time.
making decisions andappearing to be making
them are identical states. Only anGödel's First Incompleteness Theorem
outsideobserver - one who in possession ofstates that every consistentaxiomatic logical
full information regarding boththe Matrix andsystem, sufficient to express arithmetic,
the  humans  -  can  tell  the  difference.containstrue but unprovable ("not decidable")
sentences.  In  certain  cases
Moreover, if the Matrix were a computer
program of infinitecomplexity, no observer(when the system is omega-consistent), both
(finite or infinite) would have been ablesaid sentences and theirnegation are
tosay with any certainty whose a decision wasunprovable. The system is consistent and true
- the Matrix's or thehuman's. And because the- butnot "complete" because not all its
Matrix, for all intents and purposes,sentences can be decided as trueor false by
isinfinite compared to the mind of anyeither  being  proved  or  by  being refuted.
single, tube-nourished,individual - it is
safe to say that the states of "makingThe Second Incompleteness Theorem is even
adecision" and "appearing to be making amore earth-shattering. Itsays that no
decision" are subjectivelyindistinguishable.consistent formal logical system can prove
No individual within the Matrix would be ableits ownconsistency. The system may be
totell the difference. His or her life wouldcomplete - but then we are unable toshow,
seem to him or her asreal as ours are to us.using its axioms and inference laws, that it
The Matrix may be deterministic - butis  consistent
thisdeterminism is inaccessible to individual
minds because of thecomplexity involved. WhenIn other words, a computational system, like
faced with a trillion deterministic paths,onethe Matrix, can eitherbe complete and
would be justified to feel that he exercisedinconsistent - or consistent and incomplete.
free, unconstrainedwill in choosing one ofBytrying to construct a system both complete
them. Free will and determinismand consistent, God hasrun afoul of
areindistinguishable at a certain level ofGödel's theorem and made possible the
complexity.thirdsequel,  "Matrix  Revolutions".
Yet, we KNOW that the Matrix is different to============================================
our world. It is NOTthe same. This is an=================
intuitive kind of knowledge, for sure, but
thisdoes not detract from its firmness. IfAUTHOR BIO (must be included with the
there is no subjectivedifference between thearticle)
Matrix and our Universe, there must be
anobjective one. Another key sentence isSam  Vaknin  ( )  is the author of Malignant
uttered by Morpheus, theleader of the rebels.
He says to "The Chosen One" (the Messiah)Self Love - Narcissism Revisited and After
thatit is really the year 2199, though thethe  Rain  -  How  the  West
Matrix  gives  the impressionthat it is 1999.
Lost the East. He served as a columnist for
This is where the Matrix and reality diverge.Central  Europe  Review,
Though a human whowould experience both would
find them indistinguishable -objectively theyPopMatters, Bellaonline, and eBookWeb, a
are different. In one of them (the Matrix),United  Press  International
peoplehave no objective TIME (though the
Matrix  might  have  it).  The  other(UPI) Senior Business Correspondent, and the
editor of mental healthand Central East
(reality)  is  governed  by  it.Europe  categories  in The Open Directory and
Under the spell of the Matrix, people feel asSuite101.
though  time  goes  by.
Until recently, he served as the Economic
They have functioning watches. The sun risesAdvisor to the Governmentof Macedonia.



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