What Are The Similarities Between The Matrix And Descartes

By comparison, The Matrix and Descartes' Mediation I storylines are very similar since the movie is based on Descartes' "Evil Demon Hypothesis." Even though Neo feels that the world would be a better place if the blinders are removed, controls released, and people become aware of what has been happening behind the scenes, many of them are not ready to embrace the truth. Additionally, the Mediator is content with life as he knows it even if he is ignorant of true knowledge. On the other hand, in The Republic, Plato's characters are confronted with the knowledge that their perception is inaccurate and after hesitation, they not only accept reality, but empathize with those who are in the same predicament they once were. These prisoners understood that happiness came from having insight into the real world, while Neo’s counterparts and the Mediator decides that contemplating certainty is not practical.
A key indicator of determining the truth of one‘s belief is to identify the person’s worldview. When a person’s philosophy of life can answer the question of origin, identity, purpose, morality, and destiny then he or she has the foundation for existence and certainty (Wieder & Gutierrez, 2011, pp. 55-66). For Christians, the truth is formulated in the knowledge that God created everything (Genesis 1:1, New International Version). Additionally, man is created in his image, and the Lord will guide each person into “all truth” (Genesis 1:27, John 16:13, NIV). Therefore, Believers are confident that they exist because of the belief that Christ exists and he is the ultimate truth (John 14:6,