Philosophy - November 2007

Why in the movie the Matrix, if someone gets shot after being "plugged in," they die in real life.

An example being: when Neo is shot in the chest in "the Matrix," he spits up blood while he is on the ship. Why is this? If it is just a computer program, or something of the nature, why would he die in real life.

Thanks for any help.

2007-11-22 18:32:10 · 6 answers · asked by electrosmack1 5

Wouldn't it be a better place if God (if he exists) had not given man free will?

2007-11-22 18:19:54 · 8 answers · asked by ragdefender 6

What's it worth to you, in terms of

1. Time
2. Money
3. Emotional and physical effort

?

2007-11-22 17:55:38 · 11 answers · asked by Tuna-San 5

I must be cruel only to be kind,
Thus: bad begins and worse remains behind.

W. Shakespeare. Hamlet

2007-11-22 17:52:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-22 16:51:36 · 17 answers · asked by Rita 6

2007-11-22 16:44:40 · 17 answers · asked by Rita 6

What on earth would this mean?

2007-11-22 15:48:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Could be personal or universal but must be something that would be most important to your happiness!

2007-11-22 15:38:18 · 24 answers · asked by Global gipsey. 2

I beleive God gives us sense enough to be prepared for hard times so for the most part we provide for our own earthly needs then let God pick up the slack when we can't. What are your thoughts on this?

2007-11-22 15:31:26 · 6 answers · asked by Vivianna 4

i cant think of who wrote it to the exact quote... its agaisnt the resurrection or miracles and it says something like... is it more likely the whole universe changed or that one man lied? anyone know?

2007-11-22 15:13:49 · 6 answers · asked by Brocke A 2

the whole world sounds great !

2007-11-22 15:12:02 · 9 answers · asked by Thankful 1

2007-11-22 13:46:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

If what feels good isn't always right and what feels bad isn't always wrong, then how can i make sense of my morals/values

2007-11-22 13:34:00 · 12 answers · asked by trphuong 1

2007-11-22 13:31:43 · 19 answers · asked by asgeb 1

2007-11-22 13:16:53 · 14 answers · asked by David L 4

Sometimes it seem se care more about animals in pain but make ppl suffer. Other times I think it should be God's decision. I'm not sure. How do you feel?

2007-11-22 12:58:20 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does "nothing" and "something" really exist?

I mean, everything is something.
But things can't exist without there opposite,
I mean, there can be no good without evil, no hot without cold, ect.
So if everthings somthing, including nothing. Wouldn't that make "somthing" not have an opposite makeing it so that "something" and "nothing" don't exist?
But if "something" and "nothing" don't exist, what is this text your reading made out of?

2007-11-22 12:32:38 · 18 answers · asked by Taom 3

if you think about it you can, not by anything but can you buy nothing

2007-11-22 11:30:57 · 21 answers · asked by Santa likes milf with his cookies 3

2007-11-22 11:15:45 · 15 answers · asked by Alex 2

we directly experience 4 dimensions - 'up/down', 'in/out', 'side-to-side' and time, right?
how come we only experience the last one as being 'uni-directional'...if i understand it right then mathematically there's no reason for this?(i mean that time only goes one way for us,PLEASE put me right if i ain't!)...

my THOUGHT was that time was the dimension that we experience the other three 'in', as it were and that if we were in a fifth dimension that 'contained' space/time then we would be able to move back and forwards in time as easily as i can move up and down etc. is that right?

if so - how come the dimension at the top of my hierarch is directional? if we could experience a fifth dimension would THAT be one-directional like time is for us now? and - this is the important bit for me - WHYYY!!!????

any elucidating concepts would be appreciated, ty.

2007-11-22 11:01:54 · 17 answers · asked by mlsgeorge 4

Just curious to what you think. Personally I think that anything is possible as long as you have the guts to do it. But I just wanted to know what you guys think.

2007-11-22 10:56:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-22 10:45:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-22 10:42:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here goes. im too young to arrive at the occupation I want. Yes too young. The world's economy is formed in such a way that people are rewarded for their obedience. I'm far too insightful, resourceful, wise, and (dare I say one more) intelligent to match others my age in their quest to one day land a well paying job. I have exhausted every other option so now i come here with a question. With the image of a billionaire paying me an excessive wage for my gifts (research, decision making, whatever) how do I arrive at an occupation I want without being put into the place of mediocrity which will, in the end, bring me down to the level of average? I want to rise quick, as if I'm the soul of an 80 year old trapped in the body of a 25 year old.

2007-11-22 10:20:31 · 3 answers · asked by Dan 2

2007-11-22 10:08:29 · 2 answers · asked by Johanna R 1

I'm interested in hearing everyone's opinion of time. Do you think it's a physical force or just something we use to measure sequences of events? Can time be manipulated or is it constant?

2007-11-22 09:33:46 · 13 answers · asked by thundercatt9 7

"You can change what you might be but never can you change what you will be"...

I think Free will is an illusion.. the atoms are causal of one another... obviously the atoms will do what higher causing makes them do, which means they are deterministic.. for free will to exist there must be a period of uncertainty with potential, and i don't just mean a person being confused about what to do.. Free willers (if you like) like to think that there's a non-deterministic superstition of some sort affecting our decisions.. free will is not logical.. it's superstitious and I believe it's an illusion. What's your opinion?

2007-11-22 09:23:36 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-22 09:20:16 · 20 answers · asked by Third P 6

Which would you rather be known for - being kind or being fair?....and why?

2007-11-22 09:19:10 · 15 answers · asked by Calliope 2

:) :)

2007-11-22 09:01:34 · 12 answers · asked by Ada Wong 3