According to one character in “Dark City”, the Strangers are trading out memories in people, because they are looking for “the human soul”—what they think gives us our individuality. […]
Compatibilism is a theory that tries to reconcile the notion of determinism and free will. But it seems that the theory of compatibilism suffers from logical inconsistencies. […]
The second and third movies in “The Matrix” franchise mostly deal with the philosophical notions of foreknowledge, free will, and determinism. […]
Over two millennia, philosophers suggested many theories to solve the riddle of free will. “The Matrix” sequels try to answer this question and reclaim human free will. […]
“The Matrix: Reloaded” and “The Matrix: Revolutions” leave us with baffling questions about free will and determinism. These questions can be traced back to the the 6th century. […]
Some people believe in a supreme power such as God which decides our destiny. If so, the concept of free will would not be more than just an illusion. […]
The notion of free will is somehow in contradiction with the belief that claims there’s a god who could hold individuals morally responsible for their actions. […]
In recent decades, science fiction movies have started to investigate many unanswerable philosophical questions such as free will and fate with renewed interest. One of these movies is “The Adjustment Bureau”. […]
“The Matrix” is the ultimate epistemological movie and makes us consider the possibility that it could actually be true. It expresses the worries of one of the most famous works in all of philosophy: Descartes’ “Meditations on First Philosophy”. […]
For most of us, it’s important to know that we are living in actual reality and not in some sort of a simulation. However, there are theories that make us doubt the very nature of reality. […]
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