Jones Beene wrote:
First Point. This may not be the first time that some book or work of art, ostensibly created for "fun," and with "philosophy" relegated to incidental, will be remembered by posterity primarily for its philosophical meaning. "Through the Looking Glass" comes to mind as another, as does "The Matrix"...
Of course, the gnostic philosophy of the red pill is fully intentional. Doctorial theses have been written on such. A nice eval:
http://www.leaderu.com/popculture/gnosticmatrix.html
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Whether or not humans will still remain in ultimate control after xtopia sets in (which is inevitable)
Brings to mind the last scene of "The Day the Earth Stood Still" where Klaatu explained that they created the race of robots to police organics!
