I Took the Red Pill
First Man:
I think,
I think I am,
therefore I am,
I think.
Establishment:
Of course you are my bright little star,
I've miles And miles Of files
Pretty files of your forefather's fruit
and now to suit our
great computer,
You're magnetic ink.
First Man:
I'm more than that,
I know I am,
at least,
I think I must be.
Inner Man:
There you go man,
keep as cool as you can.
Face piles Of trials With smiles.
It riles them to believe
that you perceive the web they weave
And keep on thinking free.
In The Beginning [ On the Threshold of a Dream - The Moody Blues 1969 ]
These poetic lyrics feature the philosophical argument that became the foundation of Western philosophy "Cogito, ergo sum" ("I think, therefore I am", also translated as "I am thinking, therefore I exist" and "I am thinking, on the account of being"), The simple meaning of the phrase is that if someone is wondering whether or not they exist, that is in and of itself proof that they do (because "I" is the one who is doing the thinking).René Descartes, used the Latin "Cogito ergo sum" in the Principles of Philosophy (1644), Part 1, article 7: which he shortened to "Cogito".
The Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard provided a critical response to the cogito. Kierkegaard argues that the value of the cogito is not a logical argument, but its psychological appeal: a thinking thing must have something that exists to think it. It is psychologically difficult [ see: Matrix ] to think "I do not exist".
So, I know I am because I think, and I think the world view of who are we, is a melange of who am I's.
Dennis:
We're more than that,
I know we are,
at least,
I think we must be.
A purpose is the reason for which something is done or for which something exists, and I believe that we've been placed on Earth, by God for a specific purpose. That purpose is fellowship. To love, and to be loved is the key desire of humans and has been substantiated by empirical psychological data. Though we have choices of who, and how we love, the perception of not feeling loved is the root of more evil than money.
To have choice we need "free will", but what is the cost of free will? If given the option of right, there must be wrong, and to weigh that option, we assign value to both right and wrong.
Free will raises the question, does a rational agent exercise control over my actions, decisions, and choices? Addressing this question requires understanding the relationship between freedom and cause, and determining whether the laws of nature are causally deterministic.
The principle of free will has religious and ethical implications. In the religious world view, free will implies that an omnipotent divinity does not assert its power over individual will and choices. In ethics, it implies that individuals can be held morally accountable for their actions.
I have faith that God created [ caused ] man and endowed us with choice. One of choices, is to choose Him. He has already chosen us.
In the Matrix, Morpheus presents Neo with a choice. Morpheus holds out two pills. In his left palm is a blue pill. If Neo takes it he will wake up in his bed and "believe whatever you want to believe." But if he takes the red pill in Morpheus's right hand, then "you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes." Neo, "On the Threshold of a Dream" takes the red pill.
I think,
I think I am,
therefore I am,
I think.
Establishment:
Of course you are my bright little star,
I've miles And miles Of files
Pretty files of your forefather's fruit
and now to suit our
great computer,
You're magnetic ink.
First Man:
I'm more than that,
I know I am,
at least,
I think I must be.
Inner Man:
There you go man,
keep as cool as you can.
Face piles Of trials With smiles.
It riles them to believe
that you perceive the web they weave
And keep on thinking free.
In The Beginning [ On the Threshold of a Dream - The Moody Blues 1969 ]
These poetic lyrics feature the philosophical argument that became the foundation of Western philosophy "Cogito, ergo sum" ("I think, therefore I am", also translated as "I am thinking, therefore I exist" and "I am thinking, on the account of being"), The simple meaning of the phrase is that if someone is wondering whether or not they exist, that is in and of itself proof that they do (because "I" is the one who is doing the thinking).René Descartes, used the Latin "Cogito ergo sum" in the Principles of Philosophy (1644), Part 1, article 7: which he shortened to "Cogito".
The Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard provided a critical response to the cogito. Kierkegaard argues that the value of the cogito is not a logical argument, but its psychological appeal: a thinking thing must have something that exists to think it. It is psychologically difficult [ see: Matrix ] to think "I do not exist".
So, I know I am because I think, and I think the world view of who are we, is a melange of who am I's.
Dennis:
We're more than that,
I know we are,
at least,
I think we must be.
A purpose is the reason for which something is done or for which something exists, and I believe that we've been placed on Earth, by God for a specific purpose. That purpose is fellowship. To love, and to be loved is the key desire of humans and has been substantiated by empirical psychological data. Though we have choices of who, and how we love, the perception of not feeling loved is the root of more evil than money.
To have choice we need "free will", but what is the cost of free will? If given the option of right, there must be wrong, and to weigh that option, we assign value to both right and wrong.
Free will raises the question, does a rational agent exercise control over my actions, decisions, and choices? Addressing this question requires understanding the relationship between freedom and cause, and determining whether the laws of nature are causally deterministic.
The principle of free will has religious and ethical implications. In the religious world view, free will implies that an omnipotent divinity does not assert its power over individual will and choices. In ethics, it implies that individuals can be held morally accountable for their actions.
I have faith that God created [ caused ] man and endowed us with choice. One of choices, is to choose Him. He has already chosen us.
In the Matrix, Morpheus presents Neo with a choice. Morpheus holds out two pills. In his left palm is a blue pill. If Neo takes it he will wake up in his bed and "believe whatever you want to believe." But if he takes the red pill in Morpheus's right hand, then "you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes." Neo, "On the Threshold of a Dream" takes the red pill.
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