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Materialism and the Matrix! | Mere Christianity Ep. 6
I'm sure you're wondering what this could possibly have to do with the Matrix. After all, the movie came out 36 years after Lewis' death! I promise, we'l get there.
Everyone in the history of the world falls into two categories - either you are a materialist or you are religious - according to C.S. Lewis. Materialism is the belief that all that exists is matter; what we can see, touch, taste and hear to put it bluntly. Religion, on the other hand, posits that there is something transcendent that exits beyond the material world - this is what we call a "god."
These two views have always existed as long as humans have roamed the Earth, so how can we tell which view is correct? Will science help us? What about math or history? Is there any way we can tell which view we should subscribe to aside from just whichever one we were born with?
To help us on our journey of discovery, we'll use a thought experiment revolving around the recently popularized "Simulation Theory" for our existence. This theory suggests that our entire universe is really just a high-tech simulation that was created by another extremely advanced civilization. In this worldview, we are all just like Neo in the Matrix before his eyes were opened.
Could this Simulation Theory be true? And what could it possibly tell us about materialism? Today we'll talk about all this and more! Welcome to My Apologies!
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Truth Unites on Simulation Theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzA1MANS-6Q
I'm sure you're wondering what this could possibly have to do with the Matrix. After all, the movie came out 36 years after Lewis' death! I promise, we'l get there.
Everyone in the history of the world falls into two categories - either you are a materialist or you are religious - according to C.S. Lewis. Materialism is the belief that all that exists is matter; what we can see, touch, taste and hear to put it bluntly. Religion, on the other hand, posits that there is something transcendent that exits beyond the material world - this is what we call a "god."
These two views have always existed as long as humans have roamed the Earth, so how can we tell which view is correct? Will science help us? What about math or history? Is there any way we can tell which view we should subscribe to aside from just whichever one we were born with?
To help us on our journey of discovery, we'll use a thought experiment revolving around the recently popularized "Simulation Theory" for our existence. This theory suggests that our entire universe is really just a high-tech simulation that was created by another extremely advanced civilization. In this worldview, we are all just like Neo in the Matrix before his eyes were opened.
Could this Simulation Theory be true? And what could it possibly tell us about materialism? Today we'll talk about all this and more! Welcome to My Apologies!
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To support and join our community sign up on Locals: https://myapologies.locals.com/
Connect with me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MyApologiesPod
Truth Unites on Simulation Theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzA1MANS-6Q