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The Science of the Matrix

Posted by michael on from the contradiction-in-terms dept.

KamehamehaWarrior writes "Peter B. Lloyd, author of Taking The Red Pill: Science, Philosophy, and Religion in The Matrix, believes that many of the plot developments in "The Matrix" that seem to contradict the laws of physics, biology, etc. can actually be explained with a closer look at the science. He addresses issues such as "Can humans really be an energy source? How does the Matrix know what fried chicken taste like? Why do the rebels have to enter and exit the Matrix via a telephone system (that doesn't actually exist)?""

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  1. Yea and thinking is hard... by s88 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    lets just watch more TV. When is some one gonna post a webcast of this so I don't have to read it?

    Its called creative analysis... why don't you just read the Cliff Notes?

  2. Has it occurred to anyone else.... by evronm · · Score: 1, Redundant

    That any energy harvested from humans could much more easily be harvested by burning the food they eat?

    That was my main problem with the Matrix as a hard sci-fi flick. Why bother keeping the humans around? If you can feed them, you can supply yourself with energy much more efficiently by using the food you feed them.

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