There is no spoon

Posted on 10 May 06 by Rutger

Scene uit the Matrix

The Matrix:

Boy: Do not try and bend the spoon. That’s impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth

Neo: What truth?

Boy: There is no spoon

Neo: There is no spoon?

Boy: Then you’ll see that it is not the spoon that bends, it’s only yourself.

Descartes:

It is at least possible that there is an all-powerful evil demon who is deceiving me, such that he causes me to have false beliefs, including the belief that there is a table in front of me and the belief that two plus three equals five.

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3 Responses to There is no spoon

  1. Amy van der Hiel says:
    10 May 06 at

    very nice. This reminded me of a zen story:

    [Two monks were arguing about the temple flag. One said the flag moved, the other said the wind moved. Master Eno (638-713) overheard them and said, "It is neither the wind nor the flag, but your mind that moves," The monks were speechless.]

  2. Ben says:
    11 May 06 at

    Interessant. Ik wist niet dat Descartes Engels sprak…

  3. Rutger says:
    11 May 06 at

    jazeker, hij sprak een aardig woordje over de grens ;)