USH'S MATRIX GAME FOURTH ASSIGNMENT (PHILOSOPHY PATH)- 'The Journey'

"All differences," says Melitus.

okay...the matrix code for the butler animates him, gives him speciffic functions, like moving, and talking...being sentient.
The teracote soldiers' code, is simpler, being only a piece of material.

Oooh, kudos for Rade to getting to the heart of the perceivable difference...

"Perceptive of you to remember that the perceivable difference is within the code only," says Melitus. "Does anyone have any other ideas?"

Does Azrael have to point out that his descion to leave thge matrix was valid?

"Rade is right. And in the Matrix our eyes 'see' differences in the shape, colouring and build of your butler, and the warriors."

Nope, that is assumed- because you think all Matrix decisions are valid, so therefore your choice to leave it was no different.

"So, you think the only difference is the code?" asks Melitus.

"How one interacts with these things is also different. The butler, being sentient and of free will could easily attack em with a knife, but the statue could not. How we interact with these things is also the difference."

"all valid points"

"What do you think the root cause of those differences are, Castor?"

"I believe those who control this environment decide what the differences are. After all if the machines wanted us to be able to talk to statues we would be. The machines are in control fo the matrix no doubt about that, so anything that is specifically one way and not another is that way for a reason. It is the will of the machines."

"Ah, they- or in this case me, as I designed both the warriors and my Butler- are the instigators of the root causes, yes. But of the differences you just outlined, what do they come down to? If you examine what it is those causes actually consist of, what do you get?"

The butlers program was written to do what it does, that is its purpose, and like wise for the statue. We do only what we are meant to do. As a subordinate of you and the matrix structure those two programs are only allowed to do what they are supposed to do. They are based in a world were butlers serve drinks and statues do not move. "

"Yes," says Melitus, "but what DEFINES those differences? In their creation, how did I make these differences apparent? What means did I use, how is it that differences apply between one object and the other?"

"I don't know, the code you used. Algorithms, functions, the way you wrote their porgrams and how you wanted them to work. Their actions defines the differences I suppose. After all we can see the butler can talk but the statue cannot, but we can only see that because we witnessed it."

"Indeed. We come back to the code.

In the Matrix... there are no differences that do not come down, in the end, to the code."

"It would seem that way wouldnt it Mel."

"Please step through the doorway at the far end..."

rade procedes to the doorway.

You are outside, in the countryside- not a sight you are used to. Nearby, a waterfall cascades down into a sparlling river below. The Butler has followed you out here.

There is a buc! buc! noise nearby, as a chicken comes wobbling into view.

"what's this?" asks Rade

"open air, this is uncommon"