Skepticism deals with a person's belief and whether the person can truly trust their senses. As Plato, Descartes, and the creators of The Matrix express in their writings and films, it is possible for a person's senses to be deceived because there is no evidence that the five senses in the person's body are not not altered because the senses are all processed internally. the mind. There is no proof that the entire world is real, but people have to trust their senses to believe it. However, these senses of sight, smell, hearing, etc. could be deceived. The Matrix follows similar lines to Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" which tells the story that as human beings it is possible to be deceived by shadows. and programs. Descartes’ “Meditation I” recounts his experience of immersing himself in skepticism. Descartes is more in tune with Neo or the men in the cave because they explore the possibilities that our reality is false. Neo goes even further by taking the pill in order to see that his world has been rigged. “The Allegory of the Cave” is similar to The Matrix in the way the human race is deceived. Neo is tricked by the program called "the Matrix" when in reality he is connected to a machine with other humans who run the simulation "the Matrix" in order to trick the mind into everyday life (Wachowski & Wachowski , 1999). Plato's theory is similar in that the men are chained in a cave while a puppet show unfolds before their eyes of what they believe is actually happening (Plato). This also fits with Descartes' theory that everything in front of us is an illusion. Descartes points out that believing that he is sitting by the fire is no different from a madman...... middle of paper ......this is a harsher reality in order to 'learn more knowledge of my reality than having a disadvantage of not knowing what is really real. The Matrix, Plato and Descartes illustrate a skeptical view of how the world around us could be compiled from illusions. The senses we rely on to create our beliefs can be altered to create a false world. It would be difficult to discover that our reality is false, but it would be better to know the harshness of reality than to live in ignorance. Even if it is not possible to prove the reliability of our beliefs, we must resort to blind faith. Works CitedDescartes, R. (1641). Meditation I on things that can be doubted. In R. Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy. Plato. (nd). The allegory of the cave. In Plato, The Republic, Book VII (pp. 514A1-518D8). Wachowski, A. and Wachowski, L. (Directors). (1999). The Matrix [film].