. Descartes, consider this hypothesis because he has reason to doubt the totality of what his senses tell him as well as the visual knowledge (shape, color, taste, form) that it seems he has. Even though Descartes objectifies the existence of an evil demon as a possible cause for our capacity to believe, he refutes this hypothesis by negating the existence of such a being. He puts forth the assumption of a God, who is all merciful and would not allow such a being to play such tricks. Thus, we can be certain that we are as we perceive ourselves, assuming, of course, we believe in a greater power, God. After proposing the evil demon argument in his first Meditation, Descartes concludes of two things being indubitable, the proposition of “I think therefore I am,” and “the contents of one’s mind.” These two things are considered to not only be certain to us and others but are items that can avoid the possibility of any falsity to slip by.

In 1999 the movie The Matrix debuted to the public and took the philosophical world by storm because it gives us an astounding visual glimpse to the basis of skepticism. The concept of the movie, although simple in paper but complex in thought, touches upon the epistemological and metaphysical questions discussed by Descartes in his Meditations I-II. To understand the connection The Matrix has with the philosophical thoughts Descartes brings via the ideas of skepticism, I will explain the basic concepts of how the Matrix works in the movie. In the movie, the Matrix represents the average persons’ view of reality, i.e. day-to-day life events, the 9 to 5 daily schedule, whatever you like to call it. Essentially, it’s a set of “rules,” in the movie, set down by the computers. It is noteworthy, however, that the matrix is not real but within the context of the movie, it can be considered as a massive multiplayer simulation where different subject (people) from different backgrounds interact with each other. Even though the matrix is this emulation that projects