Discussion: The Matrix and Moral Obligations

A forum member writes: Let's say you took the red pill and awoke to the 'truth' of the world. Is it your moral obligation to wake everyone else up? Even if the world they are waking to gives them little chance of survival, increased warfare, a reduced lifestyle and no hope of improvement in sight? What if there was no Zion, and ONLY Morpheus and his band were the only freed people? Do you still have an obligation to free others from the Matrix?

This question relates to whether people are better off with a comfortable lie or an uncomfortable truth. If people believe a lie which makes them happy, are you obligated to tell them the truth, or should you leave them alone? This question has relevance if you believe that religion is a comforting lie: are you obligated to try to deconvert people or is it better to simply leave them alone? Read More...