Zack_M_Davis comments on Fundamental Doubts

[Zack_M_Davis]

I remember reading years ago someone’s suggestion for how to make that scene much better

You may be thinking of Eliezer Yudkowsky’s 2008 post “Fundamental Doubts”; scroll up or select the “View the original post” link above. Best wishes, the Less Wrong Reference Desk

[gwern]

Which re-appeared in Methods of Rationality years later as ‘WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD’: http://​​www.fanfiction.net/​​s/​​5782108/​​64/​​Harry_Potter_and_the_Methods_of_Rationality

...MORPHEUS: The machines tell elegant lies.

(Pause.)

NEO (in a small voice): Could I please have a real physics textbook?

MORPHEUS: There is no such thing, Neo. The universe doesn’t run on math.

[mwengler]

This is the first comment I have ever wanted to upvote multiple times.

[TheOtherDave]

• hangs head in embarrassment *

Thanks!