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<br />Lenon submits a theory on 'The Matrix'.  He's looking for comments and critisisms.  Spoilers within if you haven't seen the Matrix2.  <center> - - - - </center><br />Matrix Theory - Free Your Mind...<br>
All your base...<br>
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Imagine for the moment that nothing we've seen so far is real.  What if
it's all a simulation within the mainframe of the machines?  What if the
machines haven't actually enslaved the human race yet.  They're only
preparing to.  What if what we've seen so far is all silicon and software?
I pulled some of this from various places on the internet and expanded
upon it.  It seems that many people have begun to see purpose in the
different characters as programs but haven't put it all together yet.<br>
<br>
Summary:<br>
<br>
The mainframe of the machines is caught in a loop.  Being that it's many
years in the future the software is intelligent enough to debug itself.
All the characters we've seen are simply playing roles in this debugging
cycle.  The mainframe is trying to find a variant that will break this
cycle by using software that it wrote to generate self modifying code.
This variant software is Neo.  It has tried this approach 5 times before
but it's always failed.  Hence the theme of, "It's the why that's important".<br>
<br>
The matrix is just Beta software.  When this cycle completes succesfully,
symbolized by Neo completing his mission of returning to the source, it
will be complete and the enslavement of the human race can begin.  If Neo
doesn't complete his mission the Matrix will crash and the loop will begin
anew.<br>
<br>
Some will argue that Neo has returned to the source the previous 5
times, but do we know this for sure?  I've seen it twice and I'm still
unsure.  The architect neither confirms nor denies this.  Even if he did,
is it not possible that the architect can lie?  Every time you write a
program that spoofs an IP address or dummies information you are writing
a program to "lie".<br>
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Definitions in this scenario:<br>
<br>
<b>Architect</b>:      The mainframe OS<br><br>

<b>The Matrix</b>:     The main OS of the matrix system
<br><br>
<b>Zion</b>:           A secondary system used as a holding tank for broken down software which
                may still have a use at some point in the future.  This system possibly
                runs on the machine mainframe as opposed to the Matrix system.<br><br>

<b>Oracle</b>:         Software that has been around for all 6 iterations and can keep up with
                all the variables of the previous iterations and factor them into the new
                Morpheus: "The Oracle is very old, she's been with us from the beginning."<br><br>

<b>Seraph</b>:         Protectorate software for the Oracle code.  He just makes sure that no
                one modifies or deletes her code.<br><br>

<b>Neo</b>:            The fuction or variable which is misbehaving.  He is the cause of the Matrix
                crashing.  When he finally behaves properly the Matrix will be ready for
                "production".  An alternate possibility for Neo would be that he is a
                variable which adds some amount of randomness to the loop.  In this case the
                machine is trying to find the proper key to debugging itself.  I had
                another thought here but people in the cube next to me were being loud and
                I lost it...<br><br>

<b>The crew of the Neb</b>:     Transport software, possibly the transport layer?  Maybe
        protocol software instead.  I admit, I'm not sure how they fit into this scenario...<br><br>

<b>Trinity</b>:        Software to complement Neo's purpose.  Most likely some kind of helper
                function or process.<br><br>

<b>french dude</b>:    The old Neo? From Beta X.0?  An interesting part of this character is
                his obsession with cause and effect.  Not unlike an if then statement
                in programming.  if (cause) then (effect).  Is it possible that he's
                primitive, if only in the terms of the Matrix, predictive or analasis
                software? However, he describes himself as a traffiker of information.
                He is most definately a rogue process though so maybe his current
                purpose is not his original purpose.<br><br>

<b>Persephone</b>:     If the french dude is the old Neo then that would make persephone the
                old Trinity code.  Otherwise she's just a minor character used to help
                Neo rescue the Key Master...err Maker... :)<br><br>

<b>All of the guys with the French Dude</b>:     Agent code from Beta X?  We already know that
		his guards are very old software.  Persephone
		says so.  They're kept around because they're
           	very hard to "kill".  A.K.A delete  I don't get the whole silver
                bullet thing though.  The Oracle specifically mentioned that
                aliens, ghost stories, and werewolves were simply the system
                assimilating rogue processes.  Is the silver bullet an obscure
                reference to wounding the system?  This one needs more thought.<br><br>

<b>Chancellor</b>:     An advisor program.  In this scenario, he is telling Neo that that
                they need the machines in Zion to live.  This could be a reference
                to the processor microcode in the machine mainframe.<br><br>

<b>Agents</b>:         Automatic garbage collection.  They clean up rogue and zombie processes.
                The agent code is basically the white blood cell of the matrix.<br><br>
         
<b>Agent Smith</b>:    Ah, our beloved Agent Smith.  He has mutated from normal agent code
                into a self replicating virus.  This happened when some part of the
                Neo code imprinted itself on the agent code for Smith when they
                had their confrontation in the first movie.  Some part of the agent
                code may have imprinted itself upon Neo's code as well...
                Afterthought:  What is Smith's purpose?  His self assumed mission
                is to take from Neo what he attemted to take from Smith.  Purpose.
                Neo failed however, instead of taking purpose from Smith, he
                simply altered his purpose.  Neo, and indeed the rest of the
                "Humans", can inherently move between systems by jacking in and out
                of the Matrix.  As we see in Reloaded, Smith has inherited some of
                that ability by his confrontation with Neo.<br><br>

<b>The Key Maker</b>:  A keygen program.  This programs purpose is what makes the Neo code
                random.  Neo should behave differently depending on what key is handed
                to him when he consults the key maker function.<br><br>


I'll put it bluntly for anyone that still doesn't understand what I'm getting at.
Not only is there no spoon, but there is no Neo, Trinity, Morpheus, Zion, or
anything or anyone else that you've seen.  They are all programs with specific
purposes.  The ultimate goal being to find the flaw in the matrix code.<br><br>

This may be WAY off.  But you have to admit...it's an interesting theory anyway :)<br>
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