@corbettreport the allegory might very well be a reflection of the world we inhabit. Since you brought in the idea of a "God" programmer and the matrix, I wanted to ask you what you think has been the flow of human history? Do you find compelling evidence that we might actually have been programmed as a slave species to mine gold for the Sumerian Gods (keeping in mind the astounding similarity in verbal/written records of cultures separated greatly by space and time that does indeed point to non-human intervention and influence). Would you consider doing a Corbettreport piece on this? :)