Allegory Of The Cave Comparison

In the movie The Matrix, there is a super computer that controls the reality of all humans. Neo, a character in the movie, realizes that the Matrix is not real. Morpheus helps him to come to this realization that his “life” was not real, that a super computer was programming his thoughts, and experiences. All the humans were in this huge machine with their brains connected to a bunch of wires, and their thoughts were being inputted by the computer. In Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, there is a similar situation. In his description of the prisoners of the cave, the prisoners were chained down, and only able to look a wall. There was a fire behind them and shadows from other walking by were played out on the wall for the prisoners to see. They believed the shadows to be real. When one of the prisoners were released, they perceived the real world in actuality, and the shadows they perceived to be real were not. Like in The Matrix, they believed only what they perceived. In Descartes’s Meditation I of the Things of Which May Doubt, he says he will doubt everything he believes unless he is absolutely certain of the truth of the belief. He believes that our senses can deceive us on many levels. Descartes’s also says when we dream we can never be sure what is real and what is a dream. The
How can we be truly certain of our beliefs? Personally, I know about the senses not being accurate. I am legally blind, and hard of hearing. Much of my world is not truly how it is perceived. I rely on what my family and friends tell me. What makes me certain of my beliefs is my faith in our Lord. A few years ago, I might have questioned everything based on my senses not being accurate. How do I know that I am truly seeing or hearing what’s in front of me. My faith in the Lord has leaded me to believe that God is with us every step of the way. Having faith in him will see me through