1. The Matrix as Metaphysics by David J. Chalmers
(Gemas/English - Metaphysics)

I. Brains in Vats The Matrix presents a version of an old philosophical fable: the brain in a vat. A disembodied brain is floating in a vat, inside a scientist's laboratory. The scientist has a

2. The Kybalion - The Divine Paradox
(Gemas/English - The Kybalion)

...o be merely what we have stated above. But remember that our foot, which feels the impact by means of our brains, is likewise Matter, so constituted of electrons, and for that matter so are our brains...