If There Was A Machine Nozick Analysis

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Robert Nozick introduces a statement on what it would be like if there was a machine that was plugged into our heads that stimulate experiences of our choosing rather than actually experiencing them for the rest of our lives. Being able to choose to live any experience I want and making the same decisions over and over is not a life worth meaning. Also,growing as a person is very important in the long run and making mistakes and learning from them through experiences help create who we are as a person. If we are stuck in that machine, we are never changing as a person and that's not something I would want because change is essential in someone's life, it's what makes us unique as a person. Not only that, but if life was the same routine, it

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