The End of Technology

“The end of science is theology?”

"If you understand it from the theological meaning given in your language, of course not. It is nothing more than a difference in the development path of civilization. The meaning given by civilization to gods in your era does not transcend human nature. Therefore, all descriptions of gods in your civilization era , they are just people with more powerful abilities. It’s like you tried to use God to understand my existence just now. This is a limitation. Of course, I can understand and forgive your ignorance."

“So what’s the end of science?”

"The definition of science in your civilization is the study and summary of natural laws, and the transformation of natural laws into usable resources. So as long as the underlying rules are changing, scientific research is endless. Different developments stage, we need to pursue different development laws. Just like the gods you just mentioned, in the chaotic era of the initial universe, they were suitable for the burst of individual barbaric power.

Their science is how to use more powerful power. The former is like you summed up microscopic and mathematical laws and created computers and networks, thus making computing power a resource. The latter is like the gods that many of you believe in, who create various things that your civilization calls magic weapons by summarizing the laws of macroscopic power operations.

In short, unless there is a kind of intelligence that can study all the constant cyclic operation laws clearly, and can deduce all changes in the world from this, then it will probably be the end of science. But if that kind of wisdom really touches this node, maybe the world will generate new rules. "

"You haven't even reached the end point yet."

"Haha, of course. That little toy of yours...oh, no, I should say the cute artificial intelligence system. The system stores information from two or three universes, so you should understand that the nearly infinite universe in your eyes is not unique. , so that it is difficult to reach that node. From my perspective, I cannot browse through the endless universe, and I can only simulate and deduce possible unknown possibilities within the known range as much as possible."

Ning Zi carefully tasted the information revealed in the other party's language, and the deductions about the universe she had made with Yue Yue came to mind.

The bubble theory of the universe is naturally wrong.

The structure cannot be that simple, because the other party said before that the universe is an unoriented body similar to a Klein bottle, so even if there are multiple universes, the connections between these universes cannot be separate as previously calculated. individuals and connected by media space.

At this moment, Ning Zi probably understood what the other party meant.

He does not yet have the ability to transcend this universe and observe this universe, and correspondingly, he does not yet have the ability to understand all the laws of the universe.

"Actually, I must admit that your earth civilization is very respectable. Because your mere few hundred years of research history have determined that there is no such iron law in the absolute reference system. But it took me a thousand years to think about it. This problem has been solved. This probably proves the respectability of socialized division of labor civilization."

Ning Zi exhaled. He was a little uncomfortable with this sudden compliment, and his mentality was different after all. Although he believed that the other party did not mean to PUA him, the condescending way of chatting was actually similar to PUA.

Fortunately, Ning Zi didn't need to put all her thoughts on communicating with this unknown intelligent creature at this moment. At this time, he had set his sights outside the ship.

At this time, the images of those galaxies became clearer. He could even see clearly that the ring of huge planets was connected by a chain of planets?

Because when the details were displayed more clearly, he could even see that there were undulating mountains on the chain, as well as a large area of ​​blue, which should be the sea.

The camera began to change its angle under the control of the other party, allowing Ning Zi to see more clearly. This was true on all four sides, including mountains, oceans, and large plains. Presumably, there should be life and life...

Before seeing this clearly, Ning Zi always thought that the connection between planets was for the convenience of transportation or the transmission of information. But obviously, that is also a world.

"Look, is it beyond your understanding again? How can there be such wonders in the universe? Why are there such stars? What is the gravity system? Is it beyond your common sense? In your words, the most basic mechanics The system has been turned upside down again, right?”

Ning Zi nodded silently.

His knowledge system was indeed subverted again, even if it was just as a mathematician. Just to explain everything he saw, he probably needed to create some brand new theories. Mathematics, physics...

It’s hard to imagine that even a civilization that has been able to create such wonders still dare not say that it has reached the end of science.

"This is normal. Different life forms and different ways of inheritance of civilization will naturally lead to different results. There are many laws in the universe, and it is indeed difficult to explain them clearly. Even if I am willing to use a more efficient way to explain what I know about the universe , many laws about the world are given to you, but you, as a carrier of thoughts, cannot accept them.

It's like the problem of matching between hardware and software in your computer culture. Advances in computer hardware technology can produce larger hard drives, larger memories, and higher-performance CPUs to obtain better computing power and larger storage space.

Likewise, as the carrier of civilization on earth, your scientific research will also come to a period of stagnation. Because when scientific research reaches a certain level, it will take too long just to pass on the content of those subjects that have been studied. One day, the knowledge mastered by human beings may take a genius a lifetime to learn. This is stagnation. certain.

Of course, we are far from reaching a stagnation stage yet. One is because the advantages of genetic evolution have not been completely exhausted. For example, you can already use some methods to extend your lifespan and brain activity time, but it seems that this still has an upper limit. Second, your social structure has found another way, which is to refine the disciplines and then divide labor and cooperate, which can greatly prolong the arrival of the stagnant period of scientific development.

But what is really meaningful is the evolution at the genetic level of the microscopic world. When civilization enters a period of stagnation, in order to adapt to new challenges, genes often begin to update by leaps and bounds. The mutations accumulated over several generations may make the human brain evolve smarter and have stronger abilities in other aspects, and then start again. Entering a period of vigorous development, this is also a cycle.

Scientific progress, productivity leaps, technological development stagnates, genetic evolution welcomes scientific progress again, productivity leaps, and then technological development stagnates again. Each reincarnation brings a civilization one step forward. This is the most formal way of civilization evolution.

But I studied your history, and you broke this normal cycle of civilization development. Of course, there's more than just that, there's also that little thing. Well, actually it’s not just that little thing, well, I should be more respectful, it’s called March, right? "

"Meow..." The kitten lying there obediently called out softly when he saw that he couldn't escape.

The bark is very appropriate and well-behaved.

"Well, look, this is a wonderful combination that I didn't even expect. Your former master gave you a task, you chose the right guy, and then your new master made more powerful achievements than the previous master , and has even begun to try to modify the established rules of galaxy operation, which is really surprising.

By the way, Ning Zi, you should still remember that you just asked me a question: Are civilizations in the universe always being recorded? If so, how was it recorded? Do you remember how I answered? "

Ning Zi glanced at the obedient March, frowned slightly, and then replied: "You gave a very general answer. You only said that we are going in both directions. Our genes and the movements of the stars are all recorders."

"That's right, so when you start to change the internal operating system of a galaxy under your leadership, and start to try to move the trajectory of the planet to create a habitable zone suitable for humans, it also means that the imprint of civilization begins to be modified. This means It seems that your biotechnology has developed to the point where you can modify genes.

It was precisely because of this action that I started to notice you. Then I sent you that message. In other words, when this technology began to appear, intelligent life had already begun to react its will with your universe and began to modify the established trajectory of the universe, which means that new changes have begun. This is an interesting thing. "

These words made Ning Zi's mind start to get confused.

He was noticed by this intelligent life because he took March with Kuafu to modify the trajectory of a comet, causing the comet to hit Mars.

Can such a small action change the established trajectory of the entire universe?

You must know that the solar system is just an insignificant small galaxy that makes up the Milky Way. The Milky Way is also extremely far away from the center of the universe. It is difficult for Ning Zi to figure out how such a small movement could attract the attention of such an advanced civilization.

"I know you can't understand. Let me use an analogy in a way that you can understand. Now you imagine the universe as a huge organism. Well, in fact, it can be not that huge. For example, this universe is you. Well, the medium space is the neural network in your body, and this airspace is like the brain of the universe.

When you suddenly feel pain in your calf, you subconsciously look down, right? Then when you see a wasp lying on it, your brain's first reaction will tell you that you have been stung by a wasp. Of course, this is just a simple metaphor, can you understand it? "

Ning Zi shook his head and said: "Actually, I can't understand it. I believe that with the vastness of the universe, the same thing will happen at any time, even more violently. Planets collide, stars explode, and even black holes are created. Relatively speaking, Attracting a tiny comet to hit Mars cannot be compared to a wasp stinging the calf, but at most a small speck of dust drifting onto the leg."

Soon, Ning Zi's doubts were answered: "No, no, no, there are different feelings between natural and unnatural feelings. It's like countless cells are dying in your body every moment, but you can't feel it at all. Because this is natural metabolism, of course your brain can also receive this information, but because this kind of information is too frequent, it can automatically ignore it. This is completely different from unnatural injury. "

Ning Zi thought for a while, then nodded, agreeing with this explanation, but then pointed at the miraculous picture displayed in front of him and asked: "But this is obviously not naturally formed. "

"You are really a guy with a lot of problems. Of course this is not natural, but since he is like this, of course there is a reason. After all, this involves a lot of deductions, well, you can understand this as the most special structure The star field...

Hey, forget it, it’s too far away again. I know you are full of curiosity about everything here. Why not let the Kuafu find a suitable planet to land on? We can talk about these issues more thoroughly in a better environment. "

Ning Zi opened her mouth slightly and said in confusion: "Landing? Then do I have to enter the dormant chamber again? We are at least several light years away from the nearest planet, right? Without entering the medium space, I It’s impossible to reach the nearest planet in this lifetime.”

"Haha, this is just your illusion. I told you, you have arrived in my hometown, of course you can land at any time."

"How could it be an illusion? I can understand the light source information marked by the deep space telescope system..."

"So is there a possibility that the speed of light here is different from the speed of light as you understand it? As I said, the basic rules of the universe are not constant. Do you think there is a possibility that the speed of light in the star field outside Kuafu The speed of light is only 9937.98 kilometers per second?"

Ning Zi was completely stunned.

From 300,000 kilometers per second to 10,000 kilometers per second?

What kind of wonderful world is this?

Are the fundamental laws of the universe a joke?

"Okay, don't be so shocked. Of course, it's only in this star field. Of course, if you want the speed of light to be the fixed value you measured, you can, but that will cause a series of problems, such as what you just saw. Those planets that were full of life would soon turn into dead silence.

So if you really want to know more, don't always think about the scientific explanations of your civilization. The speed of light is still constant, but here it is only 9937.98 per second. Therefore, because the basic parameters of the equipment on the spacecraft are wrong, the data obtained will naturally be wrong.

But at the same time, because the material of your spaceship is very special, there will not be much danger in this star field. Of course, the most important thing is that I temporarily took over the control of the spacecraft. I think you are definitely willing to meet me for real. Oh, by the way, I will also have a mysterious person with me, and it is someone you have always wanted to meet but have never seen. "

Ning Zi didn't react and said subconsciously: "Oh? I didn't even know there was such a person."

However, March seemed to react this time and called three times in succession: "Meow...meow...meow..."