As a professor at the University of London and now a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong, Professor Luke served as a bridge between the two universities, and invited James Howard, a professor of philosophy at the University of London, to make an appointment for the two universities to have an exchange together.

In this matter, President Le Pinchun naturally happily agreed, and Tang Junyi from the Chinese University also brought Mou Zongsan and others to join in the fun, wanting to participate in this exchange meeting.

In the end, the three universities jointly found a place to discuss the three themes proposed by the organizers of the philosophical conference: "Science, Technology, People!"

Zhang Chengyi and Professor Luke originally wanted to take Huo Yaowen and Anna together, but considering that the two were not old enough, they could only hand them over to the students of the Department of Philosophy of the University of London who came this time, so that they could communicate with these young people.

In a small conference room of the hotel, there were five young students sent by the University of London this time, and one of the girls hugged Anna warmly: "Anna, long time no see!"

"yes, long time no see, Merris! Let me introduce you, this is Evan, a philosophy teacher at the University of Hong Kong. ”

Anna hugged her, and then introduced Huo Yaowen: "Evan, this is my good friend Merris when I was at the University of London. ”

Huo Yaowen smiled, shook hands with her and said, "Hello Merris!"

"Hello Evan. ”

Merris nodded politely, then turned to the remaining four friends and said, "I don't think I need to introduce Anna-Isabel, as a well-known figure in the philosophy department, you have already heard of it even if you haven't seen it." ”

William walked up to Anna and said with a smile: "Of course not, Miss Isabel is the most beautiful lady in the philosophy department of the University of London, although I have not seen it, but I have already seen the picture in the list of graduates of the school." ”

The rest of Alexander, Charles, and Harvey all stepped forward to introduce themselves.

With beautiful women present, William and his colleagues wanted to show their wisdom and talent as much as possible, and discussed the various problems that extended by this World Philosophical Congress, "Science, Technology, People".

Although Huo Yaowen did not take the initiative to communicate, he was also driven by Anna to cooperate and say some of his own thoughts.

At the end of the conversation, it gradually deviated from the topic.

From technology to human beings, to the whole world, and then to the endless universe.

Even Huo Yaowen had to admire the brains of these people, just casually discussing and discussing, and extended the theme to the world and the universe.

In the end, we talked about the two major schools of philosophy, idealism and materialism.

Alexander frowned and retorted to William's words: "It seems to me that materialism is the one who can make people know the world, everything in this universe, and since the Middle Ages we have begun to understand the birth of all kinds of sciences, which created the scientific world we have now. ”

William shook his head: "I don't think so, how do you know that the world of scientific matter that you know is the world you really know?"

"Isn't it?"

"Is it?"

At the end of the conversation, the two were no longer discussing, but arguing, and the two glared at each other, both trying to convince each other.

But no one could convince anyone, so they began to win over the people around them, trying to find someone to convince each other, Anna was biased towards idealism, and Charles was biased towards materialism.

William saw that there were more people supporting Alexander, frowned, looked at Huo Yaowen, who was silent, and opened his mouth to ask, "Evan, what do you think?"

Huo Yaowen actually doesn't have too many ideas about the two views of matter first, consciousness first, or consciousness first, matter last, these two schools have been discussed in the philosophical community for many years, so many masters have not quarreled for a reason, even if he says it, it is meaningless.

However, seeing Anna staring at herself, Huo Yaowen thought about it and said: "I think it's wrong to make positive and negative statements about whether the objective world we live in exists, and they are two sides of the same mistake. ”

Huo Yaowen said this, paused for a few seconds, and then said, "I'll tell you a science fiction story I've been conceiving. ”

Science fiction story??

How did you get to this point so well?

William, Alexander, Charles they looked surprised.

Anna next to her said: "Evan is a science fiction writer, and his books sell very well in the United States. ”

At this time, William, Alexander and the others nodded silently, did not say anything, and continued to listen to what Huo Yaowen said.

"I think everyone should have heard of computers, right?" Huo Yaowen glanced at a few people.

Merris frowned and thought for a few seconds, and asked in an uncertain tone, "You mean the electronic computer developed by the United States?"

"That's right, in the story I conceived, computers in the future world have been popularized in all aspects of human beings, and there is a computer doctor named Leo who found a clue in the process of repairing computers......"

Huo Yaowen explained the Matrix that later generations had seen in a way that everyone could understand, but even how to explain the story in simple language, Anna William and others were at a loss.

They didn't know what a virtual world was, and when they heard Huo Yaowen mention robots, they thought it was like ordinary science fiction, where robots invaded the world.

William smiled: "Evan, your story doesn't seem very good! I'm also a science fiction fan, I've seen a lot of science fiction, and it's not a new thing for robots to take over the earth." ”

"No, no, maybe you didn't get it. ”

Huo Yaowen shook his head, pondered for a moment, and said, "Let's put it this way, let's say that a mad scientist performs surgery on a person, and his brain is cut off from his body and put into a vat containing the nutrient solution that keeps the brain alive.

The nerve endings of the brain are connected to the computer, which is programmed to send information to the brain in order to keep everything completely normal and hallucinating; for him, it seems that people, objects, and the sky still exist, and his own movements and bodily sensations can be input.

This brain can also be fed or intercepted from memories, and the memories from brain surgery can be taken in, and then the various environments and daily lives that he may experience can be entered.

This brain can even be typed with instructions to "feel" that he himself is here listening to me tell this funny and ridiculous story. ”

Although William, Alexander, Charles and others don't know much about computers and programs, and they haven't understood them, the severed brain in the story survives in another way, and he doesn't even know that he only has one brain left, because in the consciousness of the brain, he feels that he is a normal person living in a normal world!

This seems to be a somewhat absurd and false story, but when you think about it, it is terrifying!

Let the top students of several London universities present stand up on their backs, and there is a chilling sense of horror.

Anna pursed her lips and said, "Evan, is this your new?"

Huo Yaowen smiled and nodded: "Yes, a very interesting story." When I read an article about Descartes' Thoughts on Himself and Myself in the Philosophy Department of the University of London, I wondered about the minds that humans have, and whether people can really really control their own minds.

I think so I think many people have heard it, and it basically means, "The only thing I can be sure of is the existence of my own thoughts, because when I doubt others, I cannot doubt my own thoughts at the same time."

One of the more authoritative explanations is: "I can't deny my existence, because when I deny it, I doubt it, I already exist!"

After saying so much to Anna, Huo Yaowen just wanted to find a reason to show that he proposed that this well-known "brain in a jar" in later generations was through other doubts and thoughts extended by the phrase "I think, therefore I am".

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