Chapter 355: The Significance of Technology

"Our view is that humanity will be destroyed by technology, and while humanity triumphs for technology, please don't forget that technology can also give demonic power to evil minds."

"First of all, there are both positive and negative sides to everything, and I don't need to talk about the benefits of technology, but it is the negative effects that are often downplayed or even ignored by our perceptions. Unlike everything else, the opposite side of technology is a real double-edged sword....."

As the main argument is Su Mu's Shen Yuxing on their side, the girl's voice is quite good, but when she says it, it obviously feels like she has memorized a manuscript.

Probably talked about that technology is a double-edged sword and the like, if it continues to develop, as long as there are people with ulterior motives, it is likely to destroy human civilization, and this is not happening now, just because science and technology are not developed enough.

After the first argument is finished, it is followed by the other party's first argument.

"First of all, we would like to point out that the negative effects of technology cannot be attributed to technology, on the contrary, it is the result of mankind's failure to understand the world scientifically as a whole and the irrational use of technology."

"Mankind will not be destroyed by science and technology, because the course of scientific and technological development proves that the magic is one foot high, the road is one foot high, and the problems brought by science and technology to mankind can be solved by further progress in science and technology itself, and the opponent overestimates the difficulties brought by science and technology to mankind, but underestimates the ability of human beings to solve these difficulties. A scientific and technological problem that cannot be solved for the time being does not mean that it cannot be solved in the future...."

"In the 70s, scientists predicted that mankind would face an energy crisis at the beginning of the 21st century due to the excessive consumption of natural resources by scientific and technological products, and now, the development of energy and the development of microsolar energy have made this panic disappear...."

The argument on the other side is also a very simple rebuttal, and an example of prophecy is given.

Some of the surrounding audience members were listening a little closely.

There were a few people playing with their mobile phones.

Guan Pingwan sighed slightly.

She will also memorize this kind of manuscript.

That's why she finds the debate a bit boring.

Fortunately, Su Mu is three debates, and you can see Su Mu arguing freely later, Su Mu is now sitting there quietly, Guan Pingwan feels a little cute.

"When the time comes, the second argument of the opposing side is asked to choose the second or third argument of the positive side for one-on-one attack, the time is 1 minute and 45 seconds, each question does not exceed 15 seconds, and each answer does not exceed 20 seconds."

This was followed by the attack and debate, and everyone's spirit was a little nervous.

The second argument of the opposing side is Yu Yanqi, he slowly stood up, glanced at Su Mu and Shen Jing, and finally set his eyes on Shen Jing, this afternoon Yu Yanqi also learned some information about Su Mu, he didn't know if Su Mu could answer some of the questions he had prepared.

But compared to Su Mu, it was much easier to deal with Shen Jinglai and Yu Yanqi.

The corners of Yu Yanqi's mouth rose slightly:

"I choose the opponent's second debater to attack."

"You think that mankind will be destroyed by science and technology, so does the other side think that all the science and technology developed in our country are accelerating this destruction?"

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"Damn, awesome."

"The vice-captain deserves to be the vice-captain."

"This question is very high-level, and I didn't expect that."

"I thought the right side was going to win, there's something to that question."

Yu Yanqi himself is a player who is good at attacking and debating, just after observing Su Mu's argument on their side, he immediately made adjustments, technology must be a double-edged sword, there is no way to deny it, this debate is a weak position, but they can use rhetorical questions to force the other party to answer questions that do not conform to common sense.

Sure enough, Shen Jing was originally a little stressed when he faced Yu Yanqi, but now that he was asked such a question coldly, he really didn't know how to answer it for a while.

Generally speaking, this kind of difficult topic is to be left for discussion during free debate, and now at this time, the general situation is that Yu Yanqi will say some positive things about science and technology, so Shen Jing was directly caught off guard.

He is the kind of boy who is very logical, and it is very simple to analyze the pros and cons, but now Yu Yanqi asked him that all the science and technology developed in my country are accelerating this destruction.

The answer to this kind of question really stumped him a little.

Shen Jing's eyes were a little evasive, after this short period of communication, he knew that Yu Yanqi's strength was very strong. In the previous training matches, he was in a group and didn't feel such pressure, but now he was suddenly targeted and a little overwhelmed.

"Uh....."

"There is no contradiction between the development of science and technology and the destruction of human beings by technology, we are standing here today, we just want to understand this trend, and discuss whether human beings will be destroyed by science and technology..."

Shen Jing's reaction was quite fast, and he quickly gave an ambiguous answer, and one of the tricks in the debate competition was not to answer the opponent's question head-on, so as not to fall into the trap of the opponent.

Yu Yanqi smiled indifferently, as if he had expected this kind of answer in advance, and continued to ask:

"Then I ask, as students of the School of Physics, since science and technology will destroy mankind, why do we still study science and technology so hard?"

"Are you going to be an accomplice in the destruction of the world?"

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Yu Yanqi's speech directly quieted the atmosphere of the entire conference room.

Just two simple questions, everyone can feel that he asked just the right question.

And it's very level.

If it weren't for the fact that the time had come, Shen Jing's situation would have been even more embarrassing, his mentality had changed slightly, and in the eyes of several judges, it was obvious that the score of the opposing side would be higher.

Fan Sai shrugged his shoulders and didn't speak, Yu Yanqi is an old man after all, and his strength is certain.

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After the second defense of the opposing party, Yu Yanqi's attack, followed by Shen Jing's defense, he decisively chose Fan Dong'er as his opponent, and Shen Jing always felt a little uncomfortable when facing his seniors.

However, the few questions he prepared were answered by Fan Dong'er by changing the topic, which can be regarded as decent.

Now the opposite side has an advantage, she just needs to continue to expand or maintain this advantage, and she can gain the upper hand psychologically without hurry, and she can better get the attention of the students in the referee's seat.

Su Mu listened to their conversation thoughtfully.

He looked at his teammates again.

Although Shen Jing is very logical, he is still a little timid when answering questions.

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"This will be followed by an eight-minute free debate, with four minutes for each side to debate."

Fan Sai announced the beginning of the free debate, and now the situation on the field is actually quite obvious, regardless of the correctness of the thesis, it is obvious that the reaction speed and pertinence of the opposing side is much higher than that of the positive side.

As the free debate began, Yu Yanqi stood up and broke the silence with his mouth:

"We believe that the other side has one-sidedly emphasized and infinitely exaggerated the negative effects of science and technology, and mankind will not be destroyed by science and technology."

"Isn't it a contradiction that the opposing side has been saying that mankind will be destroyed by science and technology, and on the other hand, it will not give up science and technology, and will continue to develop science and technology?"

Yu Yanqi can be said to have grasped this point and insisted on it.

He looked at Shen Jing with a grin, and then glanced around, wanting to wait for someone to get up and answer the question.

It was a free debate, and he had prepared several questions.

If the first opponent can't handle it, then they basically win the debate match.

Yuan Weiyan's head lowered slightly.

He is a four-debater, but he is only responsible for summarizing the arguments.

Su Mu didn't prepare the draft in advance, the strongest person on their side was actually Shen Jing, if Shen Jing panicked, they had almost no chance of winning.

Shen Yuxing bit his lip again, trying to stand up and answer.

But Su Mu stood up one step ahead of him.

"Not a contradiction."

"Humanity will be destroyed by technology, and on the one hand, it is not a contradiction not to give up technology."

"It's like I know I'm going to die in a hundred years, but it's not inconsistent with my current pursuit of a good life and the pursuit of truth."

Su Mu also looked at Yu Yanqi indifferently and responded to his question.

At first, he thought that his teammates in the debate team were a bit strong, but now it seems that relying on teammates is really not advisable.

Su Mu's voice was loud, and it immediately attracted everyone's attention, if Shen Jing was a little flustered, then Su Mu could really be said to be very calm.

"Then I still have the same question as before, if technology is to destroy the world, why do we still have to study technology so hard?" Yu Yanqi looked at Su Mu and asked.

"First of all, let me explain that we believe that technology will destroy the world."

"And we study hard, in order to just delay the arrival of the destruction of this world, just like a cancer patient receiving treatment, he knows that his life is short, but if he receives treatment, he can buy time to survive." Su Mu opened his mouth and replied.

"For example, the mass-energy equation describes the equivalent relationship between mass and energy, which has brought a great progress to human science and technology, but Einstein regretted the development of the atomic bomb, and the development of science and technology is inseparable from human nature."

"When science and technology develop to a certain point in the future, and even there is technology that can destroy the world by one person, since you all admit that technology has a double-edged sword, then the focus of today's debate is the opposite of technology, I do not deny that technology will bring opportunities to people, but this does not mean that technology will not destroy mankind."

Su Mu said for a long time in one breath, and then slowly stopped.

The timekeeper gave him a stop and waited for the opposing side to respond.

After listening to this answer, Yu Yanqi's face suddenly became serious.

He expected that Su Mu would be a little tricky, but he didn't expect Su Mu to be able to say such a long paragraph so unhurriedly.

"I don't agree with you."

Yu Yanqi thought for a moment and said:

"I think you're a bit of a generalist. One-sided emphasis and infinite exaggeration of the negative effects of science and technology. ”

"Because there are some problems in the development of science and technology, it is asserted that science and technology will destroy mankind, completely ignoring the restraining and guiding role of humanistic spirit and ethics in science and technology."

"Isn't our society getting better and better? Some of the problems you pointed out were before technology was too advanced, ignoring the innovative nature of technology. ”

"Do you think technology is controllable?"

The corners of Su Mu's mouth lifted and asked.

"Huh?"

Yu Yanqi looked stunned, he didn't expect Su Mu to ask such a question.

"It's not a matter of control, but the development process of science and technology is a process of gradual improvement."

Fan Dong'er stood up and responded to Su Mu.

Su Mu laughed:

"I think technology is uncontrollable, not only technology, but also people's hearts."

"I'm not going to discuss the problem of probability here, such as the possibility that some madman might just nuke the ground."

"Just take the smog and greenhouse effect that occurred some time ago, it is difficult for human science and technology to even deal with these environmental problems, isn't this a disguised destruction of this world region? If in the near future, there is some kind of terrible disease, or a more harmful environmental problem, isn't it the consequence of technology? ”

"May I ask the opposing party, what do you think is the significance of technology?"

"There should be no other nature to this question, I just want to seriously discuss it." Su Mu continued to ask.

Su Mu's speech has always been very tight, and several other teammates glanced at Su Mu, originally wanting to help, but they still suppressed their hearts that were about to move.

Because Su Mu's rhythm was so fast, he almost answered directly as if he didn't think about it.

Yuan Weiyan was even a little confused, whether Su Mu didn't prepare the materials or he didn't prepare the materials.

Could it be that all he is talking about now is a temporary play??

If it is on paper, it is understandable, but now that it is a debate on the spot, Su Mu's mentality is too terrifying, right? ?

Su Mu's other three teammates tacitly did not speak, silently watching Su Mu face the line alone, but Su Mu alone was able to make the deal jam for more than ten seconds.

It's a pity that when Fan Dong'er answered Su Mu's question, he didn't talk about the significance of science and technology.

In the debate competition, even though what Su Mu said was very inflammatory, Fan Dong'er felt that it was best not to follow the other party's rhythm.

Fan Dong'er talked about some topics about history, and it has always shown that human beings are controllable about technology.

Su Mu still didn't give up his explanation, and his tone was a little more sufficient:

"Today's topic is whether technology will destroy mankind, and although the other side has been saying that other things are true, I still insist that technology is uncontrollable."

"The other side naively believes that the development of science and technology can be controlled by human beings, but what we see is that science and technology are determining politics, economy and even the strength and status of a country."

"Artificial intelligence is gradually developing, and who can guarantee that there will not be a real artificial intelligence in the future?"

Su Mu still finished speaking unhurriedly, and in terms of the momentum of speaking, Yu Yanqi's typhoon was even less than one-tenth of Su Mu.

"Technology is a means, not an end."

"Only after we dare to admit the existence of this devastating trend can we say to everyone that there is a long way to go, and I will seek it up and down."

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