Chapter 257: The Self-Destruct Phenomenon of Science and Technology (4000 Words for Subscription!) )
A careful analysis reveals some of the more pronounced reaction forces. For example, a large number of drug manufacturers, who are able to work happily for the sake of making drugs themselves, have become a dirty and bad thing. For example, a soldier is a noble thing to defend his home and country, but to invade others for the sake of some productive forces becomes a dirty thing.
Even if these workers still carry out the orders of the government departments, over time, they will become suspicious in their hearts, which will lead to various social problems.
Even I can't help but start taking drugs myself, these are not impossible.
"The current population is too small, the society is clear and functioning well. If this kind of problem really occurs, the gains outweigh the losses. ”
At this point in the discussion, Professor Yamamoto could only spread his hands helplessly, showing a wry smile. He just casually proposed a feasible plan of conquest, and whether the others accepted it or not was a different matter. To be honest, he's not quite willing to take on this kind of research assignment yet!
Zhang Yuan clapped his hands and pulled everyone's thoughts back again: "So, the plan to use drugs just now will be put on hold for the time being......
"But everyone must remember that these messy drugs are deadly to some civilizations. There are some cosmic civilizations that use it as a weapon. ”
"In a way, they are more powerful than nuclear weapons, and once they stick to them, they go deep into the bone marrow and spread like a virus. It does not destroy the flesh, but the ...... Spirit! ”
According to the inference of the historiography of the new civilization, some of the troughs of mediocrity are caused by this kind of technology. I call this phenomenon the phenomenon of technological self-destruction. ”
When it comes to the topic of technological self-destruction, everyone becomes more interested, not as heavy as it was just now.
There are many potential factors for the self-destruction of science and technology, for example, atomic energy, if used peacefully, will bring endless energy, and if it is not used peacefully, it can easily destroy the whole world.
Fortunately, the use of atomic energy is within the realm of human intelligence, so it does not destroy the world.
"But I believe that the universe is so big that there must be stupid civilizations that self-destruct because of the invention of nuclear bombs......"
According to Murphy's Law, if there is a chance that something will go bad, no matter how small that likelihood, it will always happen. The starry sky is so vast, trillions of galaxies, enough to accommodate all kinds of small probability events.
In other words, in the vast universe, there is a high probability that there will be a civilization that is hot-headed and completely destroyed because of the appearance of nuclear bombs.
Technology has always been a double-edged sword, and it is impossible to bring only benefits without harm.
Zhang Yuan drew three horizontal lines on the screen, and wrote some words under these horizontal lines: "So, according to the analysis of the current science and technology of mankind, the technology in the world can be divided into three types: the first is white, and the benefits outweigh the disadvantages for civilization as a whole. ”
For example, the Internet, although a large number of Internet addicted teenagers were born, and these guys are addicted to various games and information on the Internet, but in general, the Internet has greatly accelerated the connection between people and accelerated work efficiency, and the benefits outweigh the disadvantages for civilization;
For example, automobiles will inevitably bring environmental pollution in the production process, but they will facilitate people's transportation and increase the transportation capacity of society.
These are not controversial white technologies.
The second technology is red, which can bring some benefits, but it is not as friendly as white technology, and if left unchecked, it can bring huge and uncontrollable disasters!
Of course, there is a third ...... Black technology!
Black means that a civilization has no way to control the technology, once it appears, there is a great probability of leading to the destruction of the civilization, or causing the entire civilization to degenerate, and no longer has the possibility of moving forward.
"Due to the limitations of the times, the development of science and technology is like drawing lots, and before the draw, we never know whether it is white, red or black, and it is difficult to avoid this tendency to self-destruct."
Most of the technologies that have emerged today are white, and they have helped mankind develop productive forces and make mankind have a better life, from the Stone Age to the Great Interstellar Age.
The first red technology that humans touched was the mass production of various chemicals, including various large-scale chemical weapons, and addictive drugs, especially the latter.
Like the Gliese civilization, if the whole people take drugs, the entire civilization will of course be hopeless, self-destructive, and no longer have the possibility of rising.
The second red technology is atomic energy, which gives humans the power to build nuclear bombs that can easily destroy humanity itself.
And because of the nuclear deterrence between nations, like walking a tightrope, the entire civilization has miraculously been at peace with each other, and a more lasting peace has been achieved.
The third red technology is life science and genetic science.
Genes belong to the forbidden area of life, and human beings do not know more about them than they know more about the universe, and indiscriminate modification of genes can easily lead to the collapse of the entire system.
If specific superbugs do emerge, it is not impossible to exterminate all of humanity......
With the development of science and technology, all white technologies have been drawn by lottery, and the probability of red technology appearing will increase, and the probability of civilization self-destruction will also be higher.
As for black technology, no one knows exactly what it is.
Because once it appears, the entire civilization will fall quickly. In some science fiction films, it is nanorobots, strong artificial intelligence, and super microbes, and people are also trying to restrain the development of these technologies as much as possible. If these are really developed, no one can predict what the consequences will be, maybe human beings will live a better life, or maybe they will directly destroy themselves.
"Judging from the ending, for the Gliese civilization, these 13 universal factories are already black technology that is difficult to control for them."
"The Stone Age Gliese civilization itself did not have enough ability to master the super-huge productivity of this 'universal factory', and the development of *** led to the rapid decline of the entire civilization...... Including the subsequent emergence of a series of oligarchs, happy hormones, etc., are all caused by universal factories, and the entire civilization does not have a strong framework to control the overall situation. ”
"As a result, there is no possibility of rising."
Listening to Zhang Yuan's analysis, Li Zhendong, who was standing on the side, suddenly interjected: "Actually, I think that red technology and black technology can be converted into each other......
"Just like us human beings, if we have a universal factory gifted by an interstellar civilization, it is impossible to be carried around by it, and it is impossible for the whole people to take drugs......"
"Because in our history, there have been such catastrophic historical events, and everyone knows the consequences."
"But the Gliese civilization did not know that there were no natural addictive substances in their world at all, and nothing like that had happened. His scientific research ability is terrible, and he doesn't seek to understand it, so he has no ability to resist this kind of incident......"
"The quality of science and technology is related to the internal strength of civilization itself. The dangerous boundary between red and black may be related to the vision, ideology, and level of a civilization. If you had known about this, you could have avoided this tragedy. ”
There was silence in the conference room for a while, and what Li Zhendong said was right.
But is there something in the universe that is commonplace and accustomed to other civilizations, but is deadly to humans? For example, some kind of wave? Some kind of magnetic field?
Li Zhendong continued: "So, if there is an interstellar court, the second interstellar civilization is actually guilty. Knowing that the other party couldn't afford such a large amount of productivity, he still gave them these things for free, which is equivalent to making the Greize people commit suicide! I strongly doubt its intentions! ”
Zhang Yuan said: "Your logic is a little bit of a bandit. I kindly gave you a knife and let you use this knife to develop yourself, and you accidentally stabbed yourself to death, can you blame me for not warning you in advance? You can only blame yourself for being stupid! ”
"Maybe in the eyes of that interstellar civilization, the universal factory is at best an ordinary commodity, not black technology at all."
"No, it's not." Li Zhendong waved his hand: "What if I'm only two or three years old?" If there's a high probability that I'll stab myself, I'll still have to blame the person who gave me this knife, right? ”
Suddenly, one of the deputy captains raised his voice and said in a deep voice: "Actually, your logic is not right, is our current perspective too condescending and conceited?" Maybe most of the individuals in the Gliese civilization think that they are in a good state of life? ”
"They think that the whole meaning of life is to enjoy it, to be able to spend it in joy, what's wrong with that! Even each individual thinks so, that pleasure itself is their pursuit. ”
"What we think is bad, depraved, sinking, it's just what we think. We believe that a civilization deserves sympathy as long as it does not move forward. So we have pity on them and have mercy on them. ”
"But do those pangolins need them? No, you don't. The sober part of Goethe-City is only a small part of civilization...... Our subconscious sense of superiority, and even wanting to correct the other person, is the most important thing to watch out for! ”
yes, everyone was stunned.
What capital does human beings have to be arrogant?
Human beings are so weak, in their current state, if there is a real war, they may not be able to defeat the Gliese civilization.
These pangolins are intelligent beings, with their own culture and thoughts, and they are different from cats and dogs on the earth, not the kind that random humans fiddle with.
The atmosphere was a little serious for a while, and Li Zhendong smiled dryly: "Everyone, when we were in diplomacy, we were still very humble, and we basically didn't make such low-level mistakes, isn't it an internal discussion now?" It doesn't matter how bad the other party's ideology is. ”
Something suddenly occurred to him, and he said in a slightly exaggerated tone: "So, you say, is there such a ...... in the universe Love the civilization of MLM its own values? I like to brainwash others and wash them into my own values. ”
Another quickly replied, "There must be...... This kind of civilization that can assimilate other people's ideologies is bound to be extremely powerful, and it is likely to snowball bigger and bigger, like a cult! There can be no law enforcement organization in the universe that does not allow indiscriminate proselytizing and so on. ”
"Let's hope we don't encounter this kind of civilization...... Ay. ”
The ideological struggle can be said to be the most sensitive thing, and this is true on the earth, in the starry sky, and in theory!
Every person on the earth has his own way of life, and every nation has his own beliefs.
A large part of the quarrels between husband and wife are due to the disagreement of the three views, and the struggle between countries is not only economic, but also ideological.
If you want to impose your values on others, it will undoubtedly cause a lot of contradictions and resistance.
In such a small corner of the earth, a large number of contradictions, religious contradictions, territorial disputes, not to mention the vast starry sky.
“…… This civilization, which is able to forcibly promote its own values, must have a very strong ability to assimilate. But if you can't be far ahead of other civilizations, then you will inevitably be wiped out in the dim starry sky. ”
There was a discussion of ideological aspects, including some religious wars, rituals and customs that had taken place on the earth, and in fact, human beings themselves have a strong tendency to try to assimilate others.
However, if the alien civilization in this area is really encountered, it can only be said that human beings are unlucky.
Either be assimilated or rebel. Even if the culture has been assimilated, can human civilization still be said to be human civilization? So you can only live and die and fight happily.
"If you can't meet it, it can only be said that it is unfounded."
So everyone just took it as a kind of fun. Everyone has made full use of their brains and imagined all kinds of hypocrisy, hospitality, cunning, honesty, sentimentality, or alien ideologies similar to human civilization, and the matter is over.
It's just that in future exchanges, we need to be more cautious and spiritual.
And then there's the last thing that's more serious.
Zhang Yuan and Li Zhendong glanced at each other, which was also what the two of them had talked about privately for a long time between diplomatic visits.
In the end, it was Zhang Yuan who asked everyone.
"Everyone, let's continue the topic just now, that is, whether the actions of those two interstellar civilizations are good intentions or malicious intentions."
"Any behavior and action has its own internal motivation, including human beings, and should also include interstellar civilizations. We can venture to assume that these two interstellar civilizations are rational and can be analyzed using the existing logic of our humanity. ”
"Based on the historical record of the Gliese civilization, analyzing the two interstellar civilizations they encountered can determine their specific motives, as well as their ideological ...... There will be great benefits for our future interstellar diplomacy! ”