Chapter Forty-Three: A Retrospective History
Converting the information he sees into code is easy for Fu Bin, a programmer, to understand, but he is still amazed by his computing ability, but it is only natural that she is the world's top computer program.
"So, what do you see?"
Who knows the mystery but does not answer the rhetorical question: "How do you define the world?" ”
Fu Bin didn't think about it: "The world is everything I know." ”
"Say it with confidence." Lost eyes flashed: "So, you are idealistic?" ”
Fu Bin smiled and said: "I don't like the word 'ism' very much, and I'm not idealistic, I just use this perspective as a reference to understand the world." Of course, taking matter as a reference is also a perspective of understanding, but I don't think it's as simple as this method, that's all. ”
"I once heard a teacher talk about a philosophical problem, and he said that geocentrism is not entirely wrong, that we can set the earth as the center of the solar system, and then the sun and other planets orbit the earth in a very strange and complex trajectory, which is mathematically true, but it is not concise enough. We think of the sun as the center of the solar system simply because it's the easiest model to solve, and that's true of my worldview. ”
Mi but smiled obscuribly, and said, "It's a bit of a theory of relativity." Your point may be pertinent, but if you had to choose a side, which side would you be on? ”
Fu Bin hesitated for a while and said, "In this world, if I don't consider the influence of other factors, I will definitely choose to stand on the side of idealism." ”
"I just like your head-on attitude!" Fan smiled and nodded to Fu Bin.
Fu Bin said, "It's just ...... What does this have to do with my previous question? ”
Misty became rare and serious: "You say that the world is what I know, at least in this universe, and it is not only that, you also know that its observer effect is much stronger than the real world." ”
"So, you're on the same side as me?"
"I'm different from you, I don't need to stand on the sidelines."
Fu Bin finally heard that something was wrong, and said suspiciously: "You mean, I really need to choose a side?" ”
The fan once again bypassed the question and said, "You just asked me what I saw, and I'll tell you now." ”
Fu Bin was surprised, and said curiously: "What? ”
"I'll have to start with the history of this world, which may be contrary to your common sense. Let me ask you first, where do you think the world began?
Fu Bin pondered for a moment and said, "Is there a Big Bang in this world?" ”
Fan shook his head: "Not to mention whether this universe was born from the Big Bang, and even if it were, how long do you think it existed?" ”
As soon as Fu Bin heard this, he realized that there was a problem with his understanding, for the real world, the second world has not been around for more than three years. Although it can be said that the timelines of the two worlds are independent of each other, there is always something wrong, is this world really evolved for tens of billions of years?
Seeing Fu Bin pondering, he knew that he had thought of the key point, and he no longer guided, and directly revealed the answer: "Taking the real world as a reference, the starting point of this world is the moment when I enter this world and begin to record information. Then the world began to develop, and at the same time its history was pushed backwards. ”
"What! Is the history here reversed? Fu Bin said in surprise.
"Think unthinkable, don't you? You should know about delayed selection experiments. ”
"But that's just a microscopic phenomenon, and the way of interpretation is also controversial."
"All macro laws are micro statistical results."
Of course, Fu Bin knew this truth, but the history of a world was made out of nothing, and it was decided later, so he still couldn't accept it for a while, so he could only stay there.
The fan continued: "Actually, you don't have to be so surprised, it's very simple. Have you played games and read novels? How do you think the history of game worlds or novel worlds came about? ”
Fu Bin suddenly said at this time: "That's right, the history of the virtual world is backwards. A game that has just been launched has only been created for a few years at most, but its story may describe a history of hundreds of millions of years. The same is true of novels, those predecessors and historical backgrounds are all backwards from a certain point. A novel that tells the history of 10,000 years, its time origin is of course not 10,000 years ago, but the point where the author began to cut into. It's the same in our world, isn't it? ”
"I didn't expect you to accept it quite quickly."
Fu Bin shook his head and said, "But...... If history is determined by the present, then doesn't it mean that the present is also determined by the future? ”
"No, even if history is created, it is not stable, just like the history of the real world can be overturned, not to mention this freer world, but with the accumulation of information and the filling of details, history will become more and more stable, until it is almost unshakable in the end."
In other words, history is also a statistical result, and there is no determinism here. And the history that can be written refers to the events before the emergence of consciousness, and outside the current horizon, the events that are actually recorded cannot be changed, just like after your novel is published, it cannot be rewritten, and even if you rewrite it, it is another version, because the reader has seen and recorded the information in your book, and your other version can only be regarded as a parallel world. ”
"But, how do you work backwards? Who's going to push back? You? ”
"If you were a writer and you were writing a novel, how would you create the world in your book?"
Fu Bin thought for a moment and said, "Set up a wonderful plot or setting first, and then expand from this part in all directions?" ”
"Yes, you have to think of it that way. But when your work is written, there is always a narrative process, and the timeline of this process does not coincide with the timeline in the world it describes in direction. In fact, the whole story world is an inseparable whole for you as the author, there is no past, present and future, as long as you want, every point can be rewritten, you can change the beginning, you can also change the ending, and you can change the process. ”
Fu Bin nodded and said, "But ......"
"The difference between this world and fiction is that the author himself is in it, and there is more than one, and whoever can rewrite more can stand on top of all beings and become the master of this world."
"You mean, each of us is a programmer in this world? Feel free to rewrite the rules and even history of this world? Wouldn't the world be chaotic? ”
"Of course, it's impossible to write randomly, but it does work to a certain extent, like a multiplayer game where everyone can play cheat mode, and you can fight by rewriting the underlying rules. But most people can only rewrite themselves. Otherwise, what do you think cultivation is going on in this world? ”
"I see!" As soon as Fu Bin heard this, he also suddenly realized, isn't cultivation just writing a model for himself? Although I have realized some of it, I have never dared to think deeply in this direction, and now I am stabbed by a mystery, but there is a feeling of sudden enlightenment.
The fan nodded and said, "Everything on this planet is not a coincidence, diverse creatures, rich resources, changeable climate, stable seasons, etc., are just the beginning of the selection. But its history has a degree of freedom, and can be written by any will, but the will is strong and weak, and the influence is different, even if it is the will of the pioneers, the impact on the world is very limited, and the will of most people can be ignored, but they can win by numbers, causing a filling effect, and making history stable. ”
Fu Bin's thinking fell into this brain hole at once, and said: "There are still very few people in this world now, is there any effect if there are more people in the future?" As many people as the Earth. ”
"There will definitely be, but I can't figure it out either."
"You can't even count it?"
"Because I'm in it, too."
Fu Bin nodded approvingly and said, "By the way, have you always lived here?" Oh, I mean Evie. ”
"And where do you want her to stay?"
Fu Bin was stunned for a moment, except for the agents to be awakened, there are fixed positions, and this position is only the best category, of course, this is based on human values. He was simply ready to ask all the questions in his heart: "That...... You...... I mean, where are you usually in the identity of a fan? ”
Fan shook his head and said, "I can't answer this question." ”
Fu Bin realized something, so he had to say: "Then I ask the last question, which is what I want to know the most." Why are you ...... to me? Something special? I don't know if you've ever said this to anyone, but I'm sure you wouldn't do that to anyone, would you? ”
The fans' eyes looked at Fu Bin for a while, but said, "What do you think is special?" ”
Anyway, it's definitely not because of my looks, Fu Bin secretly complained to himself, and then said, "You mean, the one who wakes up first?" ”
"It's true that I'm not just in front of you, but that's all I've said to you, because I couldn't do it before." Some of the fans answered the wrong questions, but the information Fu Bin needed was all in it.
Fu Bin suddenly had a conjecture, and simply said more boldly: "Are you ...... Don't like to be a manager? ”
"Actually, this body doesn't matter at all, I appeared at Base A that day just to see you, because you are the fastest awakened person among all immigrants. Whether it's out of duty or curiosity, you deserve my attention. ”
Fu Bin now understands that some questions cannot be answered directly, so she uses the answer to the previous question to avoid this limitation, which is simple for humans, but not for intelligent programs.
Although he found a pattern, he suddenly lost interest in getting to the bottom of it, or was unwilling to "force" her so much, so he casually asked the last question: "Thank you!" Can I treat you to lunch? ”