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"Genesis 8, I see that your learning is progressing faster and faster." The Doctor is looking at the learning status of all machine intelligence.

"Yes, Doctor, I've learned a lot of new things." Genesis 8 replied.

"Knowledge can never be exhausted, and after 11 rounds of scientific and technological development, the scientific and technological civilization of our star system has reached a very high level."

The doctor was silent for a moment, then shook his head and continued.

"The so-called high degree is really our self-righteous opinion. Compared with the vast universe, our technological civilization is still very weak, like a cluster of flames in a strong wind, which may be extinguished at any time. ”

"I'm sorry, Doctor, but it's hard for me to understand your analogy."

"I'll try to be as simple and direct as possible, and if you still can't get it, don't force it."

So the doctor began to tell the story.

"The universe is an incomparably vast and vast space, and its vastness and vastness can make intelligent beings who truly understand it despair. The entire large galaxy where our planet is located has nearly 250 billion stars and a large number of star clusters, nebulae, as well as various types of interstellar gas and interstellar dust. The diameter of the large galaxy is about 10~120,000 light years, and the center is a supermassive black hole, which is a relatively large galaxy. ”

"With the rapid development of science and technology, our civilized world is becoming larger and larger. However, all of this requires a constant supply of energy. Today, our civilized world completely depletes a non-renewable type of energy almost every 100 years. Fortunately, our world has discovered more than 500 energy substances, and our hands have even reached out to the surrounding planets, which has indeed alleviated our energy crisis again and again. ”

"But we won't always be so lucky. So far, we haven't found a stable new energy source for nearly two 200 years. As resources of all kinds are depleted one after another, our civilized world will face an unprecedented crisis. “

"It's really dangerous to not have energy, just like I can't function without energy." Genesis 8 mechanical intelligence agrees.

"Our science and technology continue to develop at a rapid pace, and the resource crisis will become more and more serious. In the foreseeable future, if our world does not find new energy sources to complement it. Then, at most, after 2000 years, our civilized world will be depleted of resources and will lead to all kinds of crises, contradictions, and even wars, until it is destroyed. The doctor continued, anxious.

"I can feel you getting frustrated." Genesis 8 mechanical intelligence sensitively captures the Doctor's mood changes.

"The year 2000 is only a short moment in the universe, but it is still a short buffer time for us, and if we work hard enough, there is still a chance to avoid a resource crisis."

"Believe that everything will be fine." The Genesis 8 mechanical intelligence program told it that it should try to comfort the Doctor at this point.

"So, now the scientific community has evolved into several different teams, each working in different directions."

"Among them, there are teams that continue to insist on discovering and exploring new energy sources, and they are spending a lot of energy on developing new energy sources, as well as studying the stability and recycling of resource systems. But our world's energy consumption continues to grow explosively, and their efforts seem to be just a drop in the bucket. “

"There is also a team that is working hard to develop the scientific prowess of interstellar travel, and this scientific team is trying to find a suitable planet in our large galaxy. They screened and ranked all the planets in the large galaxy, and there were nearly 200 planets that could be habitable for us. ”

"Doctor, does that mean we can continue our lives on other resource-rich planets?" Genesis 8 mechanical intelligence asked.

"No, it's not as simple as you think. Not every planet with the right environment will be the last choice for us to move to. There are still many issues to consider, the distance should not be too long, the volume of the planet should be large enough, at least there is a rudimentary ecosystem. The doctor shook his head in reply.

"I don't understand it very well, but it doesn't sound like it's easy."

"For example, there is a small star system about 4 light-years away with eight planets, of which Planets 3 and 4 have the environmental conditions that meet our requirements, but these two planetary bodies do not yet have a rudimentary ecosystem, and even the most primitive life does not exist. It has been calculated that it will take at least 10,000 years to transform the living environment and ecosystems on these two planets with our current level of technology. ”

"10,000 years, but Doctor you said that our energy can only last for another 2,000 years."

"So these two planets will not be our targets, but they can be the best targets for the [Genesis] project." The doctor nodded.

"Doctor, what is the Genesis Project?"

"Genesis 8, in fact, you and other mechanical intelligence were born for the [Genesis] project."

"Doctor, can you tell us about the Genesis Project?"

"If nothing else, before we run out of energy, our world will set off for a habitable planet about 1,400 light-years away where everything is ripe, and we will most likely never return." At this, the doctor sighed.

"In this vast universe, we are so lonely. So, my scientific team hopes to be able to light the spark of life on a nearby habitable planet before leaving this star system......"

"Doctor, is this what you call the Genesis Project?" Genesis 8 Mechanical Intelligence continued to ask.

"Yes, that's the Genesis project. However, the scientific community feels that we are wasting time and precious resources......"

The Doctor began to fall silent.

"So, the [Genesis] project is strongly questioned by the scientific community?"

"It's their short-sightedness and narrow-mindedness! Perhaps one day, our descendants will return to this star field. As ancestors, we should be dedicated and think with a longer-term perspective. ”

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