Although they seem to be aware of the existence of heretical science, many people still do not change their minds in time.

After all, the vast majority of containment is currently in the hands of the "Observer" organization, with X as the prefix number, ranging from 0 to more than 1000, and the following number is said to be close to 2000.

And because several major countries only reacted after realizing it, they have now obtained more than a dozen special containment items.

Moreover, the special effects of the containment objects are strange, and some of them only possess one characteristic, which makes the effect incisive and extremely powerful; Some have a variety of characteristics, which seems to be comprehensive, covers a wide range of applications, and has many applications, but the effect is relatively weak.

There are also some containment objects that do not have any negative effects, but there are also some containment objects that are almost only negative, plus the real world is not an online game page game, and it will not say that if you pick up an item, a pop-up window will automatically pop up in front of you, opening a detailed information page.

There is no such useful skill or item setting as "Identification Technique" or "Identification Scroll", so it takes a lot of scene experiments to get more accurate results.

So much so that at present, most countries have not thoroughly understood the specific purpose of the containment materials they have on hand, and they have only glimpsed the tip of the iceberg.

Therefore, many people have not changed their minds, or still think that whether they are "aliens" or "containments", they still belong to the realm of science and can be explained and inducted—perhaps string theory, perhaps parallel worlds, perhaps quantum mechanics......

So now, they don't understand why the old expert suddenly said such a ridiculous thing.

"You've probably heard of the Five Minutes Ago World Hypothesis, right? This is Russell's most famous thought experiment, assuming that the world was created five minutes ago. ”

The old expert said with blank eyes, his voice really not like he was speaking to the people around him, but like he was muttering to himself, as if he had suffered some major blow to his spirit.

"All memories, all history, all worlds, were created in a split second five minutes ago, and the Creator did it just for fun."

“……”

“……”

Everyone looked at each other, not too understanding why this expert, who should have reached the peak of his academic level and is also a top expert in the industry, suddenly said such a large number of inexplicable words.

But there are also people who are obviously aware of that hypothesis, so they directly refute it -

"Nonsense! Mr. Alex, you don't believe such ridiculous thinking, do you? ”

"Why not believe it? It's ridiculous, but do you have evidence to disprove this hypothesis? Mr. Alex stared straight at the man, and then laughed palely, as if he were laughing miserably.

The man frowned, thought for a while, and quickly put forward his own reasons for refutation: "Of course, the history of mankind can even be traced back thousands of years, in addition to certain historical materials, there are antiquities, relics, fossils, as well as carbon-14 dating, astrophysical evidence about the age of the stars, and Hubble time......"

"It's useless! There is no more past history, human memories and history, records of the past and buildings, all of which belong to what the Creator created five minutes ago. Mr. Alex couldn't help but interrupt the man's words and shook his head in denial.

He then further explained:

None of the above is evidence to refute it, because the time they represent is as meaningful as the time shown by a clock in a painting...... The 4.6 billion years of the Earth, the double-digit age of the people, the glorious history of humanity, the joys and sorrows of your memories from childhood to adulthood, all of these things were created in the same way five minutes ago. ”

All possible arguments against the counter-can be dissolved in the same way, even if the radioactivity of the isotope is not illuminating.

Because even phenomena such as rays, attenuation, and even all the physical and chemical knowledge on the earth at this moment were created by the Creator five minutes ago.

Finally, this Mr. Alex made a final summary -

"Any evidence that denies the existence of God can be created by the devil to deceive you."

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“……”

There was silence at the scene, and even if someone didn't know about this thought experiment about time, the people around him had already told him.

At first glance, it sounds ridiculous, and I think that Russell must have eaten enough, so he thinks like this. However, when you think about it, it makes people shudder and feel creepy.

Because no one can prove whether this world was created by the Creator five minutes ago.

If that's all there is to it, then it's okay to say that it's just a hypothesis, and there is nothing that can't be proven, and there are many such thought experiments, and I haven't seen any impact on human society.

- Because if you can't falsify it, you can't prove it!

However, it is different now, and it is impossible for Mr. Alex to behave so gaffe for no reason on this occasion, nor can he say that he is on a whim, so by the way, this hypothesis of thought about time is mentioned.

It must have something to do with what he was going to explain, so ...... So what the hell could it be?

None of the people present were defective in IQ, and they all had already vaguely reacted, linking the two things together, and suddenly their faces changed slightly, and their hearts all "chuckled".

No kidding! Are you ready to come for real?

In the past, the apocalyptic crisis that could only be seen in Hollywood blockbusters in the United States is going to be staged in the real world?

What is this? A realistic version of "The End of the World 2012"?

"It is well known that the current theory of the origin of the universe holds that the universe was born in a big bang about 14 billion years ago."

At this time, Mr. Alex from the Central Office had already begun to explain what he wanted to explain.

"The Big Bang is by far the most credible theory of the origin of the universe, and even time begins after the "singularity" in the theory."

Accompanied by his swift and precise tone, the holograms are switching in order.

The images and words are changing, and the time is not long, but it should be said that it is well controlled, so that people can see clearly and think for a while.

So, what existed before that singularity? What is the world really like? The simple and irresponsible inference is that this leaves a place for the existence of God, and science will never be able to prove it anyway. ”

"During the lurking period of that organization, our people once got a very important message, that is, the high-level of the illegal organization once said that this world is a world constructed by the gods, and this mortal world is just a chess piece, a plaything under the hands of the gods."

"We can't refuse, we can't fight, the more we recognize the reality of the world, the more we can feel the cruelty of fate...... Everything is fake, everything is fictional illusion. ”

At this point, Mr. Alex paused, smiled wryly again, and looked at the crowd around him.

No one spoke.

As we all know, according to international practice, the next step should be such a turning point as "but-".

"But—we also thought it was a cult propaganda doctrine at first, but not long ago, because the magical properties of a high-level containment object were determined, so we have made some progress and breakthroughs in our observation technology......

The old expert said this, paused slightly, and said vaguely.

"What progress and breakthrough?"

However, people from other countries are human spirits, so naturally it is impossible to be fooled so easily, so they have asked questions.

"This is a state secret of the United States, I can't disclose it, anyway, it is more practical than the current electromagnetic wave communication, theoretically it can transmit information to the known ends of the universe."

Mr. Alex remained vague and rightly did not intend to say more in this regard.

"Of course, it is meaningless to only be able to transmit information without being able to return to receive it, and what can be achieved at present is to make large-scale cosmological observations within a few light-years of the Earth......

"Mr. Alex, I'm not specifically studying this, could you please just say the conclusion?" At this time, there was a person with an iron-blooded and resolute temperament on his face, who raised his hand with a serious face and interrupted the other party's speech.

“……”

“……”

The old expert was silent, and then switched the holographic projection to the end with a tired face: "This is the result of what our observatory observed three days ago. ”

Here's a video with light bands flashing in it.

With the gradual restoration of the image, a model that is familiar to most people and not unfamiliar to a few people quickly took shape in the video and appeared in front of everyone.

"This is the solar system?" Someone whispered.

"Yes, this is the ...... the solar system," Alex admitted, nodding.

The scene was silent again, and no one spoke for a long time. But it's not because they all understand, but because everyone is you look at me, I look at you, all the doubts on their faces.

"Don't you understand? Based on our observations, the image reconstruction model using the information from the foldback feedback shows that the outer part of the solar system is completely black! It was completely pitch black, and there was not a single star in sight......"

Mr. Alex sighed, his face unbelievably pale.

"What, what do you mean?" Someone continued to ask puzzled.

This means that the picture of the universe and the Milky Way is only a picture of the earth, and the solar system is just a cage. There is only darkness outside, and there is only one solar system in the entire universe......"

The old expert seemed to have lost all his spirit and spirit, and muttered to himself.

"The residual background radiation that can be observed in the centimeter band that pervades the universe, the Milky Way sky that can be seen on Earth, all the astronomical phenomena that do not occur in the solar system...... These are actually fake, just well-designed special effects clips. ”

- This is the reality of this world.

There is nothing outside the solar system, there is no galaxy and the universe, only simple textures and real-time CG animation.

“……”

“……”

The scene was silent again, a silent silence to be exact, and an indescribable fear enveloped the crowd, making them want to plug their ears or pass out.

The truth of the matter at the tip of the iceberg finally surfaced, but the people who were qualified to participate in this meeting were precisely because they understood, so they felt that the fear in their hearts was incomparably heavier, and some people had already screamed.

Many people stared at the projected model of the solar system, staring at the darkness outside the solar system, wondering what nonsense they had heard. But how is this possible?!

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"Huh?"

In the distorted chaotic void, a strange sound suddenly sounded.

Standing on the gray beach on the other side of time and space, the silver-haired big Lori stared wide-eyed, with an unbelievable face, and said in amazement-

"It's really interesting, I thought that with human technology, it would never be possible to reach the outer dimension of the solar system!"

At this time, in a light that was not light, in a silence full of screams, another voice that seemed a little leisurely came quietly-

"In other words, your tofu scum project has been discovered to cut corners?"

"What is a tofu slag project! What do you mean by cutting corners? Nayako protested dissatisfiedly, "I used a very abstract and complete world structure to simulate the entire solar system!" ”