Chapter 20: Superstition
Leon's voice did not fluctuate at all, he looked at the lost Professor Charles, and said indifferently: "This is the truth, mutants are not the chosen ones, they are just a group of experimental materials that have been developed and then discarded. ”
The mutants on the Brotherhood side hung their heads, shocked or angry when they first heard the theory, and even thought that Leon was full of nonsense and refused to accept the truth.
No matter how much those white-left-black skins preach "religious freedom and diversity", the United States is still a Christian country after all, and Americans who have been religiously nurtured since childhood are familiar with the so-called Bible stories, and have always added divine brilliance to them, subconsciously hypnotizing themselves as God's chosen people.
However, the truth is so cruel, human beings are just some kind of ignorant and humble creatures in front of "gods", who can easily put on a collar and brand it.
Even mutants who boast of the future of human evolution are the product of careless scientific research.
It took a long time for Professor Charles to raise his eyes and say hoarsely, "Those so-called, gods, who are they?" ”
"Sorry, I'm having a hard time answering that." Li Ang spread his hands and said: "Even if it is me, it is difficult to analyze the answer when there is insufficient information. ”
Professor Charles pondered for a moment and muttered to himself, "Existence is reasonable, and those gods created the mutant race, so there must be a purpose.....
Leon shook his head and said indifferently, "Do you know the Skinner box?" The researchers placed the pigeons in narrow boxes, and whenever the pigeon pecked the button on the edge of the box, it would drop food through the small holes.
Over time, the pigeons will discover the "button-food" rule and use this law to get their food.
However, when the rate of food dropping gradually decreases, for example, a hundred pecks of the button will drop once, the pigeon will have some abnormalities.
Suppose the pigeon accidentally hits the wall before dropping the food at a certain pecking button, then it will hit the wall itself before each pecking button after that - it expands the connection between "button and food" to "hit the wall - button - food" on the basis of limited intelligence.
This is the superstitious pigeon in the Skinner box.
Any speculation without enough information is superstitious and unreliable, and will only lead to foolish thinking.
The life forms and ways of existence of such a large-scale existence arranged millions of years ago may have been beyond the scope of human understanding, and it is difficult to weigh their behavior and behavior with the way of human thinking, and it is difficult to judge their actions with human moral concepts.
Instead of guessing and causing yourself to be in a state of superstitious pigeon, it is better to obtain more information through scientific experiments and exploration, and gradually get closer to and even finally get the real answer. ”
Leon stretched out his hand and pointed to the rows of glass cylinders, and said gently, "That's why I invited these transcendents. ”
Those X-Men were still immersed in the huge shock of the mystery of the origin of mutants, and they were not as resistant to Leon's actions as they used to be - after all, those so-called "gods" were playing and manipulating the entire human race, so compared to this, Leon who occasionally did some taboo experiments seemed much more normal.
Professor Charles took a deep breath, freed himself from the shackles of the topic, and said indifferently: "Okay, Mr. Leon, I admit that your theory just now is indeed amazing, but this is not the reason why you kidnapped and abducted others. ”
Therefore, the idea of the Virgin Mary is unacceptable, all human beings are guinea pigs on the test bench, but there are still fools who hide in cramped containers and quarrel endlessly, refusing to devote all their energy to the great cause of understanding the world and transforming the world.
Leon regretted that Professor Charles could not agree with his philosophy, but patiently explained: "There are many good people like the superheroes in prison, and after the experiment is completed, I will help them heal their crippled bodies and release them back to society." ”
This alone has made many X-Men less hostile, and if they can solve the problem with normal communication, there is no need for these self-proclaimed righteous mutants to fight each other and engage in useless battles - and they may not be able to win.
However, Professor Charles, who is a moral model in the capitalist world, frowned slightly, looked at the sandman and venom imprisoned in the glass cylinder, and asked in a deep voice: "What about them?" ”
"You mean these scumbags?" Li Ang raised his eyebrows and said lukewarmly: "There are not a few innocent people they have killed with their own hands and indirectly.
As a good citizen, I take the initiative to take on the responsibility of eliminating the threat of crime to the public, which is first and foremost a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people.
Secondly, I have also developed scientific research techniques that can perfectly solve the problem of mutants based on their peculiarities. ”
Leon glanced at Magneto, who was instructed. With a wave of his hand, he manipulated the magnetic field and moved a certain Atomium statue-like instrument in the corner.
"This device was developed by me and His Excellency Magneto, and its effect is mainly to activate the specific genes buried in the genetic sequence of ordinary people, so that they can awaken into mutants."
After listening to Li Ang's introduction, the faces of the X-Men standing in a circle were a little strange.
Magneto had independently developed a similar device a few years earlier, with the intention of turning half of New York City's inhabitants into mutants.
However, that instrument was found to be quite imperfect and had a certain chance of fatality to the average person.
In order to prevent the death of innocent people, the X-Men at that time also went out with their entire army, stopping Magneto's plan of action at the last moment, and completely destroying the instrument.
It was precisely because of the turmoil caused by this instrument that the American people were shocked and uproared after the incident was exposed, and the newspapers continued to demonize and publicize the incident itself, which led to the wave of demonstrations rising higher and higher.
The American people, who feel that their security is threatened, not only did not forgive mutants, but even intensified their hatred and hostility towards mutants, which also laid the groundwork for the "Mutant Registration Act" that the federal government is discussing today.
Leon looked at those X-Men with different expressions and said with a smile: "Don't worry, this is completely different from the instrument that His Excellency Magneto independently developed a few years ago, you can treat it as the top optimized Extreme Edition, and it will definitely not cause permanent damage to ordinary people."
And based on the inspiration I took from Venom, an alien parasite, the device, code-named 'The Gate of Truth', will have some positive effects on the user. ”