Chapter 125: A Great Net

Lonely men and widows are in the same room, and they are actually discussing philosophical issues, and the themes are still "survival" and "reproduction"!

The whole atmosphere seemed very strange, but Yu Yifeng didn't feel any discomfort. X was even a little excited, and his face was red like a hormonal flood.

"It's easy to understand that people eat to survive and sleep to survive. What about watching TV and playing games...... Recreation is also survival? ”

"Entertainment, of course, is for a better existence! It is a derivative action brought about by 'survival'. ”

"So...... What about the behaviors of showing off wealth and comparison? Yuriko asked.

Yu Yifeng thought for a while: "It should be for ...... Attract the opposite sex to reproduce, but also for entertainment. ”

"Children show off their wealth, also for the sake of reproduction?"

"It's entertainment, and entertainment can come down to surviving better. Attention, now Noah's society is no longer this undesirable phenomenon......" The two of them asked and answered.

"The meaning of life" is the ultimate question of philosophy, and there are countless answers.

Like Yu Yifeng, the meaning of life is boiled down to two words, and the answer sounds very cold and ruthless...... But when you think about it, it doesn't seem like there's much of a logical error.

These two words...... Refined enough!

The ultimate goal of science, or philosophy, is to find relatively concise laws that describe complexity in terms of simplicity.

Just like the rules of physics, the simplest essence can often lead to extremely complex systems, and the same is true of philosophy......

There are many people who will give their own poetic answers to the question of "the meaning of life". Some people think: "Life lies in experience, in perception, in having the opportunity to keep trying to know oneself and the world." ”

Some people also think, "The meaning of life is to pursue truth, goodness and beauty, or to pursue freedom and happiness......

But these are just subjective feelings of individuals, and no matter what, it is impossible to generalize all human behaviors.

Attention...... It's all! Judging from the various behaviors of human beings, almost all of their actions are still inseparable from the words "survival" and "reproduction".

These two words derive a large number of instincts** that actually govern human action......

"You see, humans are very simple creatures by nature."

Seeing Yuriko pondering, Yu Yifeng continued: "I'm wondering if it's not just us humans, but also whether the genetic composition of the vast majority of civilizations has been endowed with the same philosophical meaning, that is, 'survival' and 'reproduction'. We can boldly assume that the vast majority of civilizations in the universe are essentially the same as our philosophies, and that they live for the sake of survival and reproduction......"

"Similar philosophical bodies are fabricated to form similar beings, and from these beings they form similar social ......"

The "similar" here refers to the similarity in the 'philosophical purpose'...... They seem to be diverse, with completely different physical and genetic structures, but in essence, because they have the same philosophical goals, they behave almost the same. ”

"So there is a natural ...... of identity in different societies"

"Mathematically...... Obedience to that what? ”

"Obey the law of large numbers......" Yuriko continued.

In the large number of repetitions of certain random events, there is often an almost inevitable pattern...... This law is the law of large numbers.

Civilization is made up of individuals, and individuals are diverse and absolutely different, but a society composed of a large number of individuals will obey the law of large numbers, and this law of large numbers is the identity of society...... The reason for this is that the philosophical gravity formed because of the same purpose of philosophy!

"Yes, that's right!"

Yu Yifeng waved his hand excitedly, as if he had found the final answer.

"As I've said before, it's like a liquid, no matter what kind of liquid, what kind of composition it is, how it moves. As long as it's liquid, it will eventually flow down. Such identity is caused by the rules of physics. ”

By analogy, the physical system regulates the movement of everything in the universe. The genetic philosophy system, on the other hand, regulates every move of life, so much so that ...... No matter how social changes and how the society is evolved, the society composed of such a civilization will slowly move towards the same path......"

"Just like the flow of water, no matter where it comes from, what the environment is, what the intermediate process is, it finally converges in the sea...... That's the end result! ”

So much so that almost all civilizations ended up on the same path...... Too comfortable, hedonistic, short-sighted? ”

"Anyway...... are blocked by the so-called big filter! ”

"That's what it is...... The final answer to Fermi's law! ”

After Yu Yifeng finished speaking in one breath, he suddenly felt a sense of relief in his heart.

It's really nice to have someone here when you need it, someone who listens to him and understands it.

This is also Yu Yifeng's most profound thinking.

He attributed the essence of all problems to the problems of genetic philosophy.

From genes, human beings have inferior roots, so the natural evolution of human society is also flawed.

According to this conjecture, the "philosophical laws" composed of "survival" and "reproduction" are not only applicable to human beings, but also to the vast majority of civilizations in the universe, and they are actually not much better than humans and Knicks.

The "purpose of life" is engraved in the genes, forming a genetic philosophy system that regulates the actions of individuals and civilizations.

"A net? An invisible web, a philosophical system in the genes? ”

Yuriko looked at the surrounding air and said thoughtfully: "An invisible net restricts the behavior of our individual and the behavior of the entire civilization, it determines the upper and lower limits of civilization, and determines whether it will be filtered out by the big filter......"

"Individuals can forcibly break free from this net, but civilization is made up of individuals, and it is too difficult and difficult to get the whole civilization to break free...... Individuals can have small probability events, but civilization must obey the law of large numbers! ”

Indeed, the vast majority of human behavior can be summarized by the philosophical laws of "survival" and "reproduction", but there are also a very small number of behaviors that are not included in this philosophical system.

For example, the phenomenon of human "suicide".

"Suicide" completely violates the laws of "survival" and "reproduction", and the vast majority of people will not do it. But there are still people who commit suicide, and they are another strange, seemingly meaningless "detachment".

For example, some chemical agents can make people temporarily abandon the laws of "survival" and "reproduction", and make people wholeheartedly pursue this kind of medicine......

Another example is some special circumstances: Sir Newton, who was too lazy to marry a woman in his life; certain eminent monks; certain mad scientists; firefighters rushing into the fire; those who sacrifice themselves to block the muzzle of the gun; Or the ...... of bombing bunkers

These "detachments" are all examples of civilization, but they are not the vast majority of civilizations.

This illustrates...... Self-awareness and wisdom can temporarily detach us from this vast net. Let intelligent life not be completely dominated by genes like pigs and dogs. ”

Yuriko said seriously, "But most of the time, detachment from this net makes us feel instinctively uncomfortable, and then voluntarily return to this net. After all, survival and reproduction are the most natural things, and we can't transcend ......."

"It's not for you to transcend these core laws, we naturally can't transcend survival and reproduction, otherwise...... Humans are not human anymore. ”

Yu Yifeng shook his head: "It's about getting rid of some useless derivative ** and mindset, or rather...... It would be nice to add something else to this philosophical system, and it will give us another motivation! ”

"Especially in the later stage of civilization development, after the emergence of democracy and peace, the will of most individuals actually determines the action power of civilization. In this way, it is useless for a small number of people to detach, and they still have to obey the law of large numbers. ”

"So, democracy seems to be a trap......"

Yu Yifeng covered his head and said something not very good. Of course, this is just a private conversation with Yuriko.

"yes...... So in this way, you might as well go for a dictatorship? Yuriko smiled,