Chapter 16: The Universe and Science
With the degree of scientific development of human beings today, the term immortal basically appears in some literary works, film and television dramas, and there must be a sentence in front of it...... Pure fiction. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Therefore, when Yuan Fei heard this, Cheng Qisheng was ashamed to call himself an immortal and treat him as an idiot?
"Boy, don't be too excited, when you see an immortal like me, if you say two indecent words, the old man will not be as knowledgeable as you, but if you talk too much, the old man will also be angry......" Cheng Qisheng actually said so.
When Yuan Fei heard this, he really couldn't help but complain, "Immortals? Even if you're an immortal, you're a stinking immortal! ”
"Haha...... It's good if you admit it. "This old man......
"What do I admit?" Yuan Fei is going crazy!
"Okay, the old man will talk about it a little bit......" Cheng Qisheng saw that Yuan Fei didn't believe it at all, so he had to say patiently: "The old man is here to have a big task, a big purpose, the civilization level of Kiba Star is okay, it can be regarded as a middle level." And other aspects, such as religion, are still relatively old scientific ......"
Cheng Qisheng said to himself, but when he got here, Yuan Fei couldn't help but interject.
"What? Is science a religion? ”
Yes, Yuan Fei is sure that any normal person will disagree with this statement, absolutely!
How can science be a religion? Scientology?
"It's Scientology." Cheng Qisheng said indifferently.
"......" Yuan Fei almost vomited blood, but fortunately it was in his consciousness.
Cheng Qisheng smiled and said, "It seems that this kid of yours is a good student, and he is still quite serious about studying." Know that science is a practical method, but what does science claim to be? Isn't it the most reliable, correct, and objective way of human understanding of the world? ”
"That's right." Yuan Fei was already stunned at this time.
Cheng Qisheng continued: "That's good, you should also know about other religions, right?" For example, in the theology before science, were there gods in these theological characteristics? ”
"That's right." People are right, Yuan Fei can only agree.
"Hehe......" Cheng Qisheng smiled, only to hear him say: "That theological religion also claims to be the most correct, and if it disobeys their god, what will happen?" Burn to death! Hack to death! All kinds of deaths, isn't that so? And what about science? Oh, we have to admit that the scientific method is much gentler...... So, one more question, is science necessarily correct? Does she explain everything that is wrong with this universe? ”
When these words were heard in Yuan Fei's ears, he was stunned!
What's wrong?
Yuan Fei was thinking, his brain was running rapidly!
He was a good student, he was knowledgeable, he knew a lot of history.
As for the relationship between religion and science, in fact, before human beings found the practical method of science, human beings thought that religion, that is, theology, was right and the best way to practice!
At that time, human beings interpreted and observed the world with God, immortals...... Mythological images like these explain why the world exists, for example, because God worked for six days; Why are there human beings, Nuwa Niangniang's pinch......
As we all know, Newton is a great physicist, and even he is the founder of science, but he spent most of his life engaged in alchemy, believing in God, because he believed and even believed all his life that only God is right, and those things he made, the laws of physics, were regarded as classic theories by countless people in later generations, and in Newton's own cognition, in front of God, farts were not!
What about when science comes along?
Science explains a lot of things, but some of them are ......
Like, does God exist?
All scientists would answer something like, 'We're not going to talk about that.'" ’
Unfalsifiable ......
Science itself is also xenophobic, but they don't kill people, but they will ignore all non-scientific theories, as long as they don't use scientific methods, then this is not science, they don't admit it, and even think it's a ****...... Is this fundamentally different from theology?
And most importantly, is the science necessarily correct?
In fact, many scientists have discussed this issue, the most famous is the disabled scientist Stephen Hawking thousands of years ago.
Mr. Hawking has discussed in "A Brief History of Time" that he called the theorems and laws of physical science "prophecies", that is, he means that these "prophecies" are correct at a certain stage and under certain conditions, and beyond this category, then the original correct "prophecies" become incorrect.
There are many such examples, the more famous ones are Newton and Einstein, Mr. Einstein's theory is to overturn Newton's classical mechanics, and then there is when the conditions change, for example, under the microscopic level, light has wave-particle duality, which makes Einstein get the highest honor......
There is even an uncertain theory in physics, and the cat abuse expert Schrödinger ......
And Mr. Hawking also affirmed in his writings that 'the ultimate purpose of science is to provide a single theory describing the whole universe', that is, the truth!
But did you find it?
Or rather, how much has been verified?
The theory of the origin of the universe, the most popular theory of the Big Bang, began only on the observation of the famous Edwin Hubble, who observed that the galaxies in the universe seemed to be moving away from his observation point, Earth.
But this theory has not been proven, never has been, and humanity has never created a universe with a big bang, nor has a very small kind of universe......
Experiment, Validation...... Isn't it contradictory that this is the scientific method, and that science itself cannot prove the more accepted scientific theories of scientists?
But this is nothing, the Big Bang theory is the theory of the origin of the universe generally accepted by science at present, and students like Yuan Fei know it, but even if this theory is valid and correct, then there needs a singularity in this theory!
What is the singularity?
Mr. Hawking thinks that time begins here, but the problem is ......
What about before? What exactly preceded the singularity? Mr. Hawking thinks that the singularity itself is extremely hot and extremely high-pressure, but how can this be?
This leaves a place for God!
To put it bluntly, after coming full circle, science is back to theology......
Even if we don't talk about these big truths, which are the science of human development today, let's just say that at present, the Glory Academy only needs 50 students a year, and only these individuals can study the highest science today, the original mechanics!
Isn't this just the fact that human beings themselves have narrowed their scientific circles?
"Haha...... The kid has a good understanding. That Cheng Qisheng stroked his beard and smiled, he felt that he should add a fire at this time, so he said: "Tao is Tao, very Tao, famous, very famous...... Subodhi, the one who speaks the Dharma, cannot be said, is the name of the Dharma...... Is there a right or wrong truth in the universe? Is there a right or wrong universe? Where is there a wrong, there is right, there is no wrong, there is no right, where does right and wrong come from? Human! People use the study of right and wrong to find the truth that there is no right or wrong in the universe. Can it? ”
These words were completely off the book bag, but in Yuan Fei's ears, it was like a thunderbolt, and he only felt that he was sweating profusely at this time, and he forgot that it was in his own consciousness.
Seeing this, Cheng Qisheng said with a smile: "Enlightenment, enlightenment......"
The voice was very soft, as if it was good for sleep, and Yuan Fei's eyes slowly closed......
Cheng Qisheng quoted the Tao Te Ching and Buddhism, which means simply that the truth is ineffable, and what can be said is not called the truth. And what he said later is the key, the universe itself is not right or wrong, it can also be understood that the universe has no theoretical doctrine, the universe is there, and with people, there are right and wrong, there are various theories, and science is also the doctrine of man.
So using human doctrine 'science' to find the truth of the universe is not a matter of seeking fish?
So, what is the significance of science? What is the meaning of being human?
Yuan Fei couldn't help but think of the assumption he had come up with in the last lesson......
Human civilization is the only civilization in the universe, and the fate of mankind is the fate of the universe!
But is this assumption correct? Can it be falsified?
Yuan Fei dared to say that science is likely to have a completely irrational attitude towards this hypothesis...... This assumption is not scientific at all, otherwise how can it be called a hypothesis? Otherwise, why has it not been seen in the temple of science for so many years, and has been discussed by scientists?
But!
If it is right to assume that the assumption that the fate of humanity is the fate of the universe, then ......
Human science will surely find the truth of the universe! Science is the best way to do it!
This is logical, but ......
It's not scientific!
Because this is using philosophy to guide science, which is completely contrary to the fundamental principle of scientific practice to produce true knowledge!
Contradiction! Contradiction! Contradiction......
Yuan Fei's originally established worldview seemed to be fragmented at this time, but he felt that he seemed to have touched something, but he didn't seem to have anything......
"Alright, alright." At this time, Cheng Qisheng spoke and woke Yuan Fei up, "You kid is good, you can have understanding." But that's it for now, if you can figure it out, then you will become a Buddha and become a god, haha...... You have to make it clear that the old man is not asking you to deny science, because after all, science explains a lot of cosmic truths, and its merits are quite ......"
"Thank you, sir, for your teaching." Yuan Fei was very polite to Cheng Qisheng at this time, and he didn't dare to make a mistake, because he also understood, that is, this Cheng Qisheng, people have reached the level of treating science as a religion, just like science looked at theology before.
"You're welcome, you just call the old man Cheng Lao, let's get down to business, there is a big task that you need to help with at the moment......" Cheng Qisheng didn't want to bother talking anymore.
When Yuan Fei heard this, curiosity came up, "What task?" ”
In fact, Yuan Fei already understood that if this old man wants to let him do any tasks, then he can only obey, this old man's level, let alone himself, I am afraid that the entire Kiba Star is not his opponent.
"Good!" Cheng Qisheng saw that Yuan Fei had understood the reality, and he looked down on this kid in his heart, the so-called person who knows the times is Junjie, so the old man stroked his beard and said: "Boy, the old man will tell you briefly, in order to come to this Kiba Star, the old man traveled a distance of 3 million light years, and he also made some disguises during the period...... Forget it, don't worry about the details. The old man is so aggressive, there is a very, very important degree related to the fate of the entire universe, well, to be exact, it is to change the fate of the universe, the old man wants to find a variable, you have to help me. ”
Variable? Universe? Destiny?
That sounds ...... To be honest, if it weren't for the wonderful things that happened before, and this Cheng Qisheng's knowledge level beyond common sense, anyone who heard his words would be regarded as a psychopath or a liar.
But not ......
"You're talking about a person?" Yuan Fei thought for a moment.
"Hah! Clever! Cheng Qisheng, the old man, is happy, because it is easy to talk to smart people, "That's right, that's it." Let's put it simply, in order not to let outsiders know, especially the people on this Kiba star know about my existence, the old man is worried that the appearance of the old man is likely to affect the emergence of variables, so the old man disguised himself as a meteor from outer space, and the previous impact and explosion were also covered. The old man doesn't know where the variables are? Who the hell is it? It's just that an infinite amount of calculations show that the variable should be on this planet, which is already narrowing the range to the limit. So, of course, the old man can't let the life forms on this planet die because of my arrival, so the old man used a very strong force to protect you, but fortunately, you are the only living creature in the vicinity......"
These words, to put it simply, told Yuan Fei why your kid is still alive. But though, if you think about it carefully, if it is really as Cheng Qisheng said, he is an immortal existence for Yuan Fei, then Yuan Fei ......
It is likely that in the eyes of this old man, it is just the existence of an ant, and he will kill it and cover his hands.
Thinking of this, Yuan Fei's heart was full of desire and unwillingness!
Eager to become stronger, unwilling to be an ant, how vast the universe is, I didn't know it before, just like a frog at the bottom of a well, but now when I see a strong person like Cheng Qisheng, how can I not see Xian Siqi?
Even, beyond!
Sooner or later, there will be a day...... Yuan Fei's heart, the blockage disappeared, and the pride was suddenly born!
And that Cheng Qisheng just said to himself: "The old man's Force has lost a lot, and the current state is ......."
"That's it...... Is it? Yuan Fei naturally had that tentacle-like thing in his mind......
"Yes, that's it, it's not good to work, so, I need your help to help the old man find that variable, this merit is really immeasurable, if you succeed, you kid is the hero who changed the fate of the universe......"
"Hero?" Yuan Fei said.
"Hey, hey, hey...... Don't worry, the old man won't treat you badly......" Cheng Qisheng was there again stroking his beard and smiling......