"I have a speculation that upends all of our current perceptions." Xiao Yu said, "In our universe, there is no past, no present, and no future. I think time should be just an illusory concept, just an illusion. ”

"Illusory concept ......," Ares muttered to himself, exhausted all his thinking powers, but still unable to comprehend the sentence.

Xiao Yu didn't pay attention to Ares's doubts, but still said to himself: "If our previous guess is correct, then it will obviously bring some contradictions, and the most critical point is that any model of the universe we build will become imperfect, and the operating mechanism of the universe will be clouded in front of us. But I have an idea that solves this problem. The idea is simple, just break the concept of absolute time and make everything harmonious. ”

Time can change, and this point has been explained in the human technology system of the earth age. As the speed of movement increases, the clock slows down, and time becomes slower and slower. But what absolute time expounds does not conflict with this phenomenon.

The so-called absolute time means that all matter, any individual, and all life in the universe are all above the same time horizon. If we take the beginning of the Big Bang as the starting point of time, then we are in about 13.7 billion years at this time. At the same time, any matter anywhere in the universe should also be above this point in time.

To use a simple analogy, your time at the moment is 7 p.m. Then the time of your friends around you will also be 7 o'clock in the afternoon. Absolute time means that time is a unified concept, regardless of where the individual is. will not affect this, hence the term "at the same time".

"That's the concept of absolute time." Xiao Yu said, "Absolute time is easy to understand, we have lived in this universe for hundreds of thousands of years according to the concept of absolute time, and there has never been anything wrong, and it is foreseeable that we will continue to follow the concept of absolute time in the future." We almost subconsciously think it's right. Well, the different ways of keeping time are just an explanation of time, perhaps because of the different ways of keeping time. I'm here at six o'clock in the afternoon, and yours at three o'clock in the morning, but that doesn't affect our time synchronization, that is. We are all in the "now". ”

"But I think. The concept of absolute time is wrong. To put it simply, different individuals can live in different periods of time, and each individual has a different time, and there is no such thing as simultaneity in this universe. It is possible that we are living in ...... at the moment Well, it's 13,736,530,545 years after the Big Bang, and that's our perception of time, and we're living here, and we're living here, millions of light-years away. But it may have lived 13.6 billion years after the Big Bang. They live in our past. We live in their future. There could also be another civilization that lived 14 billion years after the Big Bang. In this way, we live in their past, and they live in our future. ”

Ares waved his hand repeatedly: "Stop, stop, don't talk to me about these things, my head still has to think about the future of civilization, and it is irresponsible for you to mess up my head now." I'll call Ruto and Four-Five, you tell them, I'll go first. ”

Ares left in a hurry, and Xiao Yu felt a little funny.

"It seems that people's development specialties are really different...... Even such a complex strategy can be conceived clearly, but even this simple truth cannot be understood...... Ares, this guy. ”

Xiao Yu waited for a while, and the images of Ruto and No. 5 appeared in front of Xiao Yu.

"I've seen all the footage of your conversation with Ares." "I have to admit that your idea is amazing, but I have some questions for you. ”

"Just ask." Xiao Yu said.

"If it's true, as you say, that different individuals live at different times, then why haven't we noticed this?" Ruto said, "Do you think that every civilization and individual you encounter happens to be at the same time as you? ”

Ruto's question is simple and to the point. Since different individuals live in different periods of time, why haven't we found out all along? Using the Big Bang as the starting point of time is believed to be a fairly common way of keeping time, and basically every advanced civilization will have an exploration of the Big Bang and the beginning of time. And the universe itself has left enough clues for civilizations to explore these things. If there really is a 14 billion civilization that lived 14 billion years after the Big Bang and another 14.1 billion years after the Big Bang - there is a 100 million year time gap between the two civilizations, then when these two civilizations meet, it only takes a simple exchange of scientific and technological information to discover the problem. But...... Xiao Yu has encountered a lot of civilizations, why has he never discovered this?

"My guess is that the speed of time is also uncertain." Xiao Yu said lightly, "You must know that in this conception, there is no absolute time, and there is no concept of simultaneity. When two civilizations or individuals in different time periods meet, time will quickly unify between the two civilizations. For the civilization that lived in the past, and the civilization that lived 14 billion years after the Big Bang, when they met the civilization that lived in the Big Bang for 14.1 billion years, their time standard had reached the unity with this civilization. So neither civilization will perceive any anomalies. ”

"Is the speed of time different...... Ruto said, "and then there's another question, why don't we notice any signs of time accelerating?" To use the example just now, the time of the second civilization has only passed for a short time, and the time of the first civilization has passed for 100 million years - why did the second civilization not discover the acceleration of time? ”

"Let's still use the theory just now." Xiao Yu said: "The encounter here does not mean that two civilizations really stand together, but whether one civilization has entered the observation range of the second civilization, and whether it is still unknown to the second civilization. Something unknown has the property of multiple states superimposed, and you can't be sure which state it is in until you finally see it. And once you see it, you perceive it, it is no longer unknown to you, and it goes back to the same time period as you. Therefore, the second civilization is also unable to detect any signs of time acceleration. ”

Ruto was silent, and after half a sound, he continued to ask, "But...... For the first civilization, everything was known. Whatever happened, they were all clear. Could it be that just because the second civilization observes them or not, they will go in a different direction? So, is the universe materialistic or idealistic? ”

"Whether it's materialism or idealism." Xiao Yu shook his head and said, "Observation is an act that both parties have. The second civilization observes the first civilization and causes the first civilization to change, and the first civilization observes the second civilization and causes the second civilization to change. For both cases, the observed object is a process of collapse from a superimposed state to a definite state. ”

"In that case, our universe is really chaotic...... "we have to be influenced not only by the observer, but also by the influence of the future, and at the same time, by the influence of the past......

"At the same time, we are also one of the aggressors of chaos." Xiao Yu said, "This is a mutual process, and every individual in the universe has played a vital role in the evolution of the universe. Perhaps, this is the real chaos theory. ”

Ruto thought for a moment, brushed aside the topic, and asked, "So, how do you explain the events left behind by this logical weapon and musical civilization?" ”

"It's simple." Xiao Yu said, "After the logic weapon chose me as the executor and decided to provide me with some help, the musical civilization met me thousands of years ago and left this message within me. ”

"Do you mean that there are two you in this universe at the same time, one is you who becomes the executor, and the other is you who has met the musical civilization?" Ruto asked.

"Wrong, wrong." Xiao Yu shook his head and said, "After breaking absolute time, there is no concept of simultaneity in this universe. In terms of timelines, I encountered a musical civilization before the Logic Weapon chose me to be the executor. I am who I am when I met the musical civilization, and I am still who I am now. There is only one me in the universe. ”

Ruto was silent for almost half an hour this time. Afterward, Ruto said, "I probably see what you mean. But I still don't know the details. Well, after I finish digesting the scientific and technological information you left behind, I guess it will be understandable. But...... I have a more important question. ”

"How do you verify that?" Ruto asked, "Since time only changes under circumstances unknown to you, and you become normal as soon as you notice it, how do you test your theory?" Science, after all, is not just a matter of conjecture. ”

"There's a way to verify it, and it's up to you to do it." Xiao Yu said lightly. (To be continued......)

PS: A word of caution, fiction, this is just fiction, don't take what it says seriously, and don't try to verify it