Chapter 51: The Betrayer of Humanity

"No wonder ......"

"Detective" muttered.

He had wondered why Sanity Heavy Work's prosthetic thinking was so strange.

The notion of his mentor Sarirus was quite correct in Russell's view—relying on but not relying on, relying on the power of prosthetics without forgetting the truth and indulging in it. And the idea of Shensane Heavy Industries is somewhat overkill.

It's nominally "performance first", but this kind of talk can only fool ordinary people who don't know how to do it.

Biomimicry has never been a discipline that exists for the sake of good looks.

If you really want to think about performance, you can't completely detach yourself from the human body...... One example, the prosthetic hand made by Theosophical Heavy Industries.

The resident singer that Russell met at the Hive Nightclub before, and the prosthetic hand she used was in the style of Theoretic Heavy Industries. It was a monstrous mechanical claw.

Admittedly, it can fly out and grab something to bring people over, or it can grab something lighter...... However, this also makes it impossible to have a tactile module and a sensing module on its own. In order to specialize in grasping ability and improve the success rate of capture, it is naturally difficult to complete the delicate work that requires the division of labor at the fingertips.

Shenzhi Heavy Industries also has another kind of prosthetic hand, which directly removes the finger and replaces it with a stitch like a medical robot. Whether it is precision welding or stitching flesh and blood, it is more accurate than ordinary fingers, and when every minor is fitted with a prosthetic for the first time, many people prefer to let the old prosthetist who uses this precision prosthetic hand do it.

Although nerve engagement is possible with pure machinery these days, and there is no evidence that humans are better suited to prosthetic assembly than machines, people are always more willing to trust this professionally modified old technician, as if this is the perfect combination of technology and experience.

Before that, Russell really thought that this was Shenzhi Heavy Industries' marketing routine - to seize the market in disguise by making customers "look more professional".

But now, Dr. Paradise's words finally made Russell understand what Shensane Heavy Industries was doing.

Their goal is ultimate specialization.

This is obviously impossible for the average person.

It is very normal for the average person to change jobs in three or four fields in their lifetime, and very few people can always work in the same industry from birth to death.

But if Cyber Immortality is completed, then it's different.

When people come out of the virtual world and work for the "real people", they will inevitably not stay in the real world for a long time, and will be released back after a short period of work.

The reason why Theosophical Heavy Industries has always opposed artificial prosthetics is because they don't want people to be able to "live" through prosthetics again. I don't want people to be able to live like they were before they were uploaded.

For ordinary people, if returning to reality is no longer a hard job, but a rare time to relax, then the virtual world has become another cage.

“…… Before that, I thought Cyber Eternal Life was a good thing. ”

The "detective" sighed, his face full of genuine sadness: "I used to really believe in that kind of thing. ”

Two tears of compassion gradually slipped down his face. The white glow that bloomed on his body suddenly became brighter.

This time, his grief is real, not a performance.

Long before Russell came to this world, he once thought that only cyber immortality and mind uploading could solve all problems in reality - that is, to solve real problems outside reality. Accomplish true equality – everyone becomes a piece of data, which is absolute equality in the nature of existence.

This is also the reason why his natural affection for the cyber church is so high...... For Russell, the Cyber Church could also be considered his fellow travelers.

But now after hearing the news, he suddenly realized the crux of the problem.

The problem is not in the Cyber Eternal Life, the part of the mind upload......

The real problem is that the server that houses the "soul" is not under the control of the individual. And never will be in ...... Because it is impossible to fulfill everyone's wishes.

Even if everyone uploads to the server, the server itself needs to be maintained. Eventually, you still need to download a group of people to maintain the server...... And as long as someone can control the server, it means that they can control the uploaded thoughts.

This part of the "first downloaded" human beings, they can do whatever they want with these "souls".

For those who haven't been downloaded yet, these humans who can control the consciousness of others are actually gods who can decide everything. The only thing that can stop these gods from doing anything wrong is the ethereal "morality" and "self-esteem".

"Don't do that, detective......"

Dr. Paradise also knew that this old friend was indeed a tear-prone character.

But after more than ten years of separation, when we met again, I saw him crying because of compassion again, and my heart couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.

The old man sighed: "There is nothing wrong with technology, what is wrong is the greed of people's hearts.

"I believe that the vast majority of the Church are working for eternal happiness within the server of the Holy Scriptures."

"Of course, I also believe it...... If they're called to come back to reality and do short-term work that robots can't, they'll gladly accept it. ”

The detective sighed slowly: "When people really live in a comfortable and happy world, anger and evil thoughts will be gradually worn away. Once you are satisfied, you will want to help others...... Then labor becomes a kind of happiness.

But when everyone is good, the only person who has evil thoughts can manipulate the fate of these people at will. People who live inside the server can't give any feedback to the outside world...... In a sense, they are imprisoned forever. ”

Even if it's an infinite monthly reading, at least you can still have a body in reality.

If cyber is immortal, the body must be abandoned. The remaining body will be used as a precious material for production and research.

“…… But I certainly wouldn't say it's a technical issue.

- If people could download back their true bodies again, or when they download their consciousness, they could truly perceive the real world...... When people have the right to enter the cyber world at any time, and also have the right to leave the cyber world at any time, this can be regarded as a real, free eternal life. ”

"But that's not possible."

Strangler interrupted coldly: "As long as one person chooses to betray, everything will be wasted."

"Now it seems that this betrayer has appeared. But the Church ...... Scold. The church looked at it, but it didn't look back. ”

He sarcastically said.

Knowing that the purpose of Theosophical Heavy Industry is to control all human beings through cyber immortality - turning living humans into animal resources, the Church has not terminated the cooperation between them, and still relies on Theosophical Heavy Industries to research this technology.

This shows that either the Church's idea of cyber eternal life is not pure, or they are ready to backstab Sanity Heavy Works.

"No matter what, the church is not much cleaner.

"At the end of the day, the church is just another company that's more 'iconic.' A company that sells dreams and hopes for a living. ”

The strangulation makes no secret of his dissatisfaction and dislike of the church, as well as his suspicion of detectives.

He stared at the detective and said word by word, "What angel, what priest...... It's just a fool who aids the abuse, or a hypocritical villain. ”

The detective looked up at Strangulation.

The tears on the middle-aged man's face have not disappeared, and his eyes are still so compassionate, as if he can see through the fragility and sadness in his heart.

This kind of gaze made the strangulation extremely hateful, and just being looked at made him feel that he was about to be unable to suppress the killing intent in his heart.

"So, strangulation ......"

The fallen angel, who had lost his aura, asked softly, "Your master, Godfather—what does he think?"

"What does he want to make the world look like?"