Chapter 81: Materialism and Idealism
'No! Never give up! It has to be the same way Andrew's way. β
Thinking of this, Caleb showed a solemn look on his face, and the next thing he had to do was to raise the flames out of thin air!
This difficulty is tantamount to allowing him to awaken a [Fire Ability] on the spot, and it was completed before this piece of iron was burned red.
'Can I really do it?' β
Caleb asked himself in his heart, but there was no one to answer the question, and he wrapped his mind around the flames.
As the flame flickered, he gradually closed his eyes and felt the invisible flame, and a question appeared in Caleb's mind, what is the nature of the flame?
According to the physical knowledge of his previous life, all Caleb could think of was energy conversion.
'Fire is the light and heat produced by the combustion of matter, the process of transforming the chemical energy of matter into heat energy, the transformation of energy, the energy of matter, the transformation of energy... Energy... Energy....
Wrong! You can't think like that, if you think like this, you will never solve the problem, now put everything in your previous life aside. β
Caleb discarded the knowledge of his previous life and began to think about the problem as a person from another world, and another question appeared in Caleb's mind.
Why was Andrew able to directly increase the temperature of the flame, and is there any special physical change in this?
Does his energy have a burning effect? Can his ability to change the change of matter and make the chemical energy of combustibles higher? Can his energy constrain the heat of the flame and make it infinitely superimposed?
'No! No! β
A bolt of lightning burst out of Caleb's mind, and he suddenly opened his eyes wide, looking at the flames, and he felt it!
His eyes flashed with shock and joy, and the ecstasy in his heart almost overflowed.
I see! I've figured it out, I've finally figured it out!
The reason why it's not that complicated at all is because Andrew's energy directly turns into flames! β
Caleb was excited when he figured it out, and it was another great discovery, as long as his idea really came true, his strength would be greatly improved!
Why is Caleb so excited, because he thinks of two terms by comparing Andrew's ability with his own.
Materialism and idealism
Here is an explanation of the difference between the two.
Materialism is a finiteism that acknowledges that the world is knowable, but denies the existence of omniscient.
The fundamental view of materialism is to recognize that the essence of the world is matter, that there is matter first and then consciousness in the world, that matter determines consciousness, and that consciousness is the reflection of matter.
Idealism, on the other hand, differs from materialism in that it is based on the basic philosophical question of the relationship between thinking and existence, spirit and matter, that spirit determines matter, and matter is the product of spirit.
The fundamental view of idealism is that the essence of the world is consciousness, and that it is not matter that determines consciousness, but consciousness that determines matter.
The difference between the fundamental viewpoints of materialism and idealism is formed around the question of the relationship between matter and consciousness.
These two are the same as Caleb and Andrew now, Caleb's ability is materialistic, and Andrew's ability is idealistic, so the two are definitely in conflict.
Because of the knowledge of his previous life, Caleb has always believed that all changes have a principle, and that only by knowing the principle of a certain phenomenon can it be realized, and as long as the principle is known, it will definitely be realized.
For example, a flame is the heat and light caused by the high-speed movement of the chemical energy released from the burning substance that is absorbed by the surrounding molecules, which is proper materialism.
In his eyes, fire is fuel burning, water is for drinking, if you ask him what water is, he can't tell you that water is H2O, an inorganic substance composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
In his cognition, fire is fire, water is water, and fire and water are already the purest things.
So this creates a phenomenon, the spirit determines the matter, in Andrew's mind fire is a simple whole, so his ability can directly produce fire, and his ability directly completes the three elements of combustion.
As soon as this idea appeared, Caleb's three views were directly shattered, and it also made him discover something that he had not noticed, that this world is idealistic, or idealism occupies most of it.
Because this world has supernatural energy such as magic, he has also tried magic, but he has not noticed this problem.
How do the fire, water, and wind in magic come about, and are there elements such as fire, water, and wind in the air?
No, Caleb can say very clearly that there is no such thing as fire in the air, otherwise people will be burned to death.
Some of them are just raw materials for magic, and they are also called magical elements, but why do they produce such things as fire, water, and so on?
That's because spirit determines matter, magic is an ethereal energy, and when you change it through your imagination, it becomes what you want, which is idealism.
For example, the release of water magic is to convert magic into water, instead of producing hydrogen and oxygen to make up water, because they don't have hydrogen and oxygen in their eyes.
However, water is a liquid that can be decomposed into hydrogen and oxygen in this world, and it is also a substance with objective reality.
So idealism and materialism have always existed, and they are in conflict with each other and inseparable, just like Caleb's mind.
That's right, Nian Motivation!
The power of mind is such a contradictory thing, it is obviously the power of idealism, but it can have a materialistic expression.
It is like the wave-particle duality of light, with both materialistic and idealistic ideas.
The ecstasy in Caleb's eyes was almost overflowing, and the corners of his mouth were irrepressibly raised, and he finally used his telekinesis to fix his face so that he would not be discovered by Andrew beside him.
'Before, I had always been limited by the ideas of my previous life, and I felt that telekinesis was a purely physical force that could only be used to change the way objects moved, and even though I had studied many uses, I was still confined to this circle.
In the past, I used to use the mental power based on materialism, that is, the materialistic mental power, that is, the material is greater than the spirit.
But not anymore, since the mindfulness is the idealistic product of the spiritual power, then why the mindfulness only has the ability to move objects, now I have figured it out.
Because that's what I think is the manifestation of mental motivation. β
Caleb opened his attribute bar and looked at the introduction of the power of thought, and a helpless smile appeared on his face.
'Can the user use mental power to interfere with the movement of matter?'
I was deceived by myself, and there is no way in the system that I can only use the mind to manipulate things, but it is just my wishful thinking.
Since mental power is a kind of energy and a product of idealism, why can't I convert mental power into other energies to interfere with the material world?
Now I should abandon my own reason, and all scientific knowledge.
I no longer need to see through the essence of matter, I just need to see the appearance of matter, believe in my heart, let the spirit be greater than the material, awaken my idealistic power, and let the mind become the power of idealism! β
Caleb looked at the furnace that was still burning, and Caleb could already sense it through telekinesis, this furnace had reached his maximum temperature, but it still did not exceed 1000 degrees.
He took a deep breath, and it was up to him to make or break it.
Caleb stared at the flames, and the flames in his heart were burning, and he shouted in his heart:
'What I think in my heart is reality, wake up, my mind's motivation, my mind is like reality!' β
'Mind Moves, Anger!' β
A red light flashed from Caleb's eyes, and in his mind, Caleb's spiritual power seemed to have broken through a layer of shackles, his spiritual power rioted, and unknown changes were happening, but they were in a good direction.
In reality, as Caleb shouted in his heart, his spiritual power turned into mental power and came out of his body, and he threw himself into the furnace and turned into flames, and the flames suddenly skyrocketed, and the hot heat wave hit the two people in front of the stove.
The temperature has broken through!
1000...1200...1500...2000 degrees!
'Success!! β
Dingββ
"Congratulations ......"
Caleb roared in his heart, ignoring even the hints in his head.
And this scene also attracted Andrew, who looked at the flames strangely, and then his mouth grew bigger and bigger, so big that Caleb feared that his jaw would be dislocated.
Click!
"Woo! ....β
It was really dislocated, and Andrew held his chin and pressed it back, looking at Caleb in shock as if he had seen a ghost.
"Andrew, are you alright?"
Caleb asked him with concern, but his eyes did not leave the flames, this was the most important part of his plan, and nothing could happen.
Andrew still looked at Caleb in shock, pointing to the stove and unable to speak.
"You.. You... I.... This, this, this... Stove... Why ....."
This scene really subverted Andrew's cognition, he was absolutely not mistaken, this is the ability of their dwarf race, [Divine Fire Iron Smelting]!
Dwarves' eyes can directly see the temperature of objects, not only can they directly increase or decrease the temperature of the flame, but they can also manipulate the burning metal.
Andrew could swear that what he saw was the power of his race, the extreme temperature, the flames, and the molten iron that had melted but not dispersed.
There is no doubt that it is the divine fire smelting iron, and Andrew can't say a word, which is beyond Andrew's imagination.
Caleb, who had been staring at the fire, stretched out his iron tongs to pick up the molten steel that had melted, for Caleb, who had awakened the power of idealism, it was a very simple matter to extract the heat in it and let it cool down quickly, but it was just the transfer of heat, very simple.
He looked at Andrew, who was still with his mouth wide open, showed a smile, and said to him:
"I'm surprised, to be honest, I'm also surprised, this is my innate ability, I thought I was the only one with this ability, I didn't expect the dwarves to do it too.
To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that my height wasn't the same as that of a dwarf, I would have thought I was a dwarf. β
Andrew's body shook, and he looked at Caleb with thoughtfulness in his eyes, and then a complicated expression.
He looked at Caleb's black-haired and black-eyed appearance, and couldn't help muttering:
"Like.... It's too much like .... My Shiryl, is he your offspring? β
Caleb, who walked towards the anvil with the piece of iron, did not notice Andrew's words, and he picked up the huge hammer.
Seeing this, Andrew raised his hand to stop him, but then stopped, and a glimmer of anticipation flashed in his eyes, whether it would really be the same as he thought.
Lifting the hammer, Caleb was a little surprised, the weight of this hammer actually weighed about 1 ton, and he didn't know what kind of metal it was made of, if it wasn't for his own mental help, he wouldn't be able to lift it at all.
Caleb thought back to Andrew's posture and made the same starting gesture as him, and Andrew's eyes burst with light.
'It's... That's right, this is it, Gravity Hammer Forging! β
Andrew could sense the gravitational fluctuations on the hammer in Caleb's hand, and the intensity....
'There is no fluctuation of magic power, it is indeed the ability of a dwarf, and it is actually stronger than me, even the master of the forge of the clan will not be much better than Caleb. β
Bang β
Bang β
Bang β
Bang bang .....
It was exactly the same as Andrew's posture before, and with the help of telekinesis, Caleb was almost 100% recreated, and even the hideous look on his face was the same.
Don't look at Caleb's mental help as if it was very easy, this technique will not understand the mystery without experiencing it yourself.
Therefore, he used all his strength with almost every hammer, and the shock of his strength did not weaken in the slightest, in order to feel the feeling of thrashing, and the shock force shook Caleb's hand painfully.
At the same time, Caleb was also more impressed by Andrew's forging.
I see, I beat the rune into the metal in such a way that I wouldn't have been able to see it if I hadn't been observant with my mental power all the time. β
A minute passed, Caleb hadn't stopped, he had already hammered more than Andrew, but he didn't stop, because he also had his own ideas, and it was impossible to imitate Andrew's forging all the time.
After another thirty seconds, Caleb finally stopped, threw down the sledgehammer, shook his aching right hand, and inserted the steel back into the furnace.
This time, I put 2 Kennaz in the steel block, and I don't know if the effect will be enhanced. β
Caleb began to push and pull the bellows and began to carry out his idea of adjusting the carbon content of the steel.
"The higher the carbon content in the steel, the higher the strength, but once it exceeds 1%, the strength will start to decrease, and the carbon content will be controlled at 1% while keeping the runes unchanged."
With the help of telekinesis, this seemingly outrageous operation can actually be realized, Caleb just stared at the steel block in the furnace silently, the surface did not change, but on the microscopic level, countless carbon molecules were expelled or added every second.
Caleb, who was concentrating on maintaining the carbon level, did not notice Andrew's expression on the side, which was an expression looking at his child, he looked at Caleb excitedly, and muttered:
"It can't be wrong, it definitely can't be wrong, he is a descendant of Shiryl, it's been 200 years, I don't know how many generations it is, human beings have a shorter lifespan than dwarves, no, I want to ask....."
Andrew opened his mouth to call Caleb and ask him about his origins, but he just took the steel out of the furnace.
Andrew could only keep his mouth shut, it was very rude to disturb other people forging among the dwarves, and he could only temporarily suppress the eagerness in his heart.
Then came the shaping stage, Caleb swung his small hammer and began to pound on it, and it didn't take long for a knife embryo to appear, which looked different from Andrew's knife.
The blade is curved inward, the front section is straightened, and the belly is wider, this is a Gurkha saber (commonly known as a dog-leg knife).
It is recognized as the most mechanically correct recurve knife in the world, and is known as the "king of machetes".