The Sky Survey Observation System and the Asteroid Warning System are composed of more than a dozen telescopes built on Earth and in space. These telescopes are constantly scanning the entire sky. Once a new, previously undiscovered asteroid is found, its orbit, velocity, mass, and other data are measured and recorded in the asteroid library.

And if there is a possibility that the orbit of this asteroid will intersect with the earth, even if it is only a 1 in 1,000 or 1 in 10,000 probability, it will immediately attract the attention of many scientific researchers. Follow-up observation resources will be immediately invested on a large scale until the possibility of such observation is completely confirmed or completely ruled out.

Of course, there are cases where it is not always possible to rule out or confirm it. In this case, the observation continues.

But in either case, the asteroid is a cause for concern. Moreover, its information is public. And Lu Ming did not find that such an asteroid existed.

Judging by this logic, this prophecy seems to be false.

But, it's still the same sentence.

When it comes to the life and death of human civilization, no one dares to take it lightly.

Especially when it comes to obvious supernatural events, and when it comes to a secret organization with supernatural powers that can predict the future, this matter cannot be taken lightly.

He Wei thought about it and said, "I also think this prophecy is false. The reason is very simple, you see, what the Doomsday Organization claimed at the beginning was that because the end came, only by entering the ark could they avoid the end, and those who were chosen were willing to cooperate with them to complete the 'fake death and escape' plan because they believed this, and then put on that helmet.

As a result, now, fake death is fake, it is a real death at all. The so-called teleportation, what the ark, are all shadowless things. Since the results are all fake, how can the reasons be true? ”

From a logical point of view, this inference has some credibility. After all, the facts have proved that the so-called promises of the Doomsday Organization are simply nonsense, and the reasons that support all this are, of course, very likely to be false.

After thinking for a long time, Lu Ming shook his head.

"There's no correlation between the two. The Doomsday Organization may have deceived the Chosen One, but it is possible that the Doomsday Prophecy is true. ”

Lu Qingliang said: "The Doomsday Organization has killed those people, and they have not been recruited into the organization at all." This also proves that the Doomsday Organization does not need their expertise and capabilities at all. If there is an end time, they should need it. ”

There is a contradiction between the two.

Lu Ming said: "I'm wondering, will that helmet be some kind of ...... Hmm, consciousness uploading device? Could it be that the Doomsday Organization needs only their consciousness, not themselves? ”

Well?

Zhang Dingshan, Lu Qingliang, and He Wei set their eyes on Lu Ming together.

Lu Ming thought hard, but for a moment he shook his head: "No, no, the so-called soul, the so-called consciousness, does not exist at all, and there can be no so-called 'consciousness upload'." ”

Human beings have no soul at all, no so-called self, and no consciousness. This point, with the deepening of the study of the human brain, is basically certain.

The so-called self, the so-called consciousness, is actually just an illusion formed by the interaction of many brain neurons. There is no such thing as a soul, a self, or anything that transcends the material world.

If a person's head is sliced and each cell structure is isolated and thoroughly examined, can a certain cell or part be found, which is the so-called carrier of the soul?

Obviously not.

The so-called uploading of a person's soul, self, consciousness, and the like into a certain container and making it exist alone is simply nonsense and impossible to do.

In that case, how can we talk about consciousness uploading?

Zhang Dingshan said solemnly: "It is impossible to upload consciousness, but it is not necessarily impossible to upload data." ”

Lu Ming was shocked, and instantly thought of something.

"Yes, that's right, it's possible to upload data!"

"Data?"

He Wei was a little puzzled.

"Yes, data." Lu Ming took a deep breath: "I suspect that this is possible. Perhaps, the helmet is a device that records the state of all brain structures in the human brain, such as all neurons, all sulcus of the cerebral cortex, the hippocampus, the amygdala, the brainstem, and the cerebellum.

Then, it was sent back to the so-called Ark base, where the people of the Doomsday Organization reconstructed it in the clone's brain based on this data on a clone.

In this way, the so-called 'soul transfer' and 'consciousness transfer' effect is achieved in a sense.

And because the brain of the clone is exactly the same as the brain of the chosen one, theoretically the clone should also have the knowledge and abilities of the chosen one. Including learning ability, spatial perception, logical reasoning ability, etc.

Therefore, it is possible that the Doomsday Organization does not need their abilities to kill those who are chosen. Rather, the Doomsday Organization only needs their abilities, not their individuals.

All the chosen ones have been deceived by the Doomsday Organization. Their death is also a real death, not a fake death. ”

He Wei gasped.

This explanation, at the current stage, is the most in line with the current logical system.

After all, the Doomsday Organization needs the abilities of those high-level intellectuals, which is the basis for all subsequent reasoning. And the subsequent development of events, in turn, proved its correctness. As a result, those high-level intellectuals are now being killed again, and there are too many contradictions in this.

And, after incorporating the explanation proposed by Lu Ming at this moment, the whole set of logic is self-consistent, and it also coincides with reality. There is also a reasonable explanation for why there is a helmet and why Wen Yuhe died.

"So, the people after the clones...... Is it still the same person? ”

For example, based on the brain data of Wen Yuhe, the clone constructed is still Wen Yuhe?

"There is no such thing as a 'person' in the absolute sense of the word, including you and me. A person cannot be precisely defined. It's like, if you point to a certain polymer composed of trillions of molecules, atoms, ions, etc., and say, you are Lu Qingliang, you can't do this.

Because the human body is constantly renewed. Studies have shown that, with the exception of a few cells, most of the cells that make up the human body are thoroughly renewed every once in a while. In other words, the substances that make up the human body are fundamentally different at different times.

So, which of you is you? ”

He Wei was a little dazed, as if she hadn't thought about this before. Lu Qingliang shook unnaturally, quite uncomfortable.

"My view is that man is a description of a state of continuity, not a particular substance. From this point of view, Wenyuhe is dead, and a clone based on Wenyuhe's head is alive. The latter is not the same as the former. ”

He Wei nodded slowly: "I probably understand." Like a copy program? ”

"Yes."

Lu Ming nodded: "It's like copying a program from one computer to another." The so-called consciousness of the person, or more accurately, the brain data, is this program. The computer that can run this program is the human body. ”

"Technically, can it be done?"

"At this stage, we humans certainly don't have this technology. But theoretically it is possible. and ......"

Lu Ming paused and looked at his teammates: "Among all the scientific disciplines developed in the human world, do you know which discipline is the most brutally suppressed?" ”

"Oh? Why suppress? Which is it? ”

"Anthropology in the Category of Biology."

He Wei was stunned, then reacted, and couldn't help nodding silently.

This is indeed the case.

For all the rest of the research projects, the relevant categories of scientific researchers can do it without any scruples. However, the study of anthropology is limited by many limitations.

For example, cloning technology. Many years ago, humans were able to clone cattle and sheep, but until now, there has been no progress in human cloning technology.

Is it because the scientific and technological strength is not up to it?

No.

The real reason is that it challenges the ethical and moral system of humanity. So, this kind of research was banned and artificially suppressed.

The years when anthropology made the most rapid progress happened to be the years of the world's melee. Because in those years, there were no moral constraints. Those beings who can no longer be called human, but can only be called demons, can directly carry out human experiments without impunity.

"We scholars in the human world are bound by morality and ethics to carry out human experiments. However, I don't think the people of the Doomsday Organization would have such scruples. ”

Lu Ming shook his head slowly: "Maybe this so-called 'consciousness data transfer' technology is actually not difficult at all?" Perhaps, as long as there are enough samples and enough subjects for them to carry out human experiments, they will be able to master this technology, even if the overall technology is not more prominent than the human world? ”

Lu Qingliang's expression was serious.

There is a real possibility. And the odds are not low.

However, he still had some doubts.

"Why did those people die?" He thought about it and said, "Since the Doomsday Organization only needs the knowledge and ability of these people, then the consciousness data will be uploaded when it is uploaded, why should they be killed after uploading?" Also, why did the Doomsday Organization make those people believe in what gods and gods? ”

"I don't know."

Lu Ming said: "Is it possible to keep it secret? Or some kind of side effect? But don't bother with that for now. On the whole, at this stage, there is still a certain possibility that the doomsday prophecy is true. With these current clues, we can't deny it. ”

Zhang Dingshan groaned and said slowly: "From Wen Yuhe's corpse, we may be able to find some clues. ”

After Wen Yuhe's body was brought back, it was immediately frozen. His head was still as it had been when he was dying.

Although it has been broken and the brain has flowed out, most of it still has a rough structure. Maybe you'll find something out of it.

If it can be confirmed that Wen Yuhe has indeed experienced a process similar to "brain data upload", then "the Doomsday Organization needs the knowledge and ability of these high-level intellectuals" can be completely proven. And this can undoubtedly confirm the authenticity of the "doomsday prophecy".

Lu Qingliang thought for a moment and said, "I know several teams that study brain-computer interfaces. I asked them to help. ”

The so-called brain-computer interface is not only to envision a data interface on the brain, and then directly connect with the computer, and the brain-computer interface is used to complete the data interaction between the human brain and the computer. In this way, some envisioned technologies such as virtual reality and consciousness manipulation can be truly realized.

Of course, this kind of technology has not yet appeared at this stage, but it is clear that the so-called "consciousness data upload" is most suitable for the research field of brain-computer interface.

"Okay, Qingliang, you go and get in touch. Lu Ming, you and Qingliang are in charge of this matter. He Wei, you and I will investigate and see how many people have been killed by the Doomsday Organization in this way over the years. ”

Lu Ming nodded slowly and agreed with Zhang Dingshan's arrangement.

During this time, Operation 2 only screened people who were suspected of being killed by the Doomsday Organization in the past year.

Now, Zhang Dingshan wants to screen out all the people who are suspected of being killed by the Doomsday Organization in all past time periods, and then analyze their knowledge and professional background, and use this to analyze the true intentions of the Doomsday Organization.

After all, the Doomsday Organization's selection of the goal of "consciousness data uploading" will certainly not be blind, and there will definitely be some tendencies. And their true purpose can be peeked through this tendency.

Through this data, it may be possible to confirm or falsify the truth of the doomsday prophecy to some extent.

After the discussion was unanimous, the four immediately dispersed and began to act.

Lu Qingliang first contacted the teams that were researching brain-computer interfaces and mobilized them to the laboratory under the Planetary Security Agency.

Lu Ming escorted Wen Yuhe's body and also came to the laboratory.

"Professor Dong, Professor Wang, hello. I'm Lu Ming from the Ministry of Public Security. ”

"Hello, Sergeant Lu."

After greeting for a while, Lu Ming went directly to work.

"You are all experts in brain science, and the main reason for inviting you here this time is that there are some things that need your help. Well, first of all, I have a question to ask, if you want to thoroughly scan the brain structure, record the data of every neuron, every cerebral cortical sulcus, so as to achieve a thorough digitization of the brain structure, and achieve the purpose of completely reproducing the brain structure on another replica, what kind of technology is needed? ”

Lu Ming's question surprised the dozen or so experts present.

This question seems to them to be a bit child's play and a little whimsical. But thinking of the identity of the person in front of them, the experts still straightened their attitudes and seriously thought about this issue.