Chapter 34: A Brief History of the Dimensionalists
"Order, is a stable and sustainable state, is neat and organized. And this is precisely the state of the 'dimensional line' to maintain a high degree of consistency. Therefore, we can approximate the understanding of 'order' as a special 'dimensional line'. β
"Here, I would like to interject...... As you understand the concept, it is important to note that the dimensional lines that make up time are not 'single' directional, they are diverse and criss-crossed. β
"Continuing with the topic just now. β
"A sorcerer, or human, is a creature of order. β
"From ethics and morality, to legal provisions, from language and vocabulary to daily behavior, we like to use rules and regulations to regulate the activities of the entire community...... This is the result of an 'efficiency choice', and at the same time, it also means order. β
"This worship of order runs deep into the marrow...... Those who pursue justice will have a set of just procedures, and those who pursue equality will have a set of just procedures..."
Many students couldn't help but sit up straight.
Everyone smelled something familiar from the professor's choice of words.
"That's right! Even this university...... Including our academies, including the classroom where you are sitting now, order is everywhere in this world...... Order, on the other hand, belongs to the dimension!"
"The Dimensionists believe that this preference of wizards is actually the implicit embodiment of the dimensionalization of the entire universe......"
The course is already in the second half.
On the podium, the professor's voice was also a little hoarse.
Dense concepts and symbols are listed on the large blackboard at the front of the classroom, which makes people dizzy.
Zheng Qing tilted his head, gritted his teeth and took notes, feeling that his fingers had completely stiffened. There was a little ink on the corner of his mouth, but he didn't have time to wipe it.
In contrast to other courses, there is no set textbook for the course Philosophy of Magic. Although Carl Strauss's Philosophy of Magic was listed on the admission list, the entries and content of the book were so numerous that they did not correspond to what the professor taught in class.
According to Professor Yao's rhetoric in the first class, all the test points, key points and key difficulties of the course Philosophy of Magic will be reflected in his daily lectures and books.
So it has become a trend for students to copy notes frantically in his class.
But Zheng Qing never thought that copying notes would also have cramps in his arms and stiff fingers.
Professor Yao's voice still rang unhurriedly, like a pendulum on a mechanical watch, ticking, ticking, ticking, full of rhythm.
The students in the hall gritted their teeth, stared, and desperately took notes.
Because anyone can hear the importance of this part of the content from the tone of the professor:
β...... The Dimension Sect was born more than 100 years ago. β
"It was marked by the report of the great wizard Leibniz at the World Congress of Wizards in 1895, "A Brief Description of the Linear Conditions of the Universe", and the great wizard Pascal's "Probability Analysis of Spell Erosion" published in 1896......"
β...... In the following two decades, a large number of high-factor papers based on linear description and probabilistic analysis were produced in terms of dimensions, and a general framework was gradually formed...... This framework constructs the traditional classical dimension theory. β
"Here's another hiccup: because of the large number of influential papers born during this time, the Grand Wizards' Council had to redesign the Merlin Medal, expanding the original one-level medal into a two-level fourth-order medal to reward more and more excellent wizards. β
β...... In 1925, the great wizard Albert successively published a series of works such as "The Four-Dimensional Properties of Magic", "A New Determination of the Length of Time", and "Ascension", which established the theoretical foundation of modern dimensional theory, and on this basis, Albert led his team to take the lead in constructing the world's first forbidden spell 'Genesis'. β
There was a faint commotion in the classroom.
Zheng Qing drew an emphasis mark under 'Genesis' with a wavy line in his notes, and he knew very well what the whispering voices around him were discussing.
This is the name of the world's first forbidden spell!" muttered to the young scholar in his heart, the tip of his pen full of longing, and repeatedly reinforcing the mark.
The professor on the podium had to raise his voice slightly, on the one hand suppressing the small commotion of the students in the hall, and on the other hand, emphasizing the important content behind:
"The birth of 'Genesis' is a peak in the development of modern Dimensionalism, and it is also a landmark event when Dimensionism officially becomes the mainstream of modern magical philosophy!"
"After the 'Book of Genesis', the theoretical development of the Dimension School came to a standstill, and the wizards at that time even believed that the 'classical dimension theory' and the 'modern dimension theory' had encompassed the truth of the whole world, and there would be no new discoveries......
β...... Until fifty years ago, the great wizard Yu Rui's "On the Magic Tension of Non-Dimensions" and the great wizard Chen Wenyuan's "Real Dimension and Imaginary Dimension" opened a wider door, allowing wizards' horizons to expand beyond the universe and allowing wizards' fingers to touch a broader infinite world...... These two papers marked the birth of the 'postmodern dimension theory'. β
On the podium, the professor's voice came to an abrupt end.
The classmates raised their heads and looked at him curiously.
I saw the professor pinching his chin with an embarrassed face, hesitated for a moment, and then tapped the blackboard and said again: "Here is a little more concept...... Three nouns are clarified: non-dimensional, real-dimensional, and imaginary-dimensional. This is a window into the postmodern dimension theory, and you have to do a little bit of understanding before you can understand what I mean. β
These three terms are simple. β
"A non-dimensionality is a collection of concepts outside of a dimension. The great wizard Yu Ruitong used complex magic techniques to guess that in addition to dimensions, there are some non-dimensional 'concepts' in this world in addition to dimensions, which cannot be embodied by our magic, but they are true and exist in a rigorous inference. β
The real dimension and the imaginary dimension are two subsets that belong to the scope of the dimension. β
"What is the real dimension? It is the dimension that can be seen and touched. For example, a person is tall, short, fat, and thin, these external shapes, or the nodes of birth, old age, illness, and death...... Broadly speaking, the dimension that can be accurately measured is the real dimension. β
"Then the virtual dimension is naturally a relative concept: it cannot be measured, but we have reason to believe that the dimension in which they exist - such as the soul, such as faith, such as love. β
"If the dimensional and the non-dimensional are the two opposite sides of yin and yang, then the imaginary dimension is the dotted line between the dimensional and the non-dimensionalβit can be transformed into the 'real dimension' and has the opportunity to be transformed into the 'non-dimensional'. β
"The Huang Guan of contemporary philosophical theories of magic is based on the study of virtual dimensions, and some discussions on non-dimensions. β
β...... Now, of course, we can already confirm the existence of non-dimensional 'concepts' through the 'Lorentz-Chan Impossible Experiment'...... We have also shown that spirits are a kind of imaginary beings, and that demons have certain non-dimensional attributes in their primordial blood. β
"If one of you here can stand on the shoulders of those who came before you and expand on postmodern dimensional theoriesβsuch as confirming the existence of non-dimensional beingsβthen I can say with great certainty that your future will not be limited to the level of a great wizard. β
β...... Our headmaster once said that the true immortality in the world is not only knowledge, but also ignorance...... As a great sorcerer of ancient Greece once said, "The only thing I know is that I know nothing." β
"The more you know, the more you will be in awe of the truth. β
"I need to emphasize one last time, you need to use mainstream philosophical ideas to help you think, to refute these mainstream philosophies...... Don't be fooled by today's dimension theory and think that there is only one way to interpret this world. The world, the avenues, and all of them can verify the truth. It's just that you need to keep trying. β
"Now, who has any problems?"
Zheng Qing immediately raised his hand high, and Lao Yao nodded.
"What is a point of light?" Zheng Qing felt his throat tighten a little, he cleared his throat, and asked again, "I mean, the point of light at the beginning of the dimension...... Where did that point of light come from before the dimensional line was formed?"
"Interesting question. A satisfied smile appeared on the professor's face: "If you can't ask such a question, there is a good chance that I will deduct a few credits from you...... Now, all I can tell you is that that point of light is the origin of everything. β
"But...... Where did the origin come from?" Zheng Qing looked at the professor on the podium with a blank expression, feeling that his explanation was equivalent to saying nothing.
"God said, let there be light!" Lao Yao waved his hand and shouted with a smile: "This class is here, everyone remembers Wednesday's magic class, no one is missing! Especially Xin, you have to adjust your state!"
"Huh~~" Tuan Tuan quickly agreed.
Zheng Qing poked the last word of his note: God.
Looking around, my heart was at a loss.