Turing test

"Neither! What I question is the 'Ark Project' itself!"

There was a humming whisper on the bridge.When some people heard Wen Sifei's shocking speech, they didn't show any surprise at all, as if they knew that he would do this a long time ago.These people quietly gathered around Wen Sifei.

Yu Shaoqing suddenly remembered Fan Jinyu's ulterior motives three days ago. "There's something wrong with the vibe on board", is that what he meant?

Wen Sifei opened his hands and excitedly said to everyone: "Don't you find it strange? The 'Ark Project' launched a total of 100 spaceships to go to [-] areas around the earth where there may be terrestrial planets, but some Some spacecraft go to the nearest Proxima Centauri, while others have to travel more than [-] light-years—like us! Is this fair?”

"Mr. Wen, we all boarded the ship voluntarily, but no one forced you with a gun." A strange voice came from the crowd, it was Fan Jinyu.

Yu Shaoqing felt a sudden pain in his temple.Originally, it was just a lottery, and it was just going through the motions. Why did it turn out like this?Even if he is as dull as he can see, many people are on Wen Sifei's side, and Wen Sifei has long been prepared to attack, and he may have been secretly forming a clique these days, but he didn't notice anything arrive!

"Do we have any other choice?" Wen Sifei asked sharply, "Everyone knows that the earth's resources are no longer sufficient for all human beings to survive, and everyone wants to board a colony starship to find a new home. Hundreds of thousands of applicants are selected to stand out, and those who are not selected can only stay on the earth and wait for death!"

"Isn't this great? We are the lucky ones to be chosen! What else do you have to complain about?"

Fan Jinyu's question aroused a wave of approval from the crowd.

"But everyone knows that it is impossible for every starship to reach its destination safely. The starship may malfunction midway and become garbage floating in the universe forever; it may also crash on a certain planet and be buried in a crater Most likely, when we arrive at our destination, we find that the planet is not suitable for human habitation at all, and our journey across more than 100 light-years is all in vain, and we will have to lose [-] innocent lives in vain!"

"We signed a life-and-death contract before boarding the ship. Whether you or I, everyone swore an oath before boarding-'This is a sacrifice we made voluntarily, for the survival of the human race and civilization'! Yourself Do you want to eat your words back into your stomach?"

"Going to a strange planet is the continuation of the human fire? No! That is simply death!"

Fan Jinyu sneered: "I understand Wen Sifei, you are a coward, you are scared!"

"Aren't you afraid? Are you not afraid?" Wen Sifei turned around and pointed at everyone, "Ask yourself, are you really not afraid at all, and don't feel unfair at all? Why can someone go to Siguang Proxima Centauri next year, and we are going to the Tianshu Galaxy? They are also selected from volunteers, so why do we have to take more risks and responsibilities?"

"Someone has to do these things! Otherwise, what else can we do?" Fan Jinyu gritted her teeth.

"Isn't it 'continuing the human race and civilization'? Of course there are other ways!"

Wen Sifei intentionally paused for the audience to absorb and digest his speech, "We can turn around and go back to Earth right now!"

The audience was in an uproar!

"We have signed a life-and-death contract. Now that we return to Earth, everyone will be sentenced to the crime of 'betrayal of humanity'!"

"But what Mr. Wen said makes sense. Are we really going to die? I also want to go to Proxima Centauri!"

"If you haven't even prepared yourself for this, what kind of starship will you be on? Cowards! You are all cowards!"

"Turning around is impossible." Xie Ruihan pushed aside the crowd, walked to the center of the circle, and looked straight at Wen Sifei calmly, "Do you think that space travel is like watching science fiction movies, and that spaceships can turn around when they want to in the universe? When starting from the earth, The starship will consume fuel to accelerate, and stop the engine after reaching the speed of light. Because the universe is basically a vacuum, the starship relies on inertia to move in a straight line in the universe. When it reaches the destination, the starship will start the engine again, but This time it is to slow down and counteract the inertia. During this time, the fuel is used to maintain the operation of the entire starship."

"I know a thing or two about engines, and of course I understand the basic principles of space navigation." Wen Sifei was not afraid of this young man at all, even though he was known as a once-in-a-century genius, "Our fuel is not enough to support the starship to reach the sky. Returning after the Pivot Star, so this voyage is equivalent to a one-way ticket, and once you go, you can’t go back. But the current voyage is less than [-]%, and the fuel is still sufficient, and there is still time to return to Earth!"

Xie Ruihan narrowed his eyes: "You know so much about the fuel ratio of the spacecraft, who calculated it for you?"

Wen Sifei laughed complacently: "Just tell me if my words make sense, Dr. Xie?"

"But what if we go back? You heard it too. Everyone has signed a contract. If you return halfway, you will betray the earth and mankind, and you will have to go to court!"

"Going to court is better than dying! Moreover, the earth has used all its resources to build two thousand arks, and each ark is equipped with the most advanced weapons. The current civilization on earth is no longer the opponent of the arks!"

"You are crazy, Wen Sifei! I suggest that the Ark Council convene a meeting now and arrest you for the 'crime of betrayal of humanity'!"

There are no violent institutions such as police and prisons on "Ark 1097", because all activities are under the supervision of artificial intelligence Wei Heng. Once a crime occurs, Wei Heng can report it to the Ark Council immediately, and dispatch a police officer after obtaining approval. Universal robot arrests suspects.Wei Heng is the eternal guard on "Ark 1097".

"I haven't committed a crime, how are you going to arrest me, Dr. Xie? I just spoke the truth, not only my own truth, but also the truth of many people." Wen Sifei expressed his support The observers took a few steps, "Among all the passengers of 'Ark 1097', I am not the only one who wants to return to Earth. Of course, I also understand that some people may have the enthusiasm to explore new worlds. 'Ark 1097' is not a dictator In our country, all affairs must be voted on democratically. How about we solve problems democratically this time?

"I propose to hold a referendum to decide the future of 'Ark 1097' based on the principle of the minority obeying the majority—whether it will continue to fly to Tianshu, or turn around and return to Earth? This starship is far away from the earth, far away from all planets, which is tantamount to a closed It is a small country, an isolated civilization floating in the universe, and it is perfect to decide the future of this small civilization through a democratic vote. What do you think of my proposal?"

He threw up his hands, and his supporters immediately cheered.Although it is only a small group of people, their voices are enough to shake everyone's heart.The rest of the people looked at each other in dismay, some were shaking their heads, while others silently showed expressions of approval.

The members of the Ark Council gathered together to discuss in a low voice.Xie Ruihan was not old enough to enter the council, but Yu Shaoqing and Qin Kang were both members.I have to admit that Wen Sifei's proposal is very attractive to some people, and even Yu Shaoqing himself has considered the possibility of returning to Earth.

"Then let's vote." After a brief discussion, everyone agreed on this plan.Even people like Qin Kang who stick to the original plan have to compromise, because the wind of public opinion has already tilted towards Wen Sifei. If they stubbornly oppose the vote, I'm afraid there will be a coup d'état on the starship!

"Voting is scheduled for tomorrow at 10 o'clock GMT." Wen Sifei announced, "The venue is still here. I hope everyone can come and vote for their own future."

Someone patted Yu Shaoqing on the back.He turned around and found Hua Jianian approaching with a playful smile.

"Do you think what Wen Sifei said makes sense?"

Yu Shaoqing shook his head and did not answer.

"Is it 'doesn't make sense' or 'don't know'?"

Yu Shaoqing continued to shake his head.

Hua Jianian sighed: "It seems that everyone says they are willing to sacrifice for the great cause of mankind, but they always have their own little calculations in their hearts. Selfishness is indeed the nature of human beings." Human beings are born with various shortcomings, such as Laziness, selfishness, cowardice...Only by overcoming these natural shortcomings can human beings become perfect and evolve to a higher level.'”

"It's in one of your books, isn't it?"

"Of course, it's my Hua Jianian's most wise words!" Hua Jianian boasted that his face was not red and he was not out of breath. ' Let's meet up, just before the voting starts."

The stargazing corridor is a fully transparent corridor on the starship. Because the space can be viewed through the glass, it is named "stargazing corridor".It is not only a good place to watch the gorgeous starry sky, but also has an unknown feature - it is the only monitoring blind spot on the starship, and Wei Heng's vision cannot extend there.

"Are you trying to convince me to support Wen Sifei?"

"You'll know when you go." Hua Jianian smiled secretly, and pressed Yu Shaoqing's wrist, "Don't be late."