The Omniscient

Elaine was shocked and retreated behind Hawking.

Hawking looked calm, but after a brief sluggishness, he instantly accepted Huang Ji's statement that he was not a human being.

Even if Huang Ji looks exactly like a human being.

In this regard, Hawking has no fear at all, and some are more excited and curious.

Then who are you? Hua. Hawking's electronic voice said.

I'm just a primitive civilization lover. Huang Ji seemed to be stating a fact.

... Hawking was silent.

He has a lot to say, but his body limits the speed of his language output.

Just when he was anxious, what he wanted to say just now was directly displayed on the computer and played back through the synthesizer.

The synthesizer said: I have considered the existence of aliens, and even deduced it many times. After all, my main focus is cosmology...

Huh? Ooooo...hahahaha...ABCD...what did you do? Hua?

As soon as Hawking wanted to say something, he appeared on the wheelchair's personal computer immediately, with a delay of less than a second.

Huang Ji said: A little bit of insignificant technology.

He just used the Buddha's bone finger to transmit what Hawking wanted to say to the computer. Of course, in Hawking's view, he thought it was man-machine docking technology.

Such technology also exists on Earth, but it is very immature and requires access to a large number of neural sensors. And Huang Ji didn't seem to do anything, making the human-machine docking technology soothing and silent.

Hawking said immediately: Among the aliens I imagined, you are the most unbelievable kind. A fan of primitive civilization... To be honest, I never thought about it.

Huang Ji said noncommittally: Then what would the interstellar civilization you envision look like?

Hawking said: In my opinion, the contact between human beings and extraterrestrial civilizations is bound to bear a tragic price.

This is a necessity brought about by the disparity of power. If extraterrestrial civilization discovers human beings, then human beings will face great despair. Even if aliens do not choose to destroy human beings, human beings are just like playthings.

Even an act of great interest by an alien,

It will also bring unbearable consequences to mankind.

It is very possible to be destroyed or enslaved. Assimilation is the best result. The so-called common development in the film is completely unrealistic... That is opera.

Interstellar civilization discovered Earth people, just like the Spaniards discovered America, they brought devastating blows to the local people. War, plague, looting and famine filled the continent for hundreds of years, until the three American civilizations came to this. disappear……

Huang Ji said: Your general direction is right, but it is too radical.

Yes, I overlooked an important issue. Humans may also encounter individuals of interstellar civilizations. The behavior of individuals cannot be evaluated in the collective interests of civilization. Hawking said.

When Hawking imagined the scene of the encounter between civilizations in the universe, he always deduced it from the perspective of an entire civilization.

But when Huang Ji said, I am a fan of primitive civilization, Hawking realized!

He thought a lot in a short period of time, and realized that there are many kinds of contact with extraterrestrial civilization, and it is far more complicated than he imagined!

For example, if you meet a maverick individual, then he can indeed be very friendly.

Huang Ji said: It is very inappropriate to use European colonists to conquer the Americas to compare the relationship between interstellar civilization and the earth.

This metaphor is very famous, so many people think that the earth discovered by aliens will be as miserable as the Americas discovered by the Spaniards.

But in fact, this metaphor is playing a hooligan.

Hawking asked: What's wrong with this metaphor?

Huang Ji said: Spain conquered it for gold and its incomparably rich resources. What do you think the earth has?

His words immediately pointed out the most rogue aspect of this metaphor.

Colonists for resources, aliens for what? Also for gold? Impossible, there is a lot of gold in the universe, civilizations that can cross interstellar, and some barren planets can dig for gold.

Any mineral resources on the earth are not scarce in the universe. Take the solar system as an example. In fact, it is more suitable for collecting minerals than the earth. It is not Mars or Venus, but the asteroid belt...

Hawking said: Life on earth is the most precious thing, and the value of other substances is not much higher than that of stones.

Human...Humanity is the most valuable existence on earth.

I admit that this analogy is not appropriate, but it does not prevent interstellar civilization to bring destruction and disaster to human beings. Indulging human progress will bring them a threat.

Huang Ji said: The closest analogy to the truth should be the indigenous tribes in the Amazon jungle that are still at a very primitive stage.

You study them, observe them, touch them occasionally, and hope that one day they will walk out of the jungle, get an ID card, and integrate into modern society...

But never wanted to destroy them, did they? Maybe some people wanted to enslave them, but mainstream morality doesn't allow it, nor does the law.

More importantly, does anyone think that the primitive natives of the Amazon will pose a threat to the countries of South America?

Hawking was as stunned as he was, and he was silent for a long time, thinking about Huang Ji's words.

After a while, he said: The Amazon's primitive tribes are also human, so we don't want to hurt them. Compared with the interstellar civilization, the thinking of the two races is very different. How can we integrate into their society when we develop? ?

Huang Ji said with a smile: Each civilization has its own unique society, and in a geographical limitation such as the Milky Way, several civilizations are combined to form a larger society. They are relatively independent and united with each other, and they occasionally war But it also possesses the collective empathy of wisdom and civilization.”

It's far more complex than human society, but in human society, you should be able to see its shadow.

If the earth civilization enters the interstellar space, but cannot integrate into this society, then the first people who cannot withstand social pressure will be the earth people, not other mature civilizations.

Hawking's brain thought like a storm. In the society of the earth, there are strong countries and weak countries, and their beliefs, systems and cultures are different. They restrain each other and develop together, suppress and support each other, attack and love each other, but they constitute a very complex society.

In Huang Ji's words, it seems that the same is true between interstellar civilizations.

Hawking said: On earth, if a primitive tribe walks out of the jungle, it will eventually be accommodated in modern society, because they will work hard to integrate into society, work, study, and create value! Maybe some former indigenous people will optimize them. A former culture, and become a best-selling author. Maybe a former Aboriginal, who draws inspiration from the music of the past, became a sought-after singer... Maybe a former Aboriginal, or a descendant of the Aboriginal , His thinking is unique and peculiar, and he will make some inventions in the future, which will help the progress of society.

If the natives threaten society, feel that they can't fit in, and buy a gun to rob, then they will naturally not be recognized by society and will eventually be shot and killed by the police.

People who can't adapt to society will perish themselves, not society...

Huang Ji smiled. This is what he finally realized by watching the stars at night and studying repeatedly.

And Hawking is also adept at one point and quickly catches up with his rhythm.

And gain insight into a very critical element in the picture of cosmic civilization, interests.

There must be contradictions between civilizations, but there are even more contradictions within civilizations, and contradictions are everywhere.

There may be races with absolutely unified thoughts in the universe, but they are definitely a minority.

So far, human beings have never really united to accomplish one thing, just because the interests are not unified enough.

The only thing done passively is the formation of a complex and pluralistic society.

Even if the catastrophe is imminent, there are a lot of different voices within civilization...

There are even people who are driven by selfish interests and downplay the crisis: 'Ah, it's okay, everything is fine, just a little problem and it will pass soon'. 'what! Maybe we have a better way to solve this problem. ’

As long as there are multiple interstellar civilizations in the galaxy at the same time, and communication can be achieved through technology, a larger society will eventually be formed, because war is far less valuable than communication.

Even the Spanish colonists, whose original idea was to seek new trade routes, met with the emperor of the Inca Empire, and the two sides did not even understand the language, but still completed the transaction. As a result, the smallpox was accidentally passed on and tens of millions of people were killed, only to decide to conquer it, because the cost of war was greatly reduced.

When the first two civilizations came into contact, the other party made the first move, and then their own side lost at most one spaceship. It is impossible for the entire civilization to move the planet to meet others, right?

After losing a part of the profits, the one side also understands that the other side is a ruthless warlike civilization, so there is nothing to say, let's fight.

On the other hand, when the spacecraft came back safely and brought back the information of the strange civilization, the two sides established a basic understanding: 'Oh, at least he is not a warlike civilization. Could he be lying to me? Oh shit, I only see him in action. ’

War is the last resort. The US was the first to invent nuclear weapons, but they did not dare to attack the Soviet Union. On the one hand, it was for the sake of economy. So choose a softer way to isolate it, affect it, and finally fission it.

Among unfamiliar civilizations, the one who dares to shoot first must be the weakest one...

Huang Ji said, It seems that you understand, Professor Hawking.

A person who integrates into society is just a cog, and society will never fear a cog.

If you can't integrate, you will be the first to go crazy, not us. To constrain new members of a society, laws, economics, technological repression, cultural exchanges, public order... There are too many things that can constrain a weak civilization. Wisdom The value of living things lies in living. Only living intelligent creatures can create wealth, and any group can only adapt to society.”

Destruction and war are barbaric and rude, a means chosen by an incompetent society.

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