Chapter 36: Bad habits?
All present in the conference room at this moment were at the highest levels of human civilization. Those who could reach this position, even in their twilight years, were undoubtedly the elite among the elite.
After hearing this message, people immediately realized that this message was pointing to the "future" rather than the present.
If you live, I will die.
It means "about to" die, not already dead.
"Death" happens in the future and is an expectation of the future.
The Moon Goddess believes that the continuation of human civilization will lead to their destruction in the future.
An obvious reality is that judgments about the future can only be based on current and past information.
So, what is the basis for the Moon Goddess to make the judgment that "as long as you humans live, we will die in the future"?
Obviously, it is based on certain manifestations or characteristics of human civilization in the present and past stages.
So……
What is something that cannot be discussed? What is something that cannot be discussed?
Although our human civilization is not particularly peace-loving, we have always been cautious about things like war.
War is only fought to achieve a certain goal. No one, except a madman, would invade others without a reason.
Besides, as you possess more powerful forces, do you really have to exterminate the entire human civilization in order to eliminate the possible - just possible - threats you may face?
Why do you judge us now based on actions we haven't done yet?
How dare you do this? What gives you the right to do this?
Why didn't you talk to us first? If you didn't talk to us, how do you know we wouldn't agree to your terms and remove the trait that might pose a threat to you?
It’s still the same sentence, why has it come to this, why has it come to this?
The conference room was completely silent. Everyone's faces were filled with complex thoughts as they pondered silently.
The First Decision-maker said solemnly, "If the Moon God attacked us because he considered us a threat, then it seems that if we can eliminate this threat, the Moon God might be able to lift the blockade on our fertility, allowing our civilization to continue."
A decision-maker whispered, "The Yangjiagou tribe was eventually exterminated."
Obviously, the priests of the Yangjiagou tribe, after the Moon Goddess descended and got the opportunity to communicate with her, and learned the truth about their own loss of fertility, could not have failed to pray to her proactively.
Faced with the critical moment of life and death, it is acceptable even if the Yangjiagou tribe, or today's human civilization, pays a heavy price that is related to core interests.
But the Yangjiagou tribe was still extinct.
From this perspective, it seems that the Moon Goddess's decision will not change because of her own request for peace.
The First Decision Maker said, "The ultimate extinction of the Yangjiagou tribe wasn't necessarily due to the Moon God's refusal to change her decision. It could also be because the few remaining members of the Yangjiagou tribe... were too old. They had already lost the ability to reproduce and continue the tribe."
In this respect, human civilization is different.
Not to mention the approximately 20,000 young people who currently possess, or will soon possess, fertility. Once the Moon Goddess lifts the restrictions, humanity will be able to produce tens of millions, even hundreds of millions, of human babies in a short period of time, simply through sperm and egg banks.
Human civilization is indeed different from the Yangjiagou tribe.
If external restrictions are lifted, humans do have hope of resuming civilization.
So, now there is a very critical issue facing decision makers.
If humans take the initiative to eliminate this threat and dispel the "Moon Goddess's" doubts in exchange for the continuation of civilization, will humans do so?
Before making this decision, decision makers need to know the answer to one question.
This makes the Moon Goddess think that humans will destroy them in the future. What exactly is this "threat" that exists in human civilization itself, or the "characteristic" of human civilization?
The answer seems obvious.
In an instant, these answers emerged in the minds of many participants.
Bloodthirsty, cruel, tyrannical, deceitful...
Looking back at the entire history of human civilization and considering the current situation, the answer seems to be only this.
Even if, according to normal development, human civilization develops to a higher technological level in the future, it will possess more powerful strength and the ability to destroy the Moon Goddess.
And if there is a conflict between the Moon God and human civilization, or if there is no conflict at all, and it is just that the Moon God may threaten humanity, then—
Will humans take the initiative to attack the Moon Goddess and destroy her?
If people ask themselves honestly, the answer is yes.
On this issue, people may be able to deceive others, but they cannot deceive themselves.
If this is the case, then the Moon Goddess's choice to take preemptive action at this moment is completely logical and can be fully explained.
This seems to be the truth of the whole incident.
"Does the Yangjiagou tribe also have certain characteristics of being warlike, bloodthirsty and cruel?"
The first decision maker looked at Zhou Cheng.
Zhou Cheng nodded silently. "From what I can see so far, yes. Moreover, compared to other tribes of the same period, this characteristic of the Yangjiagou tribe is particularly obvious."
This can be seen from the fact that they used pregnant women as sacrifices without hesitation.
Then, another question was answered.
The common point between human civilization and the Yangjiagou tribe is that they are all... bellicosous, bloodthirsty, and cruel?
Another word emerged in the minds of many participants at the same time.
Bad habits.
The bad roots of human civilization.
Zhou Cheng sighed and stood up: "I actually don't agree with the so-called 'inferior nature', and I don't think that we humans are inherently despicable or lowly.
In my opinion, no matter what kind of life form, its first priority must be to maintain its own survival. And the sustenance resources in the environment are limited, which means that if you want to maintain your own survival, you will inevitably compete with other life forms.
Are there any species in the universe whose first priority is not to maintain their own survival?
I think it might exist, but I'm pretty sure it's extinct.
The mechanism of species evolution determines that species that can survive must make their own survival their top priority, which means that competition is inevitable.
This so-called "bad nature" must exist in other species if they exist in the universe.
Because without these bad habits, they simply cannot continue.
Therefore... I think the speculation that the Moon God decided to exterminate us because of our own 'bad nature' is unfounded.
We can ignore the moral dimension of the issue at hand.”
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