Chapter 57 Statistics
Facing Liu Yu's horrified gaze, Zhou Cheng himself felt a sense of absurdity.
It is absurd enough to speculate that the experiences of many individuals can form a "giant" that transcends the individual.
At this moment, he went a step further and speculated that the disaster that mankind is experiencing at this moment is rooted in the suicide of this "giant", which is undoubtedly even more absurd.
only……
Comparing the five conditions we had previously inferred one by one, the first one is that it is located on the earth, which is in line with the requirements.
Second, being threatened by our side does not fit the description. However, this point is only used to explain the motive, and the "giant's" suicide can also complete the explanation of the motive. Therefore, this point can also be considered to fit the description.
Third, the motivation has nothing to do with technology and is consistent.
Fourth, the way of existence is unconventional and conforms to the norm.
Fifth, it has a certain degree of intelligence... If the "giant" in this speculation really exists, then it is almost certain that it has a certain degree of intelligence.
From this perspective, the originally absurd speculation about giants has now become somewhat reasonable.
Zhou Cheng had to admit that the "giant" speculation did have a certain possibility.
Of course, it's just a possibility, just a possibility.
At this moment, we do not have any theoretical support or real evidence to prove that the "giant" really exists, and that it is really because of the "giant" that the current disaster occurred.
Everything is just a guess on our side.
But now, there is no doubt that with the failure of the human world's attempt to communicate with the Moon Goddess and the complete abandonment of the "resource depletion" plan, the human world has been truly forced into a dead end and has no way out. At this moment, this slightly absurd conjecture is also worth verifying.
So……
"Why did the 'giant' commit suicide? And, assuming that we humans are part of the 'giant', living and dying together, how do we explain the sentence we deciphered in Yangjiagou, 'If you live, I will die'?"
The horror in Liu Yu's eyes faded away, replaced by a bit of confusion.
"Perhaps the Giants' understanding of life and death is different from our understanding of life and death?"
Zhou Cheng muttered as he pondered, "How could we possibly understand that kind of thinking...
However, although suicide is not unique to humans, for example, voles also commit suicide after their winter food stores are stolen, there is no doubt that humans have a higher suicide rate than other species.
Could this be related to wisdom?"
Zhou Cheng only dabbled in it briefly and did not engage in too deep thinking or speculation in this regard.
"For now, let's not worry about the Titan's form of existence or the specific reasons for choosing suicide, let's not worry about its views on life and death, and let's not think about the specific methods Titans use to achieve our own sterilization. For now, let's just assume that Titans are likely to exist and that they may have the motivation to do so."
Liu Yu also gathered his thoughts and his vision became clear again: "Yes. Let's take the first step and find a way to verify whether the 'giant' really exists.
So...how to verify it?"
Zhou Cheng began to think carefully again.
“First, comparing cells to the human body, as individuals, we can hardly communicate with the ‘giant’ in any way, just like individual cells cannot feel or communicate with us.
If individual cells had intelligence... then from their perspective, they might just be going about their normal lives, red blood cells transporting nutrients, platelets plugging wounds, muscle cells contracting and stretching...
But their 'normal life', in our view, is the functional behavior necessary to maintain the human body.
Two sides of the same coin, yes, two sides of the same coin.”
Zhou Cheng raised his head and looked at Liu Yu: "The same behavior may have two meanings from different perspectives.
It is possible that in our human world, a worker sets out to deliver supplies to a cradle. From our human perspective, this is just an ordinary job.
But from the perspective of a 'giant', it is possible that it is just like how we humans view the red blood cells in the human body transporting oxygen, which is important for maintaining the life of a certain part of the body.
One behavior can be interpreted in two different ways.
The countless individual behaviors of countless cells or individuals, when raised to the overall level, from the perspective of the human body or the "giant", can be regarded as part of the body's functions.
Countless bodily functions operate in an orderly manner, and when combined together, they form a higher level of 'body'."
"So, if cells have intelligence, how can they be aware of the existence of our human body?"
In response to Liu Yu's question, Zhou Cheng closed his eyes and a picture emerged in his mind.
He seemed to see countless cells following their own "job responsibilities", each busy in different areas.
White blood cells kill invading bacteria and viruses, bone cells build bone, blood transports nutrients and oxygen, and nerve cells continuously transmit neurotransmitters...
At this moment, Zhou Cheng seemed to have become one of these billions of cells.
He gained wisdom and began to examine the behavior of billions of cells from a wise perspective and at a higher level.
After a long time, he slowly opened his eyes.
"statistics."
He uttered these two words.
Liu Yu was a little surprised: "Statistics?"
Zhou Cheng nodded slowly: "Yes. Count the behavior of every cell.
Ignoring the individual differences of each cell, we simply treat it as a functional unit and count what these numerous functional units do at a certain stage.
Summarize similarities, distinguish differences, and then aggregate all data to examine it from a global perspective. If there are intelligent cells within this hypothesis, they will be able to detect the existence of the 'human body' within the data."
After a pause, Zhou Cheng continued, "For example, suppose after statistics, the intelligent cell sees the following data:
It saw that some working cells responsible for contact with external gases were more busy contracting and expanding during this period than before, processing more gas;
At the same time, it saw that some strong cells, responsible for pulling certain larger structures, increased their contraction and expansion forces during this period;
It saw that certain cells that transport nutrients and oxygen delivered more nutrients to various places;
It sees that its fellow cells, responsible for managing its warehouses, are breaking down more fat—or energy reserves—during this period and sending it out through the bloodstream…
Looking at the behavior of any one cell type alone doesn't reveal anything. But by taking a statistical and general view of the overall situation, and combining the behaviors of many different cell types, it can begin to perceive some information about the whole.
It is possible to analyze that at this moment, this "human body" composed of billions of cells is performing certain energy-intensive activities such as running and exercising.
Certain behavioral changes in the human body as a whole, as shown by the data, can reveal the existence of a human body at a higher level than a single cell.
The same is true for us...
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