Chapter 1595: Observing from God’s Perspective
Metaphysics and technology.
As we move from one era to another, we will naturally forget the past. The era of metaphysics will become history, and the era of technology will become mainstream.
But no one can deny its former splendor, whether it is astronomy, calendar, or cultural ideas.
The Ganzhi calendar, the twenty-four solar terms, Taoism, Confucianism, Legalism... God knows how brilliant the times must have been at that time to allow these treasures to be passed down to this day.
So Lei Zhen wondered whether different civilization models erupted in different stages. In ancient times, there was a great explosion of astronomical technology and ideas, while in modern times, there was a great explosion of practical science.
No one knows what kind of revolutionary outbreak will occur in the future.
In short, as he walked from the ancient village into industrial technology, from industrial civilization into modern technology, and finally to future technology, it seemed as if he had experienced thousands of years.
Ox carts, steam locomotives, trams, anti-gravity aircraft...
"Humanity has more than one era of civilization that we recognize; it must have had several stages of civilization. It's just that we live in the present and can only speculate about what has happened in the past and what will happen in the future."
"If we can create this world, then our world could also be created. The so-called God is actually ourselves."
The village chief was filled with emotion and turned to look at the different eras along the way.
It is obvious that he has seen something from this world and perhaps also understood something.
"Humans can live forever, but not in the sense we understand it," the village chief continued. "Neither metaphysics nor technology can guarantee the eternal survival of the human body, which is why reproduction is necessary."
Lei Zhen nodded and acknowledged this.
Reproduction, in a sense, is immortality. The bloodline is passed down from generation to generation. It is not the immortality of an individual, but the continuation and succession of genes and life.
Whether in the East or the West, people pay special attention to bloodline.
To put it bluntly, this is the worship of immortality, and once it is broken, it means death.
"And then there's the spiritual immortality you mentioned. From a historical perspective, it's an ideological concept; from a technological perspective, it's the preservation and transmission of consciousness, such as through brain-computer interfaces—"
Lei Zhen nodded again. He didn't think this was science fiction.
When technology can completely crack the brain's code, it may be possible to upload consciousness and transmit it into the appropriate carrier when it is found.
Artificial intelligence can slowly evolve self-awareness through repeated training, although this seems impossible to most people.
Because they are just cold data and machines, how can they have self-awareness?
In fact, we can understand it from another perspective. If humans can create three-dimensional life, why can't they create two-dimensional life?
To put it bluntly, artificial intelligence is most likely a two-dimensional life form created by humans.
Of course this is a bit brain-burning. After all, we care more about the present, real life, and real you and me. Going to the third floor is more interesting than this.
"Village chief, the technology here is so advanced, why not use it to benefit mankind?" Lei Zhen asked.
"We've been taking it out all the time, without interruption," the village chief said with a laugh. "Please put it this way: every technological revolution has started here. Every decade, some people leave. If you observe carefully, you'll find that the world experiences a major technological innovation every decade."
Seeing that Lei Zhen was a little confused, he continued to explain.
"Let's put it this way. The reason the world is developing along the path of science and technology is actually because we have pushed it forward bit by bit. However, we must also ensure the smooth operation of the world, neither too fast nor too slow."
"Perhaps you think we will do something bad to the world, like conquer it... If we wanted to conquer it, we would have done it long ago, but we don't want to interfere too much in the development of the world, just make occasional corrections."
"You can understand us as gods, including you standing here as a god, and then look at the world from a god's perspective. You will no longer have the idea of conquering, but rather observing."
Driving the world, not interfering but just observing, and occasionally correcting, isn’t this the God’s perspective?
Lei Zhen seemed to understand, but also seemed not to understand.
But no matter what, he figured out one thing, that is, if the world continues to move forward according to the will of the master, when the pause button needs to be pressed, war or natural disasters will occur, causing its development to regress.
When we need to speed up, various technological breakthroughs will emerge, allowing the whole world to flourish and develop at a rapid pace.
The master has the final say on how to correct and develop.
Without God, we are still human.
"Okay, I've already said a lot. I'm afraid you won't be able to accept it if I say more." The village chief smiled and said, "You still have time to learn more. Everything here will be open to you, but you have to do me a favor."
"Village chief, you say so. I will definitely help if I can." Lei Zhen nodded.
"Help me make a catfish and complete the additional experiments, which is to try to help them recover the lost genome and help us further verify it." said the village chief.
"Verify what?"
"The code of human deep self-repair. If the genes that have been screened out can be restored under the influence of external forces, then we can start reverse engineering and perhaps unlock the code of life's self-repair."
"for example?"
"An aging body can restore its youth through self-repair. Of course, this is just a hypothesis. I believe more in the spirit and thinking. After all, everything in the world must follow nature, and nature belongs to the field of metaphysical research..."
The two chatted a lot, but it was basically the village chief who did all the talking.
Lei Zhen summarized it and the general meaning was that this was a god who used the small world to promote the development of the big world and had absolute dominance.
Secondly, with the dual advancement of metaphysics and technology, the research on life is very profound. It is not for the purpose of true immortality, but more for constantly cracking the various codes hidden in the human body.
Finally, they are observing the world, just like people who are bored and build a small ecological tank, observing its daily changes and maintaining it as well as possible.
"Where are the Western prophets?" Lei Zhen asked.
"They're taking a different approach, employing intervention and control." The village chief paused for a moment before continuing, "In certain respects, the Prophet's technology is extreme, but it's undeniable that they've figured out how to keep individuals alive forever."
"What method?" Lei Zhen asked.
"I'm not sure about the details. After all, our ideas are different from theirs. We want to observe the world, but they want to control the world. You can imagine it as the difference between democracy and slavery," replied the village chief.
This answer was undoubtedly disappointing, but Lei Zhen did not continue to ask this question. After all, whether it was a prophet or a sage, they were all at the dominant level.
"By the way, what do you think of the forerunner of the plateau continent and the pioneer of the desert continent?"
"The Premonitions control energy, the Pioneers control miracles. Each has its own mysteries. I'm not entirely clear on them, just as they don't know the extent of the technological development here. Okay, let's stop here for today. We'll talk again once you're more familiar with this place."
The village chief ended the conversation and seemed to have some concerns.
However, Lei Zhen has already received a lot of information, and his brain is almost full. He has to go back and digest it carefully.
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