Evening classes at universities are generally public elective courses.
In reality, Chang Wei had already self-studied all the basic courses. However, it was precisely because of these open electives that there was no standardized self-study method. Furthermore, each professor's perspectives and teaching methods varied, which often opened up new insights for Chang Wei and intrigued him greatly.
Tonight's open class is on the topic of "Origin of Species" by Ouyang Boyuan, a professor who studies biology and cosmology.
The number of people present was neither too many nor too few. Chang Wei and Tang Qi sat in a row of seats near the back, waiting for Professor Ouyang Boyuan to begin his lecture.
As soon as 8 o'clock arrived, Professor Ouyang Boyuan played a dynamic video of the vast universe and delivered his opening remarks.
"Classmates, if someone asks me if there is a God in this world, my answer is no. But if someone asks me if there is a Creator in this world, then I think there must be."
"Because the structure of our entire world can't be accidental. If it were accidental, it wouldn't be possible to come up with so many wonderful things!"
"The most widely held theory in the scientific community is that our universe was born from a singularity of infinite density in a Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago. This gave rise to numerous cosmological constants, or unchanging values, such as the speed of light, gravity, and absolute zero."
"However, there has always been a problem in the scientific community: these constants are too sophisticated! They are too contrived!"
Then, Professor Ouyang Boyuan turned around and wrote a set of formulas on the blackboard while continuing.
"According to Maxwell's equations, the speed of light is constant, approximately 300,000 kilometers per second. At the same time, the speed of light also determines another value, the fine structure constant: 137."
"If the speed of light were even slightly slower, the fine structure constant would increase slightly, and the energy from nuclear fusion wouldn't be enough to produce carbon. Therefore, carbon-based life wouldn't be possible! Humanity would be even more impossible! Among the various complex cosmological constants, the speed of light is just the tip of the iceberg. Currently, all the leading scientists can only tell us that the speed of light is 300,000 kilometers per second, but they can't explain why it's that number! This includes Newton and Einstein, who also struggled with the question of the first prime mover!"
"Who set the various values? If any of the dozens of cosmological constants changed even slightly, our universe wouldn't exist. The probability of the universe's birth by chance is like a monkey typing away on a keyboard and accidentally producing a copy of 'Dream of the Red Chamber.' So, the birth of life is just like that copy of 'Dream of the Red Chamber,' which was accidentally produced by that foolish monkey and translated into standard English."
"From an intuitive point of view, this is so difficult that it seems like an accident. It's as if a designer carefully adjusted these numbers and then cleverly coordinated them to form a perfect closed loop."
Professor Ouyang Boyuan's lecture was fascinating and instantly sparked heated discussions and curiosity among the audience in the live broadcast room.
Netizen Chen Dasao, who loves eating durian, said: "If there really is such a supreme being, where is he? Is he right next to us?"
Netizen Blue Star Gravity: "Finally, it was discovered. That's right! It was me! I was the one who created the universe, so you idiots came into being!"
Netizen Zangtianbang: "Get lost! Forget it, I'm done pretending! I'm laying it bare! Actually... I'm the creator!"
Netizen Unknown Place: "If you are the creator, can you help me make a wife?"
Other netizens: "Fuck! Then I want a Rem wife!"
"I want General Thunder!"
"I'm Kamisato Ayaka's dog!"
From here on, the live broadcast room began to go off track. However, their funny behavior did not affect Chang Wei's thinking or the atmosphere of the class at all.
"Set the cosmological constant? Set? Could it be...a setting level above the rule level?"
Tang Qi, who was standing next to him, didn't quite understand what was being said, but she thought it was quite interesting. She tilted her head to look at Chang Wei and saw that he was frowning and mumbling something incomprehensible to himself.
The scene returns to Professor Ouyang Boyuan again.
"Students, Professor Lorencs of John Bull University once said this: The more we understand the universe, the more we believe in the existence of a Creator."
"After Newton was hit by an apple and proposed the law of universal gravitation, he was also troubled by a question: the movement of all celestial bodies follows a beautiful mathematical pattern. But who was the driving force behind this 'first cause'? Who designed these mathematical laws? Newton admitted that he couldn't figure it out, and even in his later years he began to seek answers from a theological perspective."
"If the universe is compared to a running machine, then someone must turn on the switch of this machine!"
"In 1929, the Hubble telescope discovered that the universe is expanding. In 1965, the cosmic microwave background radiation was discovered. This is almost irrefutable evidence for the Big Bang theory! These two events prove that the universe has a production date and, naturally, a shelf life."
"General relativity shows that time, space, and matter are interconnected. Since all time, space, and matter originate from a singularity, there must be a being beyond the universe driving it all! And this being must be spaceless, timeless, and immaterial. And in our Taoist culture, there's a concept that corresponds to this being. Does anyone know of one?"
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