Janus used the bicentered mind theory as a simple model to explain his technical ideas to Jiang Zhou.
Of course, according to him, the real mechanism of human intelligence is far more complicated than the hypothesis of "two-minded intelligence". He said this just so that Jiang Zhou could understand the general principle, or at least understand what would happen - using the two-mind theory to explain consciousness is like using geocentrism to describe the universe, but before the cognition has reached a certain level. , a simple hypothesis constructed.
In other words, He said this just to take care of Himself, or to take care of mankind's weak understanding.
My intelligence is too low compared to yours, so I'm really sorry...
Jiang Zhou thought.
Closer to home, dichotomous mind is a theory used to explain the cause of self-awareness. This theory holds that humans did not develop self-awareness in the usual sense of the word until approximately 1,000 BC.
Before that, human thinking mode had always been the so-called "two-minded mind" state.
The brain is divided into two hemispheres, the right brain is responsible for making plans, and the left brain is responsible for understanding and execution. Before the dual-mind thinking model collapses, all human actions are based on the left brain "listening" to the "guidance" of the right brain, and then taking action.
In that era, humans did not have the self-awareness we have today, but regarded the "inner monologue" from the other half of the brain as guidance from God. People act on their inner voice without hesitation and almost instinctively.
This is why, whether it is the "Iliad" or the "Old Testament", in those ancient texts, people have never found records describing the characters' inner thoughts. Instead, it's all "God said: xxx", and then the characters act according to God's will.
And those who act in disobedience to God's words often have a tragic end.
The "god" in those descriptions does exist, but it is not a real entity, but the character's own heartbeat.
It's just that in the state of "dual mind", humans cannot detect this.
From the perspective of natural selection, dichotomous intelligence is obviously a better survival strategy for humans who lived in the age of gathering and hunting.
But when we entered the agricultural era, complex challenges began to require humans to master the ability to reflect, attribute, and summarize experience. The two-part mind began to disintegrate and collapse, and people gradually realized that the voice of the heart was actually their own will, eventually forming their current self-awareness.
The technical route given by Janus to enable all human beings to understand each other is this - he intends to reconstruct a similar "dual-mind" system between people, so that everyone is the "left" of each other. brain" or "right brain".
When needed, another person's mind can provide necessary guidance for oneself; or one's own body can make necessary practical assistance for another person's goals.
In this way, people can bring others into their own category, so that all human beings can gather into a unified and independent individual - this is not the so-called "hive will", there is no overriding mother body controlling Everyone. Everyone exists independently, but when they come together, they become a greater individual.
Hearing this, Jiang Zhou suddenly understood many things:
Why would Jiang Zhou want to help the "Icarus Liberation Front" complete their cause?
Why did Liao Qi rush for Fanny's plan to release the captives of Icarus?
Why did Jiang Zhou take the initiative to visit Liao Qi's mother and feel sad and sad for what happened to her?
Why would Liao Qi be willing to sing a double act with Jiang Zhou and fool Booker into imagining that "Paradox" is a great being from the abyss of the dark web?
This is the so-called "controllable factor". He did not take Liao Qi's body. Instead, they project their own will into the voice of the other person's heart, allowing the two to help each other accomplish their goals.
Maybe at the beginning, because Liao Qi's brain was shot by "Scorpio", Jiang Zhou's brain was needed to solve many functional deficiencies. At that time, the two of them were still taking the lead based on Jiang Zhou's self-awareness.
But after Liao Qi continued to deepen his adjustment and transformation, he transformed from a native to the current depth 3 Icarus path adjuster. His brain was gradually repaired, and he increasingly exerted his subjective initiative as an independent individual, which in turn affected Jiang Zhou's own decision-making.
This is the technical direction given by "Janus", and it seems that a hundred years later, it has been verified by himself and Liao Qi in the form of the "Janus System".
But I don’t know if it’s because it was blocked by something, or because the technology itself has fatal shortcomings. Now, a hundred years later, it has not been extended to all mankind.
Perhaps Janus arranged for himself to wake up in this era just to re-iterate the two-minded mind and cover all mankind as a network...
Of course, at this level, the term "two-minded mind" seems a bit petty. It is more reasonable to call it "9.2 billion minds" (the population in 2069 AD).
But when Jiang Zhou said this a hundred years ago, Janus shook his head.
"There won't be that many. During the most intense period in the next few years, the Earth's population is estimated to be halved."
He said this:
"Based on vague estimates, by the time this wish is truly realized, there will only be about two billion people left on the planet."
The tone of Janus's words seemed to be reporting the process breakthroughs and technical parameters of the next generation graphics card.
After hearing these calm words, the emotions of fear and panic instantly surged into Jiang Zhou's heart a hundred years ago. Jiang Zhou, who experienced it from his own perspective a hundred years ago, also felt this emotion empathetically.
"So...is this the price we have to pay to realize this wish?"
Jiang Zhou's originally calm voice was trembling again.
Is this also the so-called saying that in order to reach Utopia, one must first swim through the sea of blood?
Jiang Zhou doesn't think he has the courage to take on this responsibility - facing the cost of billions of human deaths to achieve his ideal world.
Still have to borrow the hand of a being that I can't understand.
However, Janus shook his head:
"This matter has nothing to do with you or your wish. Even if you don't make a wish, the same number of humans will perish in the future."
Jiang Zhou was speechless for a moment, and after a long time he asked:
"What does that have to do with?"
"I."
Janus answered concisely and concisely, without any emotion in his tone, and then added:
"The reason for the death of billions of human beings is just a simple matter of my existence itself."
Jiang Zhou from a hundred years ago seemed to want to ask something more, but Janus was obviously no longer interested in this topic, so he interrupted directly:
"Many things will happen in the future. The lives and deaths of billions of human beings are just an insignificant footnote in those huge changes."
Jiang Zhou wanted to say something more, but Janus did not give him a chance to speak. He continued:
"Don't bring in those ideas that you have in your history textbook. We are talking about stuff from your biology textbook."
As Janus spoke, the color blocks that made him fluctuated irregularly. At this moment, it was as if the TV signal reception was poor and there was a serious lag - I don't know whether this was a scene that happened a hundred years ago or an impromptu performance by the other party today.
Just as Jiang Zhou couldn't tell whether Janus said the following words to him in the past or present.
"By the way...I am very sorry for the fate that is about to befall Liao Qi."
He says so.
Liao Qi?
It was such a ridiculous statement that Jiang Zhou didn't even realize what he was talking about at the first time.
How did He know about Liao Qi?
Even Janus... Janus, who had just crossed the Singularity and needed to start upgrading human infrastructure, could not be so accurately deduced to such a character a hundred years later, right?
But if it’s Janus a hundred years later, doesn’t that mean that he is always paying attention and monitoring me?
This is not to doubt whether He can do it, but... why bother to do such a thing?
No... none of these are the key. The key is what kind of fate will Liao Qi (me) experience?
Janus's next sentence answered his doubts.
"The two-minded mentality between him and you is about to collapse."
After saying this, the logo of the Two-Faced God popped up in front of Jiang Zhou's eyes.
[Warning: Your controllable elements have been offline due to external interference]
Jiang Zhou felt like he was alone.
…………
Cut off!
After connecting his data interface to the coffin, Ye Qian stood up excitedly.
More and more memories that I had not noticed in the past began to become clear - some pathways, some passwords, some permissions. He connected with the dark coffin and carefully disconnected the connection between the owner of the coffin and another independent individual, a foreign object.
Next, I should be the one to access the thinking of that body.
And then...control.
Some knowledge that he shouldn't know once again flashed into Ye Qian's mind.
The original design of Theseus' Path was too complex, too unnecessary, too... weak.
Obviously pursuing this idea can allow people to bypass the limitations of the "mandala" and become a supreme being in the true sense.
But the designers gave it too many unnecessary features.
Access the mind, and then...control it.
Control whether it is printing or a piece of white paper.
…………
"Liao Qi, calm down first..."
"calm?!"
Liao Qi looked at the flustered Booker with his eyes wide open in disbelief - at this moment, the mercury wings were coiling around his body. It's like a poisonous snake ready to pounce at any time.
"Have you been lying to us all this time? What does Icarus mean to you? A tool for superiors, or a sacrifice with a control program implanted?
"The former team leader must have been blind to choose you. The company dog and the people behind you are the same as each other. You have never really cared about the life and death of the people at the bottom of the Nord Resettlement Area!"
His mood seemed extremely unstable at this moment, and the metal products around him were buzzing and shaking under his anger.
"I……"
Looking at Liao Qi who was full of anger, Booker was speechless for a moment. He opened his mouth, but ultimately didn't know what to say.
"I care... I just hope that Icarus can be protected by the Fire Thief. In this environment, alas... we are too weak."
After hesitating for a long time, Booker gritted his teeth and said.
"Because you are weak, you can't do anything, right? Because you are weak, you have to choose the less smelly one between two pieces of shit, right?
"Weak people can't resist, right?!"
Liao Qi, who became a human again, shouted tremblingly.
According to common sense, the physiological structure of Depth 3 of the Icarus Path should not tremble due to emotions. But it was obvious that this was not the reason why he was so out of control right now.
Liao Qi's talent in adjustment and transformation was originally relatively poor.
The experienced Booker saw some clues, and he quickly said:
"Stop talking first, meditate, and then turn off the prosthetic functions that are not needed at the moment. Your current state is very..."
However, Liao Qi ignored him.
"But Icarus' philosophy has never been like this! You taught me! The former leader of Koret taught me! Those who died taught me, the children of Charon House taught me!
"Booker, every resistance counts."
In the end, what interrupted Liao Qi's words was a communication message. Not through the paralyzed Icarus communication line, but through the Liao Qi family's Vista Jenny home system.
The caller was Bai Dong, the organization's mental adjuster.
"Liao Qi, are you okay? Your... your mental index has not been affected by the cyber attack... right?"
Bai Dong was in a very wrong state at the moment, and his breathing was weak and intermittent when he spoke.
Booker on the side saw this and immediately said:
"Bai Dong, what happened to you? Were you attacked?"
Bai Dong in the picture smiled bitterly and said:
"Hey... Team Leader Iron Rooster is here too. You just need to be alive... Don't worry, although you were severely injured, your life is not in danger."
After saying that, she looked at Liao Qi again:
"Actually... I really shouldn't have come at the critical moment of the mission... to cause trouble for you..."
Every time she said a word, she needed to rest for a while before she had the strength to squeeze out the next sentence.
"But if I don't tell you this... this matter now, I'm afraid you'll hate me forever..."
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Feeling extremely uneasy, Liao Qi asked quickly.
Bai Dong's expression hesitated for two seconds, and finally she closed her eyes and said resignedly:
"Liao Qi, something happened to your mother.
"I'm sorry I couldn't protect her...the company dogs killed her."
(End of chapter)
