Su Zhe and Ning Qiaoqiao came to the largest scientific research station in Antarctica. There are not only many humanoid bionic robots here, but also many people.
It is better to say that it is a scientific research station than a scientific research city built in Antarctica, because not only are there many people doing experiments and doing scientific research here, but also many people live here. According to the people who live here, they like The Antarctic environment is like a vast expanse of white.
Here, the two of them visited the laboratory, looked at everyone's research projects, and visited the living area. They even had lunch here.
The study of Antarctica will help mankind study the past of the earth, which will be of great help to mankind in building a new living place.
You know, in the Antarctic ice, organisms from different periods of the earth have been found. These organisms are frozen in the ice, and their genetic information is completely preserved.
If we continue to study, it is not impossible to understand the general environment of the earth in different periods and to replicate the creatures of different periods.
For example, the laboratory that Su Zhe and Ning Qiaoqiao are visiting now.
The lab studies a species of dinosaur found in the ice that lived in Antarctica during the age of dinosaurs.
It has retained the complete genetic information, and what is being done now is to try to resurrect this dinosaur.
Of course, it is not only this kind of dinosaur that has been discovered in the ice, but also various creatures from different periods. The genetic genes of these creatures have basically been completely preserved.
According to laboratory researchers, the study of ice layers in different periods can replicate the Earth at different periods, not only the Earth's environment, but also the organisms living on the Earth.
Having said that, there are still difficulties, the most difficult of which is resurrecting these discovered creatures.
After the visit, Su Zhe and Ning Qiaoqiao left the largest scientific research station and flew towards the spacecraft that stopped in orbit.
It was afternoon time, and they were supposed to continue their scientific research work, but they already had an appointment this afternoon, and they were going to attend a technical seminar.
The theme of the technical seminar was the transfer of human consciousness.
There are many teams involved in the research on human consciousness transfer. As the current development is very chaotic, the relevant departments want to use this technical seminar to determine several major directions for human consciousness transfer, so as to provide guidance to more scientific researchers. A more reliable path.
The purpose of studying the transfer of human consciousness is ultimately to achieve immortality.
As of now, there are many ways to achieve immortality. The most typical ones are the immortality of the human body, and then the immortality of the human consciousness.
The former is easy to understand, that is, human beings achieve immortality through the body, while the latter achieves immortality through the persistence of consciousness.
Whether it is the former or the latter, many people are studying it.
This technical seminar discusses the transfer of human consciousness to achieve the eternal existence of human consciousness. This is to achieve immortality in disguise. The first discussion is whether it is technically feasible, and the ethical issues will be discussed at the end.
Back on the spaceship, Su Zhe and Ning Qiaoqiao lay on the recliner leaning against each other. The next moment they closed their eyes, they appeared in a free space in the virtual universe.
At this time, there were many people in the free space. When these people saw Su Zhe and Ning Qiaoqiao coming, they all said hello.
Then, Ning Qiaoqiao went to find the location of the University of Science and Technology, and Su Zhe went to the location of the Lingzhou University of Science and Technology.
Although everyone does not need to go to school now, their organizational relationship is still in their respective schools. As of now, those companies in the past no longer exist, or that kind of pure manufacturing companies no longer exist, and the remaining They are all major universities, research institutes and various scientific research institutions. Of course, in addition to these, there are also freelance researchers, and the largest number of them are also freelance researchers.
As soon as Su Zhe sat down, Fan Xiaoming and Zuo Dajun, who were sitting next to him, asked how the past two days were.
In this regard, Su Zhe briefly spoke, and Fan Xiaoming and Zuo Dajun were very envious.
Zuo Dajun sighed: "It is necessary to marry a wife. The two of them must live together at a high level."
There is a tacit understanding, otherwise the two of us will not be able to live together, just like my wife, she doesn't like me at all. To be honest, she was fine before, but now she looks annoyed at me, and I can't understand it! Now I don't have to worry about food or drink. As long as I lie down and don't have to do anything, I can't live a good life. I have made it clear that if you really don't like me, you can get a divorce! I can definitely find someone who is right, but my wife still refuses. "
Fan Xiaoming smiled and said: "Dajun, what does your wife usually do? Is she too busy? If she is too busy, in seven months, the children will be born, and it will be fine. Speaking of which, I I also want to play around with my wife, but my wife is focused on work. As you all know, my wife is engaged in astronomy. Since we entered the interstellar era, my wife has become even busier. I really don’t know who to reason with. "
As human civilization enters the interstellar era, various detection methods are emerging in endlessly, and the scope of the universe that can be observed has become larger, which means that the workload has also increased.
It’s not just his wife who is busy, all the people who work in astronomy are busy.
Zuo Dajun nodded and said, "I think so too. My wife studied finance before. Now that she has nothing to do in finance, she has nothing to do. I also advised her to find something to do, but she still doesn't know how to do it. What, I just hope that after the children are born, my wife won’t be so anxious now and always feel useless.”
Su Zhe looked around and said, "There are so many perfect things in life. My wife and I usually quarrel, as long as we don't hurt our feelings. You know, there is no material pressure in life now. When two people can live together, they really care about each other, and we should cherish it."
As he said that, the number of people in the free space was increasing, and the topics Su Zhe and the three of them talked about ranged from their own lives to this technical seminar.
Zuo Dajun looked at the people around him and said, "Look, the important bosses are here. It seems that everyone attaches great importance to the transfer of human consciousness. This is to create a shortcut to the road to immortality!"
In his view, only the immortality of the human body is true immortality, and the rest are false immortality.
Speaking of which, many people have been seeking immortality since ancient times, but no one has ever achieved it. Even now, the maximum lifespan of human beings is only 180 years old. Compared with immortality, this is far behind.
Fan Xiaoming said with a smile: "It is indeed necessary to create a shortcut to immortality. After all, it is too difficult to achieve physical immortality. If we don't prepare in advance, some people's lifespan will reach the limit in a few years. If there is a way The shortcut to immortality, such as the immortality of human consciousness, is also a choice."
Now the limit of human life span has reached 180 years. Even though with the development of science and technology, the limit of life span will be continuously improved, it is still very difficult to achieve immortality.
For this reason, we must find a shortcut to immortality, and awareness of immortality is a good way.
Su Zhe nodded and said: "Yes, there is no need for another choice. Compared with physical immortality, it is more difficult to achieve than conscious immortality. It is necessary to study conscious immortality. Of course, this will involve a lot of ethics. It’s a problem, but it can be overcome.”
From a technical point of view, physical immortality involves not only the body, but also consciousness. In fact, it is more difficult to achieve, but consciousness is much simpler.
Fan Xiaoming thought for a while and said: "This seminar discusses the transfer of human consciousness. It shouldn't be called that. It should be the replication of human consciousness. In fact, it is replication. Once such technology is implemented, strange problems will follow. , since consciousness can be copied, it can be copied continuously. In this way, it is unimaginable what the world will look like. Of course, technology has two sides, and how to use it still depends on the human being. , but one thing is true, that is, with the development of science and technology, the more advanced the technology, the more dangerous and destructive it becomes."
Technology itself has two sides, which is inevitable.
Ultimately, the use of technology depends on the people who use it.
Zuo Dajun nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, once this technology gets out of control, the consequences will be disastrous. Not only this technology, but also more and more technologies, once they get out of control, will bring
The consequences are catastrophic, so no matter what technology it is, it must be subject to the strictest supervision. For example, with this technology, one person's consciousness can be copied without limit. Whatever the result is, one person can rule. The universe. "
This is no joke.
With the current manufacturing technology, if it can be copied without limit and coupled with humanoid bionic robots, it will be easy to unify the universe.
Su Zhe nodded and said, "Don't worry too much. There is necessary supervision, but it is so easy to lose control. From my point of view, I think people with lasting consciousness should not appear in the real universe. They can only exist." In the virtual universe, only if such restrictions are made at the beginning, people with conscious existence will not compete with us normal humans for living space. To be honest, this is what I wrote in the proposal."
There is a fundamental difference between conscious humans and normal humans. To put it simply, conscious humans can survive only by relying on the virtual universe, while normal humans rely on the real world.
If there are no restrictions, there will definitely be a conflict between conscious humans and normal humans. To be honest, normal humans do not have an advantage.
He made it clear in his proposal that technology can be developed to make human consciousness permanent, but these permanent consciousnesses must be restricted to stay in the virtual universe and are prohibited from setting foot in the real world.
According to what he meant, the bottom layer should be laid out from the beginning to prevent people with eternal consciousness from interfering in the real world and bringing disaster to the real world.
Speaking of which, for those who have eternal consciousness, the virtual universe is their real world, and has the same relationship as normal humans in the real universe. Besides, the virtual universe has more imagination than the real universe.
Fan Xiaoming thought for a while and said: "Why didn't I think of it? I was thinking of legal restrictions, but the actual situation is that without the support of strong force, the law is just a piece of paper and has no effect. We still have to start from the beginning." The underlying layout is restricted by physical rules, so that it can be effectively eliminated. Otherwise, once there is a conflict between people with eternal consciousness and normal people, normal people are really no match."
Laws are less useful than physical rules.
You must know that the law requires the support of force. Without the support of force, the law is not binding, but the rules of physics are different.
For example, today's human beings rely on DNA for their inheritance. If DNA contains physical limitations, it will be difficult for humans to break through them, because limitations and DNA are integrated. If the limitations are broken, it will inevitably It will damage DNA, then human beings have changed from the bottom up. Even if the change is successful, are they still human beings?
Therefore, it is most stable to use physical rules to limit it at the bottom level.
Zuo Dajun nodded repeatedly when he heard that, and said: "Yes, it should be like this. People with eternal consciousness cannot be allowed to interfere with things in the real universe. Once allowed, the consequences will be very serious. In the end, consciousness will last forever. People who regard themselves as gods may also keep normal people like us in captivity. This is... very scary when you think about it! To be honest, I also wrote some supervision issues in the proposal. It seems that I want to It’s too simple. People with permanent consciousness must be separated from normal people, and fundamental restrictions must be implemented with physical laws at the bottom, otherwise it will dig a hole for the future of mankind.”
As it stands now, the human population will grow more and more. If the immortality of the human body cannot be realized for a long time, then some people will definitely die of old age. At that time, there will be more and more people with eternal consciousness. If there is no limit, Next time, maybe there will be many normal people who give up their bodies and become people with everlasting consciousness, and then there will be more and more people with everlasting consciousness.
Once the zero point is reached, these people with permanent consciousness will make various demands and compete with normal people for living space in the real world.
At this time, there will inevitably be a cosmic battle between people with eternal consciousness and normal people.
It can be imagined that the person with a high probability of winning in the end is the person whose consciousness lasts forever.
At this time, everyone in the free space was also discussing with the people next to them. Anyone who listened could tell that they were either discussing whether there was a technology that could make human consciousness last forever, or they were discussing people who could make consciousness last forever. What impact will it have on human civilization?
Fan Xiaoming listened, looked at Su Zhe and Zuo Dajun and said: "As for our responsible attitude toward human civilization, we must take it seriously and consider the consequences. Today's decision affects the future of our human civilization. Humanity The civilization of China developed from the hands of normal humans like us. I don’t want normal humans like us to be just passers-by in human civilization and only exist in the history of human civilization. This is what I don’t want to see, so no matter what Whether it is to transform people, or to be superhuman, etc., we all have to impose restrictions, especially for people whose consciousness lasts forever.”
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