Just as Haile thought, this paper on the rotation of the Milky Way attracted a lot of attention after it was released.
Not only the scientific community, but ordinary people are also very concerned because although they cannot understand the specific content, the results are too clear.
Especially when major newspapers published Li Yu's hand-drawn diagram of the structure of the spiral arms of the Milky Way, and roughly marked the location of the solar system, it seemed to be just a "wild suburb" of the Milky Way, which shocked the public even more.
Just like when a reporter excerpted the graphic from the Butterfly Effect paper, it was actually the attractor of a chaotic system. As a result, the reporter called it the "Butterfly Effect", which attracted continued attention.
In fact, the "butterfly" in the paper is completely different from the general public's perception. It is purely mathematical.
However, journalism has always focused on communication effects and does not entirely focus on academic content itself.
But the communication effect is really terrible, as is Li Yu’s paper. The public almost discussed this astronomy paper while watching the Star Wars series, and the scene was spectacular.
"It turns out that we are just in a small corner of the Milky Way, so far away from the center! What's 30,000 light-years? How far is it?"
"I don't know either, but from Li Yu's description, it's far beyond imagination. Anyway, it's much further than the sun."
"So far! Then don't we become God's illegitimate children again?"
"What an illegitimate child? I don't think it's even an abandoned child! If you had an illegitimate child in New York, would you throw him away to distant South Africa or Australia?"
For Americans, this is pretty much the most geographically distant place.
"Oh my God! Does God really not remember us?"
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Li Yu doesn't know whether God remembers them, but now the Holy See in Rome really remembers Li Yu.
Due to the special nature of its content, this article was presented to the Pope for viewing.
The Vatican, St. Petersburg Cathedral, St. Peter's Basilica.
Cardinal Mariano (the position second only to the pope in Catholicism, often referred to as a cardinal) gave the latest "Science" to Pope Pius X, who had just been in office for a year.
In fact, Mariano, as the former Secretary of State of the Holy See, was the most promising to be elected as Pope. However, at this time, the Holy See was far worse than before, and the affairs of the Holy See were frequently interfered by European monarchs.
Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I (the husband of Princess Sissi, known as the most beautiful princess in Europe) publicly opposed and exercised his veto power.
Then France, which had no dealings with Austria, was no longer willing.
Anyway, it was a mess, and with the final compromise, Pius X was successfully in place.
Pius
Pius X felt a headache.
In fact, by the beginning of the 20th century, the status of the Holy See had been severely impacted by science, and many people's beliefs were shaken.
Because what the Holy See said has been slapped in the face by science again and again, it is really shameless.
About thirty years ago, the Holy See decided to begin to compromise with science and then seek to develop together with science.
Of the three major religions in the world, Christianity may have the strongest desire for survival.
Buddhism has been indifferent since its birth. It doesn't care about anything and only focuses on the spiritual world.
Now Christianity is ready to take a two-pronged approach, not only giving up part of the claim to creation, but also preparing to learn from Buddhism's approach of focusing only on the spiritual world.
Because in the material world, there is no way to face science face to face.
Then in the 1880s, the Holy See even recognized Darwin's theory of evolution, but it still stubbornly used a theological point of view. Anyway, I accept the theory of evolution.
Even this can be admitted, so you can see how strong the Catholic desire for survival is at this time.
When Pius X saw the dense numbers at the back, he couldn't stand it anymore and said to Cardinal Mariano: "Are the contents correct?"
Mariano said: "I don't know, but judging from Li Yu's status in the scientific community, there should be no mistake. Most of the European scientific community agrees with his argument."
Although Pius X usurped Mariano's position as pope, Mariano was not angry at all and even persuaded Pius X to take the throne. The two had a good relationship.
Pius X sighed: "We are really losing ground. What else can we do? Is the best way to deal with it is to just ignore it?"
Mariano thought for a while and said: "If the major European observatories confirm this news, I think we should at least do something."
Pius X said helplessly: "What can we do? Do you understand astronomy? If you don't, I'm afraid you will only make more mistakes."
"We have things to do, such as..." Mariano paused and continued, "For example, rehabilitate Copernicus and Bruno who proposed the heliocentric theory, and Galileo who built the telescope. At least it expresses one of our attitudes. and……"
Pope Pius X interrupted him: "No, I just took office, I can't just use this method to make the world's believers laugh, right? Where is the majesty of the Holy See at that time?"
Mariano said: "However, the field of astronomy is a subject that is easier to popularize than mathematics and physics. If what Li Yu said is true, we will lose our dignity."
Pope Pius What should we do?"
Mariano paced repeatedly in the hall and said: "First of all, we must voluntarily withdraw from the territory of natural science, and we must achieve a division of labor with natural science. Only in this way can we coexist with it."
Pius X nodded, and then asked: "How to divide the work?"
Mariano sorted out his thoughts and soon came up with the "three strategies of upper, middle and lower". He said:
"I have three strategies. The best strategy is that our Holy See will completely give up the material world to science, and then only focus on the spiritual world, just like Buddhism in the Qing Dynasty where Li Yu lived;
A lesser strategy is to leave the currently known areas to the natural sciences, but leave the unknown areas to theology;
The strategy again is to retain the core conclusion that God created the world and humans, and leave the evolution and development of the world to natural science to explain and study. "
This view is generally what many people in the religious circles thought at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Pius X knew that as pope his job was not to propose a plan but to decide which one to adopt.
Hey, I hate multiple-choice questions the most.
One hundred years later, the Holy See finally chose the best policy.
But at this time, Pius X, who had been influenced by the Bible's sacraments for many years, did not want to completely give up all positions. He still did not believe that science could solve all the problems in the material world.
Who knows how big the universe is? Who knows how the universe came to be? Who knows why the universe is like this?
After all, this kind of quality can be asked of any astronomer at this time.
So in his opinion, these should be philosophical issues. How can science possibly solve such problems? ?
joke!
It seems that it is understandable for him to think so. Even before Li Yu traveled through time, many people had similar thoughts. Think about how Ji Wuming died...
After experiencing a fierce battle between heaven and man, Pius X finally said: "I choose the last option."
A mixture of joy and annoyance flashed across Mariano's face.
The joy is that Pius X at least did not hesitate, no matter which decision it was, the decision was made;
The reason for the regret was that Pius X still did not dare to take bigger steps.
But after all, you have made a decision, so let’s do it.
Mariano said: "If the Pope does not want to give up the material realm, then we should raise some quality questions to maintain the majesty of the Holy See."
Pius X: "But he is a professional astronomer. Who can ask him questions?"
Mariano said: "It's very simple. Whether in Europe or the United States, there are students who enter seminaries from natural science majors. We can select some bishops with a background in natural sciences to confront him."
After hearing this, Pius X had some bad premonitions, but he had no other options, so he agreed to Mariano's suggestion: "I hope I won't go on a business trip."
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The American Vatican came to see Li Yu, Archbishop Jason. He and Ding Hailiang had very similar educational backgrounds. They both completed science and engineering majors at comprehensive universities, and then entered a Presbyterian seminary to continue studying theology.
I wonder if this is a tradition? Why does it feel a bit like the great god Newton's route, engaging in natural science first and then theology?
And then psychologically create the illusion that theology is superior?
Of course, these are just Li Yu's guesses.
"Hello, Academician Li Yu." After meeting, Bishop Jason was quite polite.
Li Yu's current laboratory is getting better and better decorated, with a special reception area. Li Yu invited him to come in and sit down, and then asked Lu Bicheng to bring out the high-quality Biluochun hospitality brought from the St. Louis World Expo.
Jason was a little intoxicated when he smelled the fragrant fragrance of tea: "I heard that your country is keen on Sakyamuni and that monks all like to drink tea. There is indeed one kind..."
Li Yu answered him: "Zen?"
Jason said: "Yes, it is Zen. So Mr. Academician also has faith?"
"If you are referring to religious beliefs, unfortunately, I do not have one, but I respect other people's beliefs." Li Yu spoke impeccably.
Jason nodded and said: "Today I came to meet Mr. Academician. It was specified by Pope Pius X of the Holy See (i.e. the Vatican). We want to discuss issues of science and religion with the best scientists in the world today."
Li Yu was somewhat surprised. Although most of his knowledge of the Pope was in "Saint Seiya", he also knew that the Pope was a big shot in the real world.
Moreover, science and religion are in the final analysis antagonistic. This kind of topic really makes Li Yu a little confused about how to deal with it.
Li Yu said carefully: "I wonder what aspect of science and religion the bishop wants to talk about?"
Jason has been trained in science and engineering, and his speech is also more organized: "Mr. Academician, from the first moment I saw you when I walked in the door, I knew that you are a very smart person, so I don't have to go around with you. What the Holy See wants to talk about is that religion should coexist with science."
Li Yu was not stupid. He knew it was a matter of principle of the other party and immediately said: "I agree with this view."
Jason put the Bible in his hand on the table: "As for why they can coexist, it's because God can solve many problems in nature that science cannot explain. This is also a complementary relationship for science."
Li Yu said: "If it is a problem in nature, in fact, with development, science will solve all problems."
Jason shook his head again: "I studied in the college of science for four years. It was precisely because there were many problems that science could not explain that I turned to God."
Li Yu was afraid that he would say this, because it sounded like he had not learned mathematics well...
Li Yu said: "So, the bishop thinks God can explain everything?"
Jason said: "Yes, at least I think science should admit that the world was created by God, because only the omniscient and omnipotent Lord can create such a complex world."
Li Yu said: "If I remember correctly, more than a hundred years ago, Kant denied the possibility of using reason to prove the existence of God."
Jason said: "That is one-sided and cannot be done accurately."
Li Yu asked again: "Then how does the Lord think that the solar system is just a small corner of the Milky Way, even as small as an ant nest on the entire earth? Are there humans or civilizations elsewhere in the Milky Way? Millions of light years away The Andromeda Galaxy is larger than the Milky Way. Do they have civilization and do they have God? Or, does God know Buddha?"
Li Yu directly stopped Jason with a series of questions. He mumbled a few times but said nothing.
Li Yu sighed, this man was not as good as Yan Shenggong Kong Lingyi.
It seems that it is indeed a science and engineering degree that has not been understood.
Jason could only change the subject: "Of course I can't answer these questions, because only God knows."
But he also knew that what he said was a bit far-fetched, so he flipped through a small notebook he carried with him and said: "Newton, the greatest scientist in history, once proved the existence of God."
Well, he was talking about history.
In 1691, Newton's good friend and the famous chemist Boyle, who was the president of the Royal Society, passed away. He left a will, hoping to establish a lecture, "for the purpose of using science and scientific discoveries to serve the will of God and the people." Christianity offers the best evidence and the truest justification.”
That is, using science to prove God.
Then Newton really helped with this and claimed that he had proved the existence of God.
Newton's reason was this. He believed that the universe was infinite rather than finite. Because if the universe is finite, then due to gravity, all matter will eventually form a huge sphere in the center, and this is not the case, so the universe can only be infinite.
In addition, Newton believed that the movement of stars was orderly and without conflict. This phenomenon could not be fully explained by natural causes alone. To create this cosmic system and all its movements, it is necessary to imagine a potential being that understands and compares the masses of various celestial bodies such as the sun, planets, and satellites, and the gravity determined thereby; it also understands and compares the various planets and the sun. distances, the distances between each of Saturn's satellites and Saturn, and the distance between Jupiter and the Earth.
So Newton realized that in order to compare and coordinate all of this between celestial bodies that are so different, this thing is by no means blind and accidental, but must be mastered in mechanics and geometry. Perhaps, only God can do this.
There are many other quotes from Newton's original work, but these are the key points.
In fact, his doubts cannot be explained by the science at the time, because we must know that the universe is expanding, and we must also know about more advanced things such as dark matter and dark energy.
Jason's application of Newton's doubts still worked well at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Because at this point in time, humans only know two of the four major forces (gravity and electromagnetic force), and the classical physics building is crumbling because of the two great gods Planck and Einstein. The entire physical theory has ushered in a brief period. window period.
Could it be that he also understands the truth that "only magic can defeat magic"?
