Chapter 141: Competitors causing trouble, he's just padding out the time.

No one doubted the truth of what Jiang Zhe said.

Because...

Physicists and computer scientists all know that when Quantum Mechanics develops to a certain extent.

The world will be controlled by quantum computers.

Like daily weather forecasts, they crudely apply big data to 'foresee the future'.

When this computer matures and becomes popular, it will be popularized to the entire population.

Until every citizen uses a simple version of a quantum computer.

At that time...

murphys law will have a miraculous effect.

Professor Hua Yunfeng, Old Feng, and others looked at the quiet lecture hall.

All the experts present knew—

[murphys law]: If there are two or more ways to do something, and one of those ways leads to disaster, then someone will surely make that choice.

As the name implies: If there are two or more ways to change the world, one is improvement, and the other is destruction, no matter if it is good or evil in the end, no matter what method is used to change it, both of these choices will definitely be taken by someone!

And the "Dark Directive" mentioned by Jiang Zhe is naturally something that will happen in the future.

This is not something that might happen, but something that [will inevitably] happen!!!

Just like the head of paradoxes: Brain in a Vat.

In the last century, Brain in a Vat was proposed. So far, after this concept was popularized, it has been involved in many fields, such as single-player games with grand worldviews, online games, science fiction movies, TV series, and the like.

In essence, they are all evolutions of Brain in a Vat.

When technology gradually matures and improves, not only the "Dark Directive," but even the "Brain in a Vat" will be improved and implemented by someone.

Some crazy scientists will create a huge device in the existing world that can change the cognition of all humanity, and all humans will live as puppets within this device—no one will be able to detect anything unusual.

At that time, the direction of the world will be accomplished under the control of the person behind the scenes.

Even...

Some scientists will take living brains and put them into nutrient vats—regardless of whether the intention is good or bad, they will conduct these inhumane scientific experiments, or experiments using [changing regrets] as a gimmick.

Gradually, the livestream room fell silent.

The audience didn't know what to say, as if saying anything would be extremely powerless.

"A wave of inexplicable powerlessness is hitting me."

"If we are already living in a world where our cognition has been changed, even if we know about this thing; we can't change it!"

"Will this possibility really be realized?"

"It will. murphys law has already told us that as long as our human base is large enough, every possibility you have thought of will definitely have been chosen by someone earlier than you."

"That's right. If we look at the future, once the Dark Directive appears, in a while, games based on the Dark Directive will definitely appear online; if a game company has the funds, then this game will be bigger, and the conspiracy will be further!"

"Dark Directive... This is a new concept proposed by Jiang Zhe. Since there is a Dark Directive, will there be a Light Directive?"

"There is no Light Directive."

"Why?"

"As Teacher Jiang said, we humans always like to divide everything into [opposites]; in reality, there is no Light Directive; if someone created this device and changed our cognition; but they didn't interfere with our future development and direction; then what is the point? We might as well live in a normal world where cognition is not changed; as long as someone makes this device, they will change our cognition, and the cognition will 100% head in an evil direction."

"Hiss~ Damn, that's right, there really is no Light Directive; there is only darkness."

"..."

At this moment, in the leadership meeting room.

Wang Lin also pondered for a long time, and then his eyes suddenly lit up.

"He used the observable cosmic scenery and the places humans can reach. This has nothing to do with whether human technology is advanced, because everything is limited within the speed of light, and the speed of light cannot be exceeded."

"He proposed a new concept and direction for us."

"Nature is painting a pie for us, no, or rather, the pie has always been there, it's just that we humans have just found it."

"In this way, regardless of whether technology is advanced; the entire universe follows the rule that the speed of light cannot be exceeded—even if it approaches the speed of light, it will take about one hundred thousand years to leave the Milky Way Galaxy."

"Perhaps..."

Speaking of this, Wang Lin smiled.

Xiao Shiyi looked at Wang Lin inexplicably, "What's going on?"

Wang Lin couldn't help but grin, "It's not that the universe is painting a pie for us, but that the universe is telling all conscious intelligent beings a truth."

Old Zhao asked impatiently: "What truth?"

All the leaders looked at Wang Lin with fiery eyes.

He just smiled and sighed: "[The universe is saying: I am not that powerful yet, so there are many rules for now; you just stay honestly in your own little acre of land; wait until I am strong enough, then gradually remove the rules; only this removal of rules will happen in the next Cycle Universe or the next update]."

As soon as this was said, all the leaders were at a loss.

Although they wanted to refute, what Wang Lin said was indeed the case.

Vaguely, a new concept was planted in everyone's hearts: [The universe is like the Earth. Humans want to survive on Earth, so they must follow the rules of the Earth, honestly mine, research, and protect; humans want to leave the Earth, so they must follow the rules of the Solar System; humans want to leave the Milky Way Galaxy, so they must follow the rules of the Milky Way Galaxy... Layer upon layer, eventually, they must follow the rules of the entire universe].

To say it is alive is also true, after all, it is not [alive] in human cognition.

To say it is dead is also fine, after all, it is not [dead] in human cognition.

Just then, on the big screen.

Jiang Zhe gave the answer straight to the point.

"Without assuming the existence of the first intelligent consciousness—"

"We must follow the facts on the level of the material view."

"What is the truth of Zhuang Zhou Dreams of a Butterfly—if the probability is high that it is a virtual world, then Zhuang Zhou Dreams of a Butterfly, dreams and reality are just a series of electrical signals, and that dream will not have any meaning."

Jiang Zhe smiled and held up a finger to the camera.

"However, this truth is too plain, and no one will accept it."

Hearing this, the massive audience nodded repeatedly in all seriousness.

"Exactly, it's almost the end of the program, and you tell us all that Zhuang Zhou Dreams of a Butterfly is nothing, wouldn't that be a waste of 2 hours?"

"Even if it isn't, you have to say it [is]!"

"Haha, why do I always feel like we are forcing Jiang Zhe; but I believe in the truth of Zhuang Zhou under the assumed answer: We are creating the world."

"That's right, once the first intelligent consciousness..."

"Stop assuming, the first intelligent consciousness of Quantum Mechanics exists! In essence: Jiang Zhe has already given the truth, he used the guise of [assuming the first intelligent consciousness] to tell you a truth, but he didn't point out that truth, leaving you confused; in fact, Jiang Zhe hasn't lied to you at all; as for the later Jiang Zhe, he is purely killing time, because he finished talking about all the content in an hour and a half; so now talking about new popular science content is just killing time; I've seen it since the Onion Universe; I am a program host in Kyoto, when the script is not enough, I also often finish the content early, and the result is awkward chatting, I do this often."

"Ah this?"

"Pfft, hahahaha~~"

"You are so merciless, it turns out Teacher Jiang is killing time, I thought..."

"..."

Exposed by a certain audience member, the barrage was simultaneously transmitted to Jiang Zhe's ears.

"Ahem, peers are not allowed to tell the truth!"

At this moment, the awkward smile on Jiang Zhe's face gradually grew.

"Alright, referring to the Theory of Cosmic Circulation, there are no parallel worlds, all worlds develop, grow, and are destroyed in the same space, then develop, grow, and are destroyed again!"

"The truth of Zhuang Zhou Dreams of a Butterfly that follows the material world is naturally: the dreams we have about reality are all prologues to our lives in the previous universe!"

"The dreams in the previous universe are the continuation of our lives in the universe before that."

"Reason: Just refer to Déjà Vu."

"Sometimes, you really haven't been to a place; but it clearly told you in your dream: [I have been to this place, but I haven't been here in this life]."

"So, that's how it is~~"

Speaking of this, Jiang Zhe blinked, then raised his hand to check the time, it was close to ten o'clock in the evening.

"Alright, the program is about to end."

"Summarizing today's decryption content."

"The truth of Zhuang Zhou Dreams of a Butterfly, assuming the birth of the first intelligent consciousness in the world: [Our dreams are creating the world]."

"Without assuming the birth of the first intelligent consciousness in the world: then our dreams will become a continuation, or rather: [Our dreams are actually making up for our regrets in the previous Cycle Universe]."

"The infinitely growing Onion Universe, the manipulation of human thoughts, the possibility of the Dark Directive..."

"Alright, like previous episodes: 3 chances to ask questions."

"Entering commercial time, we will see you in 5 minutes."

After speaking, the screen entered commercials, and he got up and trotted to the bathroom.

Seeing the commercials, the host of a program in Kyoto who had dismantled the stage earlier whispered a barrage again.

"Entering commercials, he has killed enough time now, now he is in a hurry to go to the bathroom, maybe he will light a cigarette, or one in his left hand, one in his right hand."

"Hahaha, brother above, don't make me laugh, brother peer, you make Teacher Jiang very embarrassed!"

"He'd better kill time in the future, so I can hear more content!"

"Still talking nonsense here, smart people have already started making calls."

"..."