Chapter 144: We're long dead, now it's a revolving lantern.

As soon as these words were spoken, all the experts and audience members were stunned for a moment, then beamed with joy.

If that were the case... they would be willing to accept it!

Because both the [ Collective Unconscious ] and [ Genetic Theory ] have scientific evidence, theoretical proof, and even real-world cases!

In fact, the experts were even more convinced that the truth behind [ Déjà Vu ] was a fusion of [ Genetic Theory ] and the [ Collective Unconscious ]!!!

In the lecture hall, Professor Hua Yunfeng, Old Feng, and the others nodded repeatedly.

"I agree with this explanation. It's that our genes carry ancient information, so when we go to a certain place, we feel exceptionally familiar with it."

"If that's the case, doesn't it mean that if the [ Déjà Vu ] is from ancient times, it implies that the ancient architecture was seen by our ancestors; and then we happened to visit some modern-day ancient building; did we inadvertently activate the information of the same scene our ancestors encountered?"

"Yes, yes, yes, but there's a problem with that. How do you explain modern information?"

"Modern [ Déjà Vu ]... a modern road, exceptionally familiar... this seems hard to explain!"

"..."

If one were to say that someone's ancestors had seen certain buildings, and the information of those buildings remained in the ancestors' DNA.

Then, after passing through thousands of years to the modern day, with the genetic information passed down through dozens of generations, it would be understandable for modern people to witness the scenes their ancestors once witnessed.

As such... the [ Déjà Vu ] of modern scenes cannot be definitively explained.

The [ Collective Unconscious ]? While reasonable, it always feels a bit forced.

Not only the experts, but the audience members also felt the same way.

Just then, on the big screen, Jiang Zhe continued to explain:

"Perhaps ancient [ Déjà Vu ] can be explained by information fragments within our genes, but modern instances are somewhat difficult to explain."

"Besides that, there are naturally other explanations."

"In Taoism and Buddhism, they link [ Déjà Vu ] to 'past lives,' believing that the sense of familiarity appearing in the present life is a manifestation of experiences from a past life."

"They emphasize the concept of reincarnation, which includes not only an individual's past and present lives but also the past, present, and future of one's personal experiences."

"Looking at it from the perspective of modern science, brain science suggests that [ Déjà Vu ] might be the activation of brain potential; in special circumstances, the brain captures information that is usually imperceptible, resulting in a flash of inspiration."

"After the theory of [ Quantum Entanglement ] was proposed in physics—that there exists a connection in our universe that transcends space and time, and this connection can generate and explain phenomena of familiarity—like I mentioned in previous episodes, [ half of your consciousness is on Earth, and half is near a black hole ]"

"There is also logic, which suggests: [ Déjà Vu ] might stem from our individual human thought patterns, reasoning abilities, and defense mechanisms—"

"People who are good at reasoning subconsciously deduce possible future outcomes, sometimes even appearing in the form of premonitions."

"Then there is the metaphysical [ soul ]. soul studies say: [ When you were roaming through space, you inadvertently arrived at this place, and after you wake up, suddenly one day you will experience this kind of [ Déjà Vu ] ]. The [ soul ] can also be attributed to the [ Quantum Consciousness Information ] in physics that I have discussed in previous episodes."

"..."

A few minutes later, Jiang Zhe thoughtfully offered the possibilities:

" [ Déjà Vu ] does not have a definitive answer. Whichever one you, in front of the TV or the screen, agree with is fine."

For this first question, Jiang Zhe provided dozens of possible ways to answer.

The beginning might have been fine, but by the time the later answers appeared, the audience members were completely numb.

They originally thought [ Déjà Vu ] was just [ Déjà Vu ], but who would have thought that the solutions from various schools of thought would be inconsistent, leaving them unsure of which school to believe.

"Everyone, which explanation point do you agree with?"

Jiang Zhe posed a question, and immediately afterwards, the barrage comments came one after another.

"I believe [ Ancient Déjà Vu ] is the transmission of [ Genetic Information ]; not so-called reincarnation."

"I think so too; modern [ Déjà Vu ] is a flash of quantum information."

"No, no, no, I don't think so; I am more inclined to believe that [ Déjà Vu ] is memory scenes that everyone extracts from the [ Collective Unconscious ]."

"..."

The audience members had different opinions, but most pointed towards the burst and flash of [ Quantum Consciousness Information ].

Just then, the young man on the phone suddenly asked: "Teacher Jiang, I didn't expect there to be so many schools of thought to explain [ Déjà Vu ]; actually, I don't know which one to believe either; if it were you, which answer would you choose to adopt?"

Hearing this question, the audience and the experts immediately pricked up their ears to listen.

They decided to trust Jiang Zhe's judgment.

Facing the camera, Jiang Zhe grinned, "My answer is not among the cases I listed at all."

With almost just this one sentence, all the experts and audience members were shaken, their eyes lighting up.

They had a feeling that an answer surpassing human cognition was about to appear again!

"My answer can perfectly explain [ Déjà Vu ], but in reality, its acceptance rate won't be very high."

He revealed a mysterious smile.

The experts and audience members were also very curious about Jiang Zhe's answer.

An answer that could analyze the source of [ Déjà Vu ], even if it weren't the truth, they would be willing to hear it.

After hearing this, Professor Zhuang hurriedly got up from the sofa, placed his phone on the tea table, and poured another cup of hot tea.

"Let me hear what your answer really is."

The two women beside him asked one after another:

"Teacher, what do you think it is like?"

"Yeah, Teacher, what does the Gold Medal Professor think [ Déjà Vu ] actually is?"

Professor Zhuang raised his hand to stop them: "Don't speak. What I think is not important; what's important is that this answer is not consistent; there is no unified answer."

The eldest sister, Zhou Qing, continued to ask: "Teacher, just tell us; let me see if it's the same as what Jiang Zhe is about to think."

As soon as these words were spoken, Professor Zhuang sighed: "Alright, since you want to hear it, then I will say it; my answer is..."

"We are already dead!" x2

Just as Professor Zhuang finished speaking, Jiang Zhe's synchronized voice came from the phone screen.

Upon hearing this, the eldest sister Zhou Qing and the younger sister Zhou Qingqing saw their calm expressions suddenly turn into disbelief and shock.

Almost instantly, Jiang Zhe and Professor Zhuang spoke the truth in unison.

The serious expression on Professor Zhuang's face also turned into amazement, "Can it really be such a coincidence?"

At this moment, on the big screen, Jiang Zhe nodded with a serious face, "Yes, my personal answer is: all of us are already dead."

"What we are experiencing now is just a [ Life Review ] on the eve of death."

"Before a person is about to be pronounced dead, that person will quickly recall all the memories of their life."

"For that person nearing death, this [ Life Review ] is just a rapidly flashing [ Dream ] of theirs."

"We previously discussed that [ Dreams can achieve eternity in a single thought ], and by the same logic: [ The 80 years in a dream are our entire life, while in reality, only a few minutes, or even less, have passed ]"

"Combined with the argument of [ Zhuang Zhou Dreams of a Butterfly ]—"

"Our [ Déjà Vu ], actually originates from the [ Life Review ], except that under this [ massive Life Review ], the speed at which it plays before our eyes is actually proceeding in real-time at 1:1."

"For us, we are experiencing the past, present, and future life over and over again in a [ Dream ]."

"And the fragments of the [ Future Life ] we experience become [ Déjà Vu ] in our eyes at this very moment."

Having recounted this far, he faced the camera with an exceptionally serious expression and solemnly stated the truth:

"Yes!"

"You, I, and he have all fallen into a near-death state; the real you, I, and he are already lying on hospital beds."

"Every single thing we do now is just repeating and following our experiences from before we died!"

After saying this, he scanned the stage below and clearly saw that all the staff members were dumbfounded, their mouths agape, appearing to find it completely unbelievable.

Besides that, the experts and audience members were even more stunned, feeling as if some of their concepts had collapsed.

Soon, Jiang Zhe smiled slightly and coughed dryly: "Ahem, alright, don't worry about whether the answer is true or not; now, let's invite the second audience member."

As he finished speaking, he didn't pay attention to the young man on the other end of the phone who was panting heavily—it was clear that the young man had also been stunned beyond words by this answer—and hung up the phone directly.