Chapter 58: Brain Theory

At this moment, in a family with twins in Su City.

Those parents of twins, upon seeing Jiang Zhe's certain expression, showed a slight mocking smile on their faces.

"Oh? Is this host so confident?"

"He actually said that the following situation will make it impossible for us parents of twins to distinguish; I want to see what kind of situation it will be."

"I don't believe it. Even if my two precious sons change their outfits in various ways, I can tell at first glance who is the older brother and who is the younger brother."

"..."

Jiang Zhe's words piqued the competitive spirit of the parents of twins.

They didn't believe Jiang Zhe's example could make them admit defeat.

At this moment, Jiang Zhe's voice came from the television.

"Let's temporarily change the example—a scientist clones an identical you and stands before your relatives. Can your relatives distinguish who the real you is?"

"The characteristics in this example are: you look the same, dress the same, have the same voice, the same memories, and the same expressions and demeanor; there is no difference whatsoever."

"You must know, the genes of you two are identical, without any difference!"

"May I ask the mothers of twins in front of the screen, can you tell which child is the one who was born from your body?"

As soon as this question was asked, the previously competitive parents of twins were suddenly left speechless.

Many mothers of twins looked dazed.

Previously, they had vowed they had ways to distinguish, but when the problem actually appeared, it made the mothers feel conflicted.

"This..."

"It's impossible to tell them apart, absolutely impossible!"

"I thought about it, and I overestimated myself; I really can't tell them apart."

"..."

At this moment, in the Kyoto University of Science Lecture Hall.

The biology professors on-site thought for a moment and shook their heads one after another.

"It's impossible to tell them apart."

"Yes, if explained using the timeline Jiang Zhe mentioned, one could entirely say that A is the person from yesterday and Clone A is the person from today; we always have a way to keep the memories of yesterday's A consistent with today's Clone A; at that time, no one will be able to tell who is who."

"This problem is also a difficult one in the scientific community. Clones replacing their masters has also become one of today's [moral and ethical] issues, and it's almost impossible to solve."

"..."

Cloning has always been a taboo topic.

This Cloning is undoubtedly challenging the existing social framework of humanity.

At least in the eyes of professional scholars—the disadvantages brought by Cloning far outweigh the benefits!

In the live broadcast room, the audience was also deep in thought and quickly sent bullet messages.

"So A and Clone A cannot be distinguished?"

"There's no way to distinguish them; brother upstairs, let me give an example. If a scientist could copy a new version of us in a very short time, even if the other person appeared before us, we as the original person wouldn't be able to make others believe I am me and he is he."

"Hiss~~ But this is also easy to solve. Go commit a crime, a capital crime. The one who gets caught and tries to escape or refuses the death penalty is Clone A, and the one who gets caught and confesses is not Clone A!"

"Upstairs, you're being too idealistic. Many problems in this cannot be eradicated—for example, if you commit a crime and happen to have a [rebellious] personality, after you're caught, you insist on shifting the blame to Clone A. What would people say? How would you let the police and judges decide?"

"Ah Zhe... I was being too idealistic."

"..."

After a brief discussion, the audience was also stumped by the [Cloning] question.

It was indeed as Jiang Zhe said; it's almost impossible to distinguish.

If clones flooded the world, laws and regulations would have to be updated on a large scale, which would undoubtedly be a disaster!

...

On the television and in the live broadcast room.

Jiang Zhe faced the camera and slowly began to explain.

"I've seen everyone's bullet messages. Your interpretation is not wrong at all. The answer is: indistinguishable."

"A new problem has appeared again and again; the genes of the identical you are also the same; so [genes] don't seem to be the answer we are discussing right now."

"Now it seems that the Body Theory we discussed earlier isn't very reliable either!"

"The doctor replaced so many of your important organs, yet you are still you."

"Returning to the main topic, since the Body Theory is also unreliable, could it be..."

"Is it... is the brain playing tricks?"

Having said this, he paused for a moment to give people some time to process.

Hearing the answer, those who previously 40% agreed with the [Body Theory] couldn't help but start thinking.

Their previous questions stayed on the surface of a person's characteristics to determine who they were.

But as the questions delved deeper into the genetic level, more and more problems followed.

Naturally, the [Body Theory] also seemed untenable.

Soon, the bullet messages in the live broadcast room exploded.

"I was wrong, I was really wrong."

"I used to think the [Body Theory] was right, but hearing this, I find that the [Body Theory] isn't very reliable either."

"Correct, the [Body Theory] applies, but it's limited to the surface and cannot define the deeper level of what 'I' am."

"..."

...

At this moment, in every household in Su City.

The young, middle-aged, and elderly people who were seriously watching the television program.

They also had to ponder one thing now—in reality, many people rely on outward characteristics to identify others.

The young, middle-aged, and elderly hadn't really thought seriously about this matter; once they thought deeply, they suddenly realized—everything before was wrong.

The example of the [Body Theory] and the [Cloning] topic Jiang Zhe raised made the reasons they recognized their own twin children become blurred.

"Son, if someone identical to you appeared, speaking the same way, looking the same, with the same memories, as your father, I really wouldn't be able to tell which one is you."

"Daughter, don't run around in the future. If you are replaced by someone identical to you, it will be very hard for me, your mother, to tell which one is you."

"Damn, the [Body Theory] I always firmly believed in turned out to be wrong, and so ridiculously wrong!"

"The body organs were replaced once, and I am still myself; to outsiders, I am still myself. Even if I'm disfigured, my voice changes, and everything changes, but my memories haven't changed, it just takes a little time for others to accept I'm still myself... But if a clone with the same memories as mine suddenly appears, then I really can't tell. Could it be that Host Jiang wants to talk about [consciousness]?"

"..."

At this moment, many people began to reflect.

Many things they usually took for granted were now told to be wrong.

It inevitably gave them some new perceptions of the world.

"Old Sun, go watch Suzhou TV Station quickly. This host is incredible; the things he talks about are not things we usually encounter."

"Auntie Liu, go watch the Su City program quickly. It's very interesting. I only graduated from elementary school, but now I'm listening with great interest."

"..."

Of course, many viewers in front of their televisions spread the word, telling friends and relatives to watch this highly educational program.

...

In the Beijing Science Lecture Hall.

Professor Hua Yunfeng nodded slightly, "It is indeed so; the Body Theory isn't very reliable, it can only be relied on halfway."

Old Feng analyzed and said, "Yes, in the end, we still have to see if the [Brain Theory] is more convincing."

Below the podium.

Those philosophers were also pondering this matter.

Scholars who previously thought the [Body Theory] was correct unanimously switched to the [Brain Theory].

And that young philosopher from before had already been isolated; he was the one who proposed, "If a clone stands before you, can you tell who is who?"

Given that he had offended many philosophers, the seniors stopped including him.

Seeing this, the young philosopher shook his head helplessly, turned around with his phone, and went to the seats reserved for young scholars.

At this time, Jiang Zhe's voice came from the big screen.

"Now, many people must have switched from the [Body Theory] to the [Brain Theory]."

"Now, let us understand the [Brain Theory]!"