Chapter 149
In fact, the existence of this chain of contempt is unreasonable. In Zhang Yuan's era, the function of bionic organs was not as good as that of humans themselves, but to the present development of science and technology, bionic organs have long surpassed themselves.
"Mr. Yamamoto, where is the reproductive system?" someone suddenly asked in the audience.
"Reproductive system? It can be retained or not..." Yamamoto said with a frown: "However, retaining the reproductive system will increase the complexity of the system, and I still tend not to retain it. Or, if you have to, be a bionic organ with only tactile functions."
"If you want to be happy, you can directly stimulate the brain with biological currents and get the same feeling..."
The entire venue was in an uproar. In this way, wouldn’t humans become like “brain in the tank”?
Except for the brain, it is all mechanical. Are humans still humans? Can you get the same feeling with a little electric current?
"Dr. Yamamoto, your philosophy seems to be too ideal!"
"I don't agree!"
“This creates a serious challenge to our ethics!”
"...So what about the brain in the tank? Who can be sure that you are not living in the world of the brain in the tank now?" Professor Yamamoto retorted loudly, "Can you change the true essence of human beings just by replacing the human skin with higher machinery?"
"What is the true essence of human beings?! Can you answer? Do your cells represent you?"
But there are still not many people who can accept it.
Zhang Yuan vaguely felt that the atmosphere in the entire venue seemed a little chaotic, the discussion was getting louder and louder, and various opinions emerged one after another.
Even though the benefits of this bionic transformation are obvious, most of the people here still cannot accept it.
Even more difficult to accept than the social public maintenance system...
He quietly asked Academician Ding who was sitting next to him, "Teacher, is there no better plan that everyone can accept?"
Academician Ding smiled faintly: "So...what are your thoughts?"
Zhang Yuan hesitated for a moment and strengthened his belief: "I only obey the results of calculations. If they are correct, then... let's execute them. This kind of debate is nutritious at all."
"But for ordinary people, these two plans are too radical and may not be able to accept them."
"The so-called better way? Where is there any better way?"
Academician Ding said lightly: "What we need to do is to change the entire civilization from the root, and it is completely different from the root node. Only in this way can we take a critical step to get rid of mediocrity."
"...You must know that legal and moral reforms are absolutely unreliable. Our generation has witnessed the decline of Earth civilization and has indeed had the driving force for reform. But shouting a loud ideal slogan can inspire for a while, but not for a lifetime."
"Because human nature is here, human nature has not changed since human beings were born... Human beings are selfish creatures, and there are few exceptions."
"If we have experienced it, we will not have corresponding beliefs. When our generation dies and our descendants waste all our efforts, they will not have our faith and persistence."
"A great civilization cannot be built in one generation. The greed of a gentleman can be killed for five generations; the greed of a villain can also be killed for five generations. The earth's civilization has declined and the generations behind it cannot feel it, and it is impossible for the driving force to have that kind of motivation."
After a while of silence, Academician Ding said: "So, humans are still the same human. Thousands of years later, our civilization has become a civilization like the earth's civilization. Zhang Yuan, do you accept this speculation?"
Zhang Yuan was stunned. Professor Ding's speculation was very cold and didn't sound very comfortable.
But this speculation does conform to normal logic.
The humans on Earth Age have witnessed the rise, weakness, pain and shock of Earth civilization, which generations later cannot appreciate.
If the first generation cannot make major changes, then the next few generations will be even less likely to make major changes.
It is indeed unrealistic to rely on morality to restrain the people behind it, because morality itself is the product of Nash equilibrium under the mutual game between human society. If a certain "morality" violates the interests of most people, then humans will abandon it without hesitation.
Academician Ding continued: "But, Zhang Yuan, there are many things in the world. As long as we make a choice, future generations will not be able to make any changes! For example, a few views put forward at the meeting."
"If you think about it carefully, there is a child who has no parents since he was born, and fatherly love and motherly love are given to him by robots. And no one around him has no parents, he will think this is a matter of course, and the world itself works like this."
"If a person lives in society, the surrounding people are all bionics and have undergone relevant transformations. He will think that it is no big deal to have bionic surgery, and he will not stick to any bullshit pure anthropology..."
Zhang Yuan sighed, yes, that's true.
Humans are a kind of creature that follows the herd. Following the shed is not a phenomenon, but a part of human nature, and is the best choice based on human physiological characteristics.
But is the transformed human still a human? He was a little confused.
"So, what kind of humans are humans?"
Academician Ding smiled: "Is it based on the genetic standard? The similarity between chimpanzees and humans is 99%. Why are they not humans? The genetic gap between paramecium and humans is not large."
"Genes will be screened because of the environment. Maybe tens of thousands of years later, humans who have been accustomed to living in space have become reproductive isolation from us. Are they real humans, or are we real humans?"
"…With wisdom as the standard? Do those congenital mental retarded or Alzheimer's disease patients have to be expelled from humans? Are you so smart and stupider than you no longer a human being?"
"Taking culture as the standard? If you live in medieval Europe, say 'the sun is the center of the entire universe', you will be burned alive; if you live in the Qing Dynasty, you have to tie your braids and kneel down when you see officials! Do you think these pedantic creatures are humans?"
"Nothing is eternal, especially thought, which changes the fastest."
"As long as you think you are human, then you are human."
Zhang Yuan understood what Academician Ding meant, and he sighed slightly.
Looking at the noisy group of people around, what people are tangled with now may become very ridiculous for future people.
Human wisdom.
Chapter completed!