Although he is over 70 years old, he can't see much of the stability that an elderly person should have.
Whether it is the walking posture or the habit of walking and looking right, he looks like a child of sixteen or seventeen years old.
But thinking about it, Jiang Chen asked himself, if he had been working in a wheelchair for decades, he might have been better than him.
Just as Jiang Chen looked at the old man's back, Hawking turned his head and looked at him with his slightly funny face, saying jokingly.
So Mr. Executive, if you have any questions, please ask as soon as possible.You are a big shot of hundreds of thousands of dollars a second, so you shouldn't have much time wasted on campus.
Jiang Chen smiled unquestionably, and after pondering for a moment, he asked.
Thirty and seven billion years ago, you said that if there really was a civilization that existed for 3.7 billion years, what would they develop into?
This question is very interesting. What do you think will dinosaurs develop into if they give them 100 million years?Hawking did not directly answer Jiang Chen's question, but instead raised another question.
Are dinosaurs considered civilized?Jiang Chen asked back.
Are ants considered civilized?Are bees considered civilized?Do birds in the sky have their own society?Maybe there is, but we just can't understand it, or we never take them seriously.Hawking shrugged and said, arrogance is one of the attributes of civilization. Those who are weaker than us become slaves, and those who are weaker become food, those who cannot even be considered insects.
Hawking said this, suddenly grinned.
We are lucky that at least our civilization has caught the attention of our neighbors and has not been ignored by them as dispensable bugs.
You call this lucky?Jiang Chen smiled bitterly.
He would rather petition the bugs to treat him as a bug rather than crossing 205 light-years to kill him.
Of course it's luck.The Indians at least had a chance to fight back against the European colonists, and would the bug have that chance?Stop, look, you almost trampled that little life to death.Hawking reached out and pulled Jiang Chen, and pointed at his feet under Jiang Chen's surprised gaze. Yes, I was pointing to the ant. If it weren't for my reminder, you wouldn't even notice it.You won’t communicate with it, you won’t care what it thinks about, and you won’t pay attention to whether there have been technological breakthroughs in their nesting technology.
As he said that, Hawking grinned, squatted down, picked up a dead tree branch and placed it in front of an ant.
The little ant was confused by the sudden obstacle, and the tentacles on his head swayed back and forth, and finally it chose to go around from the side...
We have been taught a lot of common sense in our lifetime, but common sense is often just synonymous with prejudice.
Turning his head, Hawking looked at Jiang Chen.
Do you think it will think about why this branch is blocking his presence?
Do you think I should answer this question from a philosophical perspective or from a scientific perspective?Jiang Chen said helplessly.
I'm not an ant, how do I know if it knows that this branch will block in front of him?
Hawking laughed, turned his head over, and continued to say, looking at the ant walking around the branch.
It has nothing to do with philosophy or science. If you have to say it, it should be cosmology.
Jiang Chen felt the corners of his mouth twitch.
Cosmology?
That's right.The definition of cosmology is the study of the entire universe, and it extends to the discussion of the status of human beings in the universe. It cannot be considered philosophy, and of course it cannot be considered science, but both are related to one another.
As he said that, Hawking reached out to pick up two branches, blocked the ant, and surrounded it.
If you came an hour earlier, you should have just sat in the classroom and listened to me telling the story of Fermi Paradox and the Cosmic Sieve.But unfortunately, you missed that vivid and interesting public elective class.But it's not too late, if you treat me to pine flans, I
No problem, no problem with how much you eat.Jiang Chen said hurriedly.
Hawking smiled and pointed to the triangular cage made of branches on the ground. The masterpiece he completed in three seconds.
This branch is the cosmic sieve it faces. If it goes around, it can survive.If it figures it out, it can become a unique ant.If it's blocked...
After a pause, Hawking stood up slowly and patted the dust on his clothes.
It will starve to death here.
After hearing Hawking's words, Jiang Chen frowned. Suddenly, a light of inspiration flashed in his mind, and his lips opened and closed thoughtfully.
Fermi Paradox, the Universe Sieve...
As if he had grasped something in his mind, Jiang Chen's eyes gradually became brighter.
At this moment, he noticed that the ant stretched out its tentacles to the branch. He was trapped in the triangular cage and could not find a way out. He began to try to change his ideas and crawl over the branch.
However, from beginning to end, it did not notice, or had never thought at all, who was manipulating the obstacles placed in front of it.
Now I will answer your question.If you ask me how long the 3.7 billion years is enough for a civilization to develop, I can't answer you unless you can tell me what they encountered in these 3.7 billion years.
On a time scale of billions of years, troubles are always endless.Natural disasters, diseases, wars... in fact, these are all small problems.Just like this branch, no matter how many more it comes, it will eventually pass.
Looking at the ant that successfully climbed over the branch, Hawking laughed.
Of course, it is not always so lucky, especially when it encounters a moody ‘God’.
Hawking raised his foot and stepped on the ant and the triangular branches all under his feet...
……
After chatting with Hawking for a while, Jiang Chen felt that he had figured out a lot of problems.
Not only the civilization 3.7 billion years ago, but also the extraterrestrial civilization 20 light years away, the questions he could not understand or hesitate to find the answers one by one.
After arriving at the cafeteria, Jiang Chen paid for the meal as promised and ordered two servings of pine fen pies for the old man.
To be honest, he really didn't know what delicious this sweet and greasy thing was, but Mr. Huo, who was sitting opposite, chewed it with relish and could only sigh at the differences in the food culture of the East and the East.
Based on the principle of not wasting food, Jiang Chen had to dismember the portion on his plate with a fork and ate it patiently.
I really miscalculated it, I actually forgot that this guy is from the UK and a pioneer in the dark cuisine industry!
There is no need to force it if you can't eat it.Hawking crossed his legs, holding his smile and stuffed it into his mouth with a fork pie cube, twisting his wrinkles together.
Jiang Chen suddenly felt that the old man looked so mean when he smiled.
I don't eat it anymore, I have no appetite.
Jiang Chen finally gave up the plate with more than half of the pie left, threw the fork into the plate, said goodbye to Hawking, picked up the plate and walked towards the dining cart at the door.
Because the car was parked under the teaching building, he had to return the same way.
However, just as he passed by the boulevard he had passed before, he found a group of students surrounding the lawn and setting up temporary platforms, which looked very lively.
Due to curiosity, Jiang Chen took two steps there, grabbed a passing student, pointed at the other side and asked casually.
What are they doing there?
Whether it is the walking posture or the habit of walking and looking right, he looks like a child of sixteen or seventeen years old.
But thinking about it, Jiang Chen asked himself, if he had been working in a wheelchair for decades, he might have been better than him.
Just as Jiang Chen looked at the old man's back, Hawking turned his head and looked at him with his slightly funny face, saying jokingly.
So Mr. Executive, if you have any questions, please ask as soon as possible.You are a big shot of hundreds of thousands of dollars a second, so you shouldn't have much time wasted on campus.
Jiang Chen smiled unquestionably, and after pondering for a moment, he asked.
Thirty and seven billion years ago, you said that if there really was a civilization that existed for 3.7 billion years, what would they develop into?
This question is very interesting. What do you think will dinosaurs develop into if they give them 100 million years?Hawking did not directly answer Jiang Chen's question, but instead raised another question.
Are dinosaurs considered civilized?Jiang Chen asked back.
Are ants considered civilized?Are bees considered civilized?Do birds in the sky have their own society?Maybe there is, but we just can't understand it, or we never take them seriously.Hawking shrugged and said, arrogance is one of the attributes of civilization. Those who are weaker than us become slaves, and those who are weaker become food, those who cannot even be considered insects.
Hawking said this, suddenly grinned.
We are lucky that at least our civilization has caught the attention of our neighbors and has not been ignored by them as dispensable bugs.
You call this lucky?Jiang Chen smiled bitterly.
He would rather petition the bugs to treat him as a bug rather than crossing 205 light-years to kill him.
Of course it's luck.The Indians at least had a chance to fight back against the European colonists, and would the bug have that chance?Stop, look, you almost trampled that little life to death.Hawking reached out and pulled Jiang Chen, and pointed at his feet under Jiang Chen's surprised gaze. Yes, I was pointing to the ant. If it weren't for my reminder, you wouldn't even notice it.You won’t communicate with it, you won’t care what it thinks about, and you won’t pay attention to whether there have been technological breakthroughs in their nesting technology.
As he said that, Hawking grinned, squatted down, picked up a dead tree branch and placed it in front of an ant.
The little ant was confused by the sudden obstacle, and the tentacles on his head swayed back and forth, and finally it chose to go around from the side...
We have been taught a lot of common sense in our lifetime, but common sense is often just synonymous with prejudice.
Turning his head, Hawking looked at Jiang Chen.
Do you think it will think about why this branch is blocking his presence?
Do you think I should answer this question from a philosophical perspective or from a scientific perspective?Jiang Chen said helplessly.
I'm not an ant, how do I know if it knows that this branch will block in front of him?
Hawking laughed, turned his head over, and continued to say, looking at the ant walking around the branch.
It has nothing to do with philosophy or science. If you have to say it, it should be cosmology.
Jiang Chen felt the corners of his mouth twitch.
Cosmology?
That's right.The definition of cosmology is the study of the entire universe, and it extends to the discussion of the status of human beings in the universe. It cannot be considered philosophy, and of course it cannot be considered science, but both are related to one another.
As he said that, Hawking reached out to pick up two branches, blocked the ant, and surrounded it.
If you came an hour earlier, you should have just sat in the classroom and listened to me telling the story of Fermi Paradox and the Cosmic Sieve.But unfortunately, you missed that vivid and interesting public elective class.But it's not too late, if you treat me to pine flans, I
No problem, no problem with how much you eat.Jiang Chen said hurriedly.
Hawking smiled and pointed to the triangular cage made of branches on the ground. The masterpiece he completed in three seconds.
This branch is the cosmic sieve it faces. If it goes around, it can survive.If it figures it out, it can become a unique ant.If it's blocked...
After a pause, Hawking stood up slowly and patted the dust on his clothes.
It will starve to death here.
After hearing Hawking's words, Jiang Chen frowned. Suddenly, a light of inspiration flashed in his mind, and his lips opened and closed thoughtfully.
Fermi Paradox, the Universe Sieve...
As if he had grasped something in his mind, Jiang Chen's eyes gradually became brighter.
At this moment, he noticed that the ant stretched out its tentacles to the branch. He was trapped in the triangular cage and could not find a way out. He began to try to change his ideas and crawl over the branch.
However, from beginning to end, it did not notice, or had never thought at all, who was manipulating the obstacles placed in front of it.
Now I will answer your question.If you ask me how long the 3.7 billion years is enough for a civilization to develop, I can't answer you unless you can tell me what they encountered in these 3.7 billion years.
On a time scale of billions of years, troubles are always endless.Natural disasters, diseases, wars... in fact, these are all small problems.Just like this branch, no matter how many more it comes, it will eventually pass.
Looking at the ant that successfully climbed over the branch, Hawking laughed.
Of course, it is not always so lucky, especially when it encounters a moody ‘God’.
Hawking raised his foot and stepped on the ant and the triangular branches all under his feet...
……
After chatting with Hawking for a while, Jiang Chen felt that he had figured out a lot of problems.
Not only the civilization 3.7 billion years ago, but also the extraterrestrial civilization 20 light years away, the questions he could not understand or hesitate to find the answers one by one.
After arriving at the cafeteria, Jiang Chen paid for the meal as promised and ordered two servings of pine fen pies for the old man.
To be honest, he really didn't know what delicious this sweet and greasy thing was, but Mr. Huo, who was sitting opposite, chewed it with relish and could only sigh at the differences in the food culture of the East and the East.
Based on the principle of not wasting food, Jiang Chen had to dismember the portion on his plate with a fork and ate it patiently.
I really miscalculated it, I actually forgot that this guy is from the UK and a pioneer in the dark cuisine industry!
There is no need to force it if you can't eat it.Hawking crossed his legs, holding his smile and stuffed it into his mouth with a fork pie cube, twisting his wrinkles together.
Jiang Chen suddenly felt that the old man looked so mean when he smiled.
I don't eat it anymore, I have no appetite.
Jiang Chen finally gave up the plate with more than half of the pie left, threw the fork into the plate, said goodbye to Hawking, picked up the plate and walked towards the dining cart at the door.
Because the car was parked under the teaching building, he had to return the same way.
However, just as he passed by the boulevard he had passed before, he found a group of students surrounding the lawn and setting up temporary platforms, which looked very lively.
Due to curiosity, Jiang Chen took two steps there, grabbed a passing student, pointed at the other side and asked casually.
What are they doing there?
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