Chapter 113: Interstellar civilization picture

Elaine retreated to Hawking's back.
Hawking seemed very calm. After a short period of sluggishness, he instantly accepted Huang Ji's argument that he was not human.
Even if Huang Ji looks exactly like a human being.
In this regard, Hawking has no fear at all, and some are more excited and curious.
"Then who are you? Hua." Hawking's electronic voice said.
"I'm just a fan of primitive civilization." Huang Ji seems to be stating a fact.
"..." Hawking was silent.
He has a lot to say, but his body limits his language output speed.
When he was anxious, what he just wanted to say was directly presented on the computer and played through the synthesizer.
The synthesizer said: "I have considered the existence of aliens, and even deduced it many times. After all, my main focus is cosmology..."
"Huh? Oh...hahahaha...ABCD...what did you do? Hua?"
As long as Hawking wanted to say something, he immediately appeared on the wheelchair's personal computer, with a delay of less than one second.
Huang Ji said: "A bit of trivial technology."
He just used Buddha's bones to transfer what Hawking wanted to say to the computer. Of course, in Hawking's view, he thought it was man-machine docking technology.
This kind of technology is also available on the earth, but it is very immature and requires a large number of neurosensors. And Huang Ji didn't seem to do anything, making the man-machine docking technology silent.
Hawking immediately said: "Of the aliens I envision, you are the most incredible kind. Lovers of primitive civilization... To be honest, I never thought about it."
Huang Ji said noncommittal: "Then what would the interstellar civilization you envision look like?"
Hawking said: "In my opinion, the contact between mankind and extraterrestrial civilization will inevitably bear a heavy price."
"This is the inevitability brought about by the disparity of power. If extraterrestrial civilization discovers humans, then humans will face great despair. Even if the extraterrestrials do not choose to destroy humans, humans are just like a plaything."
"Even an act of interest by aliens will bring unbearable consequences to humans."
"It is very possible to be destroyed or enslaved. Assimilation is already the best result. The so-called co-development in the movie is completely unrealistic... It is opera."
"Interstellar civilizations discovered the people on Earth, just like the Spanish discovered the Americas. They brought devastating blows to the locals. Wars, plagues, plunders, and famines flooded that continent for hundreds of years, until the three major American civilizations ended. disappear……"
Huang Ji said, "You are right in general, but too radical."
"Yes, I have overlooked an important issue. Humans may also encounter individuals of interstellar civilization. Individual behavior cannot be evaluated in the collective interests of civilization." Hawking said.
When Hawking envisioned the picture of the encounter between cosmic civilizations, he always deduced it from the perspective of an entire civilization.
But when Huang Ji said ‘I am a fan of primitive civilization’, Hawking realized!
He thought a lot in a short period of time, and realized that there are many kinds of situations in contact with extraterrestrial civilization, which are far more complicated than he imagined!
For example, if you encounter a maverick individual, then he can indeed be very friendly.
Huang Ji said: "It is very inappropriate to use European colonists to conquer America to compare the relationship between interstellar civilization and the earth."
This analogy is very famous, so many people believe that the earth discovered by aliens will be as miserable as the Americas discovered by the Spanish.
But in fact, this analogy is playing a rogue.
Hawking asked, "Is there anything wrong with this metaphor?"
Huang Ji said: "Spain conquered the place for gold and for its extremely rich resources. What do you think the earth has?"
His words immediately pointed out the most rogue part of this metaphor.
The colonists are for resources, what are the aliens for? Also for gold? Impossible, there is a lot of gold in the universe, civilizations that can cross the interstellar, and some barren planets can be nugged for gold.
Any mineral resources possessed on the earth are not scarce in the universe. Take the solar system as an example, it is actually more suitable for collecting minerals than the earth, not Mars or Venus, but the asteroid belt...
Hawking said: "Life on earth is the most precious thing, and the value of other materials is not much higher than that of stone."
"Humans...Humans themselves are the most valuable beings on earth."
"I admit that this metaphor is not appropriate, but it does not prevent interstellar civilization from bringing destruction and disaster to mankind. Indulging mankind's progress will threaten them."
Huang Ji said: "The closest analogy to the truth should be the indigenous tribes in the Amazon jungle that are still at an extremely primitive stage."
"You study them, observe them, and occasionally contact them, hoping that one day they can get out of the jungle, get an ID card, and integrate into modern society..."
"But never want to destroy them, don't they? Maybe some people want to enslave them, but mainstream morality doesn't allow it, and the law doesn't allow it."
"More importantly, do anyone think that the original natives of the Amazon will pose a threat to the countries of South America?"
Hawking froze as if he was frozen, he was silent for a long time, thinking about Huang Ji's words.
After a while, he said:
The primitive tribes of the Amazon are also humans, so we don’t want to hurt them. Compared with the interstellar civilization, the thinking gap between the two races is huge. How can we integrate into their society when we develop? ?"
Huang Ji smiled and said: "Each civilization has its own unique society, and within geographic constraints such as the Milky Way galaxy, several civilizations within it combine to form a larger society. They are relatively independent and united with each other. They occasionally war. But they also possess the collective empathy of wisdom and civilization."
"This is far more complicated than human society, but in human society, you should be able to see its shadow."
"If the earth civilization stepped into the interstellar world, but couldn't integrate into this society, then the people on earth who cannot withstand the social pressure first, not other mature civilizations."
Hawking's brain thinks like a storm. In the earth's society, there are strong nations and weak nations, and beliefs, systems, and cultures are different. They constrained each other and developed together, suppressed and supported each other, attacked each other and cared for each other, but they constituted a very complex society.
In Huang Ji's words, it seems that the same is true among interstellar civilizations.
Hawking said: "On Earth, if a primitive tribe goes out of the jungle, it will eventually be accommodated by modern society, because they will work hard to integrate into society, work, study, and create value! Maybe a native of the past optimized them. Once a culture, and become a best-selling author. Maybe a native aboriginal in the past drew inspiration from the music of the past and became a sought-after singer... Maybe a native aboriginal in the past, or a descendant of the aboriginal His thinking is unique and ingenious, and he will make some inventions in the future, which will help the progress of society."
"If the indigenous people threaten the society, feel that they cannot integrate into it, and buy a gun to rob, they will naturally not be recognized by the society and will eventually be killed by the police."
"People who cannot adapt to society will perish themselves, not society..."
Huang Ji smiled. This is what he finally realized after studying the stars in the last night.
Hawking also got through at one point, and quickly followed his rhythm.
And gain insight into a very key element in the picture of the universe's civilization, interest.
There must be contradictions between civilization and civilization, but there are even more contradictions within civilization, and contradictions are everywhere.
There may be races with absolute unity of thought in the universe, but they are certainly a minority.
So far, mankind has never really united to accomplish one thing, because the interests are not unified enough.
The only thing done passively is the formation of a complex and diverse society.
Even if the disaster of extinction is imminent, there are a lot of different voices within civilization...
There may even be people who are driven by selfish interests to play down the crisis: ‘Ah, it’s okay, everything is fine, only a small problem will pass soon’. 'what! Maybe we have a better way to solve this problem. ’
As long as there are multiple interstellar civilizations in the galaxy at the same time, and communication can be achieved through technology, a larger society will be formed in the end, because war is far less valuable than communication.
Even the Spanish colonists had the initial idea to seek a new trade route. They met with the emperor of the Inca Empire. The two sides did not even speak the language, but still completed the transaction. As a result, smallpox was accidentally passed over, killing tens of millions of people before he was determined to conquer, because the cost of war has dropped greatly.
When the first two civilizations came into contact, the other party started first, so at most one spacecraft would be lost to one's own side. It is impossible for the entire civilization to move the planet to meet with others?
After losing part of the profit, one's own side also understands that the other party is a ruthless warlike civilization, then there is nothing to say, just fight.
On the contrary, when the spacecraft came back safely and brought back information about an unfamiliar civilization, the two sides established a basic understanding: ‘oh, at least he is not a militant civilization. UU reading www.uukanshu.com may he lie to me? Oh, cheating, I only saw his actions. ’
War is the last resort. The United States first invented nuclear weapons and did not dare to fight Soviet Russia. On the one hand, it was for economic reasons. On the other hand, the United States did not know whether Soviet Russia would also develop such terrifying weapons. So choose a softer way to isolate it, affect it, and finally fission it.
Among unfamiliar civilizations, the one who dared to shoot first must be the weakest...
Huang Ji said, "It seems you understand, Professor Hawking."
"A person who integrates into society is just a gear, and society will never fear a gear."
"If you can't integrate, the first crazy person is you, not us. Restricting new members of a society, legal, economic, technological suppression, cultural exchanges, public order...There are too many things that can constrain a weak civilization. Wisdom. The value of living things lies in being alive. Only living intelligent creatures can create wealth, and any group can only adapt to society."
"Destruction and war, such a barbarous and brutal course, is a means chosen by an incompetent society."
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