Chapter 295 A Big Net

A man and a woman were alone in a room, discussing philosophical issues, and the theme was "survival" and "reproduction"!

The whole atmosphere seemed very strange, but Yu Yifeng did not feel uncomfortable at all. He was even a little excited, and his face was flushed as if his hormones were overflowing.

"People eat to survive, and sleep to survive, which is easy to understand. Then what about watching TV and playing games... is entertainment also survival?"

"Entertainment, of course, is for a better survival! It is a derivative action brought about by "survival."

"Then... what about showing off wealth and comparing?" Yuriko asked.

Yu Yifeng thought for a while: "It should be to... attract the opposite sex to reproduce, and also for entertainment."

"Children showing off wealth is also for reproduction?"

"It is entertainment, and entertainment can be attributed to better survival. Pay attention, now there is no such bad phenomenon in Noah's society..." The two asked and answered.

"The meaning of life" is the ultimate question of philosophy, and there are countless answers.

Summarizing the meaning of life into two words like Yu Yifeng does, it sounds like the answer is very cold and ruthless... But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem to be a big logical error.

These two words...are indeed concise enough!

The ultimate goal of science or philosophy is to find relatively simple laws and describe complexity with simplicity.

Just like the rules of physics, the simplest essence can often derive extremely complex systems, and the same is true for philosophy...

For the question of "the meaning of life", many people will give their own answers in a poetic way. Some people think: "Life is about experience, perception, and the opportunity to constantly try to know yourself and the world."

Some people also think: "The meaning of life is to pursue truth, goodness, and beauty, or to pursue freedom and happiness..."

But these are just personal subjective feelings. No matter what, it is impossible to summarize all human behaviors.

Pay attention...all! From the perspective of various human behaviors, almost all actions are still essentially inseparable from the two words "survival" and "reproduction".

The large number of instinctive desires derived from these two words actually dominate human actions...

"You see, humans are essentially very simple creatures."

Seeing Yuriko in deep thought, Yu Yifeng continued: "I wonder if the genetic composition of most civilizations, not just us humans, is endowed with the same philosophical meaning, that is, 'survival' and 'reproduction'. We can boldly assume that the vast majority of civilizations in the universe are essentially the same as our philosophy, and they all live for survival and reproduction..."

"Similar philosophical bodies create similar behaviors of life, and these lives form similar societies..."

"The "similar" here refers to the similarity in 'philosophical purpose'... They look all kinds of things, with completely different body structures and genetic structures, but in fact, because of the same philosophical goals, their behavior patterns are almost the same."

"So different societies will naturally have a kind of identity..."

"Mathematically speaking... obey what?"

"Obey the law of large numbers..." Yuriko took over the conversation.

In the large number of repetitions of certain random events, there is often an almost inevitable law... This law is the law of large numbers.

Civilization is made up of individuals, and individuals are diverse and absolutely different, but a society composed of a large number of individuals will obey the law of large numbers, which is the identity of society... The reason is that the philosophical purpose is the same, forming a philosophical gravity!

"Yes, that's right!"

Yu Yifeng waved his hand excitedly, as if he had found the final answer.

"As I said before, it's like liquid. No matter what kind of liquid it is, what its composition is, or how it moves, as long as it is liquid, it will eventually flow down. This identity is caused by physical rules."

"By analogy, the physical system regulates the movement of all things in the universe. The genetic philosophy system regulates every move of life, so that... a society composed of such civilizations, no matter how it changes and evolves, will slowly move towards the same path..."

"Just like water flow, no matter where it starts from, what the environment is like, what the intermediate process is, it will eventually converge into the sea... This is the final result!"

"To the extent that almost all civilizations have finally taken the same path... Too comfortable, greedy for pleasure, short-sighted?"

"Anyway... they are all blocked by the so-called big filter!"

"This is... the final answer to Fermi's law!"

Yu Yifeng finished speaking in one breath, and suddenly felt a sense of relief in his heart.

When needed, someone is here, someone will listen to him carefully, and understand him, this feeling is really good.

This is also Yu Yifeng's most profound thinking.

He attributed the essence of all problems to genetic philosophy issues.

From the genes, humans have bad nature, so the natural evolution of human society is also flawed.

According to this conjecture, the "philosophical law" composed of "survival" and "reproduction" is not only applicable to humans, but also to most civilizations in the universe, who are actually not much better than humans and Nix people.

The "purpose of life" is engraved in the genes, forming a genetic philosophical system that regulates every move of individuals and civilizations.

"A net? An invisible net, that is, a philosophical system in the genes?"

Yuriko looked at the surrounding air and said thoughtfully: "An invisible net restricts our individual behavior and also restricts the behavior of the entire civilization. It determines the upper and lower limits of civilization and determines whether it will be filtered by the Great Filter. Filtered……"

"Individuals can forcefully break away from this net, but civilization is composed of individuals. It is too difficult for the entire civilization to break free... Individuals can have small probability events, but civilization must obey the law of large numbers!"

Indeed, most human behaviors can be summarized by the philosophical laws of "survival" and "reproduction," but there are also a very small number of behaviors that are not within this philosophical system.

For example: the phenomenon of human "suicide".

"Suicide" completely violates the laws of "survival" and "reproduction", and most people will not do it. But there are still people who commit suicide, and they are another kind of strange, seemingly meaningless "detachment."

Another example is that certain chemical agents can make people temporarily abandon the laws of "survival" and "reproduction", allowing people to pursue this agent wholeheartedly...

Another example is some special situations: Sir Isaac Newton who was too lazy to marry a woman all his life; some eminent monks; some mad scientists; firefighters who rushed into the fire; those who sacrificed their lives to block the muzzle of a gun; or those who blew up bunkers...

These "transcendences" are all examples of civilization, but they are not the vast majority of civilization.

"This shows that... self-awareness and wisdom can allow us to temporarily transcend this big network. This will prevent intelligent life from being completely dominated by genes like pigs and dogs."

Yuriko said seriously: "But most of the time, transcending this net will make us feel instinctively uncomfortable, and then voluntarily return to this net. After all, survival and reproduction are the most natural things, and we cannot transcend..."

"I'm not asking you to transcend these core laws. It's naturally impossible for us to transcend survival and reproduction. Otherwise...human beings would no longer be human beings."

Yu Yifeng shook his head: "It's about getting rid of some useless derivative desires and thinking patterns, or... it would be great if other things could be added to this philosophical system, which would give us additional motivation!"

"Especially when civilization develops in the later stages and after democracy and peace emerge, the will of most individuals actually determines the action of civilization. In this way, it is useless for a small number of people to be detached, and they must still obey the law of large numbers."

"So, democracy seems to be a trap..."

Yu Yifeng covered his head and said something unpleasant. Of course, this was just a private conversation with Yuriko.

"Yeah... So you might as well become a dictatorship?" Yuriko smiled, not sure if she was serious or joking.