Chapter 553 Bird in a Cage

Why does this strange phenomenon occur?

A civilization actually regards a seemingly absurd and correct theory as truth.

After thinking about it, it is still caused by... the "methodology" of physics!

Basic disciplines such as cosmology, high-energy physics, and quantum mechanics do not have a very rigorous foundation.

The basic idea of ​​​​scientists is to establish a model that basically conforms to the prediction, and then verify it with various experiments.

If the experiment meets expectations, then it is tentatively considered that the model is correct. If the data does not conform, the model is certainly wrong.

The famous Newtonian mechanics, standard model, theory of relativity, Schrödinger equation, etc. are all summarized in this way.

There must be models first, and then there are other things.

This also has a result: it is not as rigorous as mathematics.

"We use our observation results as the test standard of physics. But if some information in the universe is lost at the beginning, all observation results will be incomplete... The model we build will only be consistent with the incomplete results. . Even if the model is ridiculous and wrong, we don’t know.”

"The originally correct model was ignored because it did not conform to the observational 'facts' and could not be verified."

"This is probably what the fringe civilization wants to tell us..."

Yu Yifeng thought for a long time but could not find any solution... He believed that there was not much wrong with the physics method.

"You can't take the miscellaneous and unverifiable folk science as the truth, right? At least so far, practice is the only criterion for testing truth. From a scientific perspective, this problem of marginal civilization is indeed unsolvable."

While he was thinking about it, a piece of text suddenly popped into his mind.

[Is our universe in its most glorious era? 】

【Yes/No/Don't know】

Yu Yifeng was stunned for a moment. This paragraph of text should be left by a fringe civilization.

"The most glorious era?"

He thought for a moment and chose... "I don't know."

[In the world we live in, stars are still active, galaxies are still brilliant, black holes have not swallowed up everything, and the universe has not expanded to an unacceptable level. Our universe looks much more glorious than it did in the era of heat death. 】

[Our technology can easily transform planets, white dwarfs, and neutron stars, and can span distances of hundreds of millions of light years. We are very proud of our current achievements. Smug. 】

[No one knows, have we made the same mistake? 】

[Because we live in more cages than in the heat death era, we live in this universe and never want to think about whether it has any shortcomings. 】

Yu Yifeng was completely stunned.

Yes, the birth of this universe has been 13.8 billion years, so it is not young anymore.

Whether it was ever more glorious, no one knows.

What was the universe like in the first few years, or the first few billion years?

Is it more glorious than it is now?

Although many scientists speculate that in the first few hundred million years of the universe, the environment was extremely harsh and there should be no life...

But, who knows?

"Do even fringe civilizations think so?"

It is even impossible for all the current civilizations in the universe to know this answer, because they have missed this information.

"Is the universe missing?"

What theory is wrong? Is it a set of lies we weave based on incomplete phenomena?

Quantum theory? relativity? No, these theories are indeed correct, but they are correct under current conditions. However, as long as the universe loses some information, we will probably never discover the real truth.

"If normal physics cannot be developed, can we only rely on various conjectures?"

Relying on various imaginations to develop science? !

But he also feels that the concerns and conjectures of fringe civilizations are reasonable.

Why was there more positive matter than antimatter at the beginning of the universe? Why is it like this? These are all unsolved mysteries.

I saw this line of text continuing to read:

[No one knows whether we are spinning endlessly in a circle of our own making. 】

[After long-term development, we have a vague feeling that we have reached the end of science, but we always feel that it is incomplete. 】

【But we don’t know the reason. 】

[Until we discovered a poem from a low-level civilization:]

Caged bird,

When will it come out?

at dawn in the evening,

Singing happy songs.

Caged bird,

Never be sad.

In this man-made paradise,

Live your life.

caged bird,

Singing duet with the frog in the well;

The world outside the sky,

They never know. 】’

[Is the universe also a cage? 】

[It’s just that this cage is big enough that we don’t even realize it’s just a cage; it’s so big that... civilization isn’t strong enough, and even if we realize it, there’s nothing we can do about it. 】

[This should be part of the strong barrier. Yes, just part of it...]

[The first level. 】

【We walked. 】

[We will chase the first light that created the world and retrieve the lost information...]

[As long as we fly to the edge of the universe, we may be able to observe: the first second of the Big Bang. 】

【goodbye. 】

[Marginal civilization, stay. ]

This should be the last message. Yu Yifeng was lost and stared blankly for a long time.

This may be the origin of the name "marginal civilization".

The edge of the universe, how far away?

How big is the universe?

In any case, he doesn't know. The universe is high-dimensional. Even if the new human beings want to imitate it, they can only circle in a three-dimensional space.

Perhaps, for the L8 marginal civilization, this powerful and imaginative civilization, it is not easy to run to the edge of the universe. But they took huge actions just because of a guess. Perhaps, they will spend countless years and pay a huge price.

Perhaps, never come back.

But they still did it.

"Are all high-level civilizations so cool?" Yu Yifeng looked at the planet under his feet with a blank mind, staring blankly, staring blankly...

The evolution of nature continues.

The golden age of science has passed, generations of great men have passed away, people's living standards have improved, and they have begun to pursue spiritual enjoyment. Without the interference of this "God", the entertainment trend quickly swept the entire civilization, and capital began to penetrate into various industries, including the energy industry.

Whether this civilization can pass the "Great Filter" is still a question.

Perhaps... even if it passes the Great Filter, it will be useless. Because they are the only civilization in the entire universe.

They can only use the resources of the entire sun. Yu Yifeng does not expect this group of people to reach the level of marginal civilization.

"The center of the universe is originally them... This sun was originally created by God. Alas." Yu Yifeng shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"The mission failed, how should I leave here?"

As soon as this idea came out, a line of text suddenly appeared in his mind:

[Do you want to leave the universe "Eternal World 009ddax22qq22"? Yes/No] He was stunned again. Was what he just experienced the "Eternal World"?

He chose "Yes".

["Eternal World 009ddax22qq22" universe, evolution score 7812378, score C-. Before you leave, you can give a gift to the creating civilization. 】

A series of dense lists appeared in front of him.

"Gifts?"

Yu Yifeng found that his authority had been greatly increased. This was a real increase, the kind that could create things in the void!

He thought about it, added large areas of uranium mines on the moon, and then buried an alien spaceship in a very old-fashioned way, with a complete set of nuclear fusion engines on it...

Then, he buried a more advanced spaceship on Mars, with a series of words written on it.

"Your father can only help here." He sighed: "Quit."