Deep Space Fleet

After careful analysis, some obvious reaction forces can be drawn. For example, a large number of drug manufacturers, the manufacture of drugs is a life-saving thing, they can happily work for it, but now it has become a dirty and bad thing; or soldiers, defending the country is a It is a noble thing, but to invade others for some productivity becomes something dirty.

Even if these workers will still carry out the orders of government departments, over time, they will have doubts from the bottom of their hearts, which will lead to various social problems.

It's not out of the question that you can't help yourself and start taking drugs.

"The current population is too small, and the society is clear and well-functioning. If such a problem really occurs, the loss outweighs the gain."

At this point in the discussion, Professor Yamamoto could only helplessly spread his hands, showing a wry smile. He just proposed a feasible conquest plan casually, and whether others accept it is another matter. To be honest, he is still not willing to accept this kind of research task!

Zhang Yuan clapped his hands and brought back everyone's thoughts: "So, let's put aside the plan of using drugs just now..."

"But everyone should remember that these messy drugs are fatal to some civilizations. Some cosmic civilizations will use them as a weapon."

"From a certain point of view, they are more powerful than nuclear weapons. Once they stick together, they will penetrate deep into the bone marrow and spread like a virus. What it destroys is not the body, but... the spirit!"

"According to the inference of the New Civilization Historiography, some of the troughs of mediocrity are caused by this type of technology. I call this phenomenon: the phenomenon of technological self-destruction."

Talking about the self-destruction of technology, everyone became more interested, not as heavy as before.

There are many potential factors for the self-destruction of technology. To give a specific example, atomic energy, if used peacefully, will bring endless energy, and if it is not used peacefully, it can easily destroy the whole world.

Fortunately, the use of atomic energy is within the scope of human wisdom, so it did not destroy the world.

"But I believe that the universe is so big, there must be stupid civilizations that self-destruct because of the invention of nuclear bombs..."

According to Murphy's Law, if there is a chance that something will go wrong, no matter how small the possibility, it will always happen. The starry sky is so vast, with trillions of billions of galaxies, enough to accommodate various small probability events.

In other words, in the vast universe, there is a high probability that there will be civilizations that become overheated due to the emergence of nuclear bombs and completely destroy themselves.

Technology has always been a double-edged sword. It is impossible to bring benefits without harm.

Zhang Yuan drew three horizontal lines on the screen, and wrote some words under each of these horizontal lines: "So, according to the current technology of human beings, the technology in the world can be divided into three types: the first A white technology that does more good than harm to civilization as a whole."

For example, the Internet, although a large number of Internet-addicted teenagers have been born, these guys are addicted to various games and information on the Internet, but generally speaking, the Internet has greatly accelerated the connection between people and work efficiency. The advantages outweigh the disadvantages;

Another example is automobiles, which inevitably bring about environmental pollution during the production process, but facilitate people's transportation and increase the transportation capacity of society.

These should belong to the undisputed white technology.

The second technology is red, which can bring certain benefits, but it is not as friendly as the white technology. If it is not restrained, it will bring huge and uncontrollable disasters!

Of course there is a third type... black technology!

Black means that a civilization has no way to control the technology. Once it appears, there is a great probability that it will lead to the destruction of civilization, or cause the entire civilization to degenerate, and it will no longer have the possibility of advancing.

"Because of the limitations of the times, developing technology is like drawing lots for a lottery. We never know whether it is white, red or black before it is drawn, so it is difficult to avoid this self-destructive tendency."

Most of the technologies that have emerged so far are all white. They help humans develop productivity and enable humans to have a better life, from the Stone Age to the Great Interstellar Age.

The first red technology touched by human beings is the mass production of various chemicals, including various large-scale chemical weapons, and addictive drugs, especially the latter.

Like the Gliese civilization, if all the people take drugs, the entire civilization will of course be hopeless, self-destruct, and no longer have the possibility of rising.

The second red technology is atomic energy, which allows humans to master the power to make nuclear bombs, which can easily destroy humans themselves.

And because of the nuclear deterrence between countries, like walking a tightrope, the entire civilization miraculously lived in peace and achieved a more lasting peace.

The third red technology is life science and genetic science.

Genes belong to the forbidden zone of life, and human beings do not know more about them than they do about the universe. Randomly modifying genes can easily lead to the collapse of the entire system.

If specific superbugs really appear, it is not impossible to exterminate all human beings...

With the development of science and technology, all white technology is drawn out by lottery, the probability of red technology will increase, and the probability of civilization self-destruction will also increase.

As for the black technology, no one knows what it is.

Because once it appears, the entire civilization will quickly fall. In some sci-fi films, it is nano-robots, strong artificial intelligence, and super-microbes, and people try to restrain the development of these technologies as much as possible. If these things are really developed, no one can predict what the consequences will be. Maybe human beings will live better, or maybe the technology will directly destroy itself.

"Looking at the ending, for the Gliese Civilization, these 13 universal factories are already uncontrollable black technology for them."

"The Gliese civilization of the Stone Age itself didn't have enough ability to master the super-huge productivity of this 'universal factory', and its crazy development led to the rapid decline of the entire civilization...including a subsequent one. A series of oligarchs, happy hormones, etc. are all caused by the universal factory, and the entire civilization does not have a strong structure to control the overall situation."

"So, there is no possibility of rising again."

Listening to Zhang Yuan's analysis, Li Zhendong who was standing aside suddenly interjected: "Actually, I think red technology and black technology can be converted into each other..."

"Just like us human beings, if we have a universal factory gifted by an interstellar civilization, it is impossible to be driven by it, and it is impossible for the whole people to take drugs..."

"Because in our history, such catastrophic historical events have happened, and everyone knows the consequences."

"But the Gliese civilization doesn't know that there are no natural addictive substances in their world at all, and no similar incidents have happened. My own scientific research ability is poor, and I don't understand it, so I have no resistance to this kind of incident..."

"The good or bad of science and technology is related to the internal strength of civilization itself. The dangerous boundary between red and black may be related to a civilization's vision, ideology, and civilization level. If you already know this, you can actually avoid it." kind of a tragedy."

There was silence in the conference room for a while, Li Zhendong was right.

However, are there things in the universe that are commonplace and common to other civilizations, but deadly to humans? For example, some kind of wave? Some kind of magnetic field?

Li Zhendong continued: "So, if there is an interstellar court, the second interstellar civilization is actually guilty. Knowing that the other party cannot afford such a large productivity, they still give them these things for free. The Glizer committed suicide! I strongly doubt his intentions!"

Zhang Yuandao: "Your logic is a bit of a bandit. I kindly gave you a knife and let you use it to develop yourself. If you accidentally stabbed yourself to death, can you blame me for not reminding you in advance? You can only blame me. You are stupid!"

"Maybe in the eyes of that interstellar civilization, the universal factory is at best an ordinary product, not a black technology at all."

"No, it's not." Li Zhendong waved his hand: "What if I'm only two or three years old? If there is a high probability of stabbing myself, I still have to blame the person who gave me the knife, right?"

Suddenly, one of the deputy captains raised his voice and said in a deep voice: "Actually, your logic is wrong. Is our current perspective too condescending and conceited? Maybe most individuals in the Gliese civilization , do you think your living condition is very good?"

"They think that the whole meaning of life is to enjoy, and there is nothing wrong with being able to spend it in joy! Even every individual thinks this way, and pleasure itself is their pursuit."

"What we think is bad, depraved, and sinking is just what we think. We think that as long as a civilization does not advance, it is enough to be sympathetic. So we pity them and pity them."

"But, do those pangolins need it? No. The part of the sober people in Goer City is just a small part of a civilization... Our subconscious sense of superiority, and even wanting to correct each other, is the most worth guarding against one thing!"

Yes, everyone was taken aback.

What capital do human beings have to be arrogant?

Human beings are so weak, and in their current state, if a war really breaks out, they may not be able to defeat the Gliese civilization.

These pangolins are intelligent life forms, with their own culture and thoughts. They are different from cats and dogs on the earth, and they are not the kind that are manipulated by humans at will.

The atmosphere will be a little serious for a while, and Li Zhendong smiled dryly: "Everyone, we are still very humble when we are diplomatic, and we basically don't make such low-level mistakes. Isn't it an internal discussion now? Why is it not good to talk about the other party's ideology? , it doesn't matter."

He suddenly thought of something, and said in a slightly exaggerated tone: "So, tell me, is there a civilization in the universe that... loves to sell its own values? The kind that likes to brainwash others into their own values .”

Another person quickly replied: "There must be... This kind of civilization that can assimilate other people's ideology must be extremely powerful, and it may grow bigger and bigger like a snowball, flooding like a cult! It is impossible to exist in the universe What kind of law enforcement organization does not allow random preaching and so on."

"I hope we don't encounter this kind of civilization... hey."

Ideological struggle can be said to be the most sensitive thing. It is so on the earth, and it is also the same in theory in the stars!

Everyone on the earth has their own way of life, and every nation has its own beliefs.

A large part of the quarrel between husband and wife is due to the disagreement of the three views. There are not only economic struggles between countries, but also ideological struggles.

If you want to force your own values ​​​​on others, it will undoubtedly cause a lot of contradictions and resistance.

In such a corner of the earth, there are a lot of conflicts, religious conflicts, territorial disputes, not to mention the vast starry sky.

"...This kind of civilization that can forcibly promote its own values ​​must have a very strong ability to assimilate. But if it can't be far ahead of other civilizations, it will definitely be wiped out in the dim starry sky."

Everyone discussed the ideological aspects, including some religious wars that have occurred on the earth, etiquette and customs, etc. In fact, human beings themselves have a strong tendency to try to assimilate others.

However, if an alien civilization in this area is really encountered, it can only be said that human beings are unlucky.

Either assimilate or rebel. Even culture has been assimilated, can human civilization still be called human civilization? So you can only fight to the death and have a good time.

"If you don't meet them, it can only be said to be unfounded."

So everyone just treats it as a fun talk. Everyone gave full play to their brains and imagined all kinds of hypocritical, hospitable, cunning, honest, sentimental, or alien ideologies similar to human civilization, and this matter passed.

It's just that in future exchanges, we need to be more cautious and spiritual.

Next, there is one last thing that is more serious.

Zhang Yuan and Li Zhendong glanced at each other, which was something they had discussed in private for a long time between diplomatic visits.

In the end, it was Zhang Yuanlai who asked everyone.

"Everyone, let's continue the topic just now, that is, whether the actions of the two interstellar civilizations were done with good intentions or malicious intentions."

"Any behavior and action has its own motivation, including human beings, and should also include interstellar civilizations. We can boldly assume that these two interstellar civilizations are rational and can be analyzed with our existing logic."

"According to the historical records of the Gliese civilization, analyzing the two interstellar civilizations they encountered, and being able to judge their specific motives and ideologies... will be of great benefit to our future interstellar diplomacy!"