The mind is stronger than things, transcending the ordinary and becoming holy

Chapter 75 074. Quantum Soul Theory

Due to the turbulent situation before, Chen Shibo had almost never left the underground, and it was only now that he resumed action.

During the three months of underground life, Chen Shibo not only watched the laboratory being built bit by bit, but also practiced his cyber martial arts.

Now he has achieved some success, at least he has made substantial progress in controlling his body. If he were to punch the woman again, at least he would not directly punch her to death.

According to the predictions of the martial arts AI, in the past three months, Chen Shibo has almost entered the military level of cyber martial arts from an ordinary person.

Of course, this level does not represent strength, only the degree of control over the body.

Returning to his residence, Chen Dioshan spent the night in his room. The next day, Zheng Xiancun knocked on his door.

come in.

Chen Shibo got up from the bed and saw Zheng Xiancun saying with joy, Master, our invitation has been responded to.

As he spoke, he took out a list of twenty quantum physicists he selected. At this time, thirteen of the twenty physicists' names were checked, and several others were checked. Question marks, and two more with crosses at the end.

Among the twenty quantum physicists, thirteen were willing to accept the job, five others said they needed to consider it, and only two declined.

Zheng Xiancun said.

Upon hearing this, Chen Shibo took over the list, but frowned when he saw a man named Zhou Dafu on the list also refused.

What's going on with this Zhou Dafu?

Chen Shibo asked, What was the reason for his refusal?

Zhou Dafu did not explain the reason and refused within five minutes of receiving our invitation letter.

Zheng Xiancun became a little cautious after hearing this, Master, is this person very important?

Chen Shibo didn't say much, he just unfolded the information about Zhou Dafu again.

[Zhou Dafu, male, 89 years old, was born in Tianji City, Tianji Province on June 29, 2231. He has a doctorate in quantum physics and is the founder of quantum soul theory. He is currently an academician of the Tianji Provincial Academy of Sciences and a professor at the Tianji Provincial University of Physics. He has no implants on his body. Entering the body is a traditionalist who opposes prosthetic body implantation]

The reason why Chen Shibo valued the other party was that in addition to his academic qualifications, the most important one was the quantum soul theory mentioned above.

According to today's scientific concepts, the hypothesis that humans have souls has never been proven, but it has never been falsified. The only thing that can be proven is that consciousness is produced by quantum effects.

The so-called consciousness is actually a kind of quantum calculation during the operation of the brain. The brain is like a more advanced quantum computer. The quantum phenomena of the human brain produce consciousness, and consciousness is non-classical.

This theory has already begun to emerge in Chen Shibo's original world. Roger Penrose, the Nobel Prize winner in physics, once proposed the idea of ​​quantum consciousness. Christie, the chief physicist at the Institute of Neuroscience of Trinity College Ann Kerskens also believes that the human brain has a lot in common with quantum computers.

More and more evidence shows that the human brain is actually a natural quantum computer, and the brain's thinking is a kind of quantum computing.

In this world, the non-classical theory of consciousness has been thoroughly confirmed by the scientific community.

Based on this research result, Zhou Dafu launched a unique set of theories and formulas, believing that human beings do have souls, but these souls do not exist in reality, but in the quantum sea of ​​virtual reality.

The so-called virtual realm, according to his explanation, is a space concept derived from the imaginary numbers in quantum mechanics, a different world independent of reality, and may even be one of the super-time and space technologies that humans are struggling to pursue. source.

When he saw this theory for the first time yesterday, Chen Shibo was shocked.

Because this theory is exactly the same as my own imaginary number space.

Virtual Realm, isn’t this talking about the imaginary number space in your mind? The same is true for the soul. The soul cannot exist in reality, but it can exist in the imaginary space!

Because of this theory, what Chen Shibo valued most was Zhou Daf. He had an intuition that Zhou Daf's theory could push his imaginary number space to a new level!

Unexpectedly, he extended an olive branch and was rejected without hesitation.

Seeing this, Chen Shibo simply got up from the bed without saying a word, changed his clothes and walked out the door.

Master, what are you doing?

Zheng Xiancun said doubtfully.

Let's go to Tianji Province Physics University.

Chen Quanfeng said as he walked towards the door, I want to meet this Professor Zhou.

Okay, okay!

Although he doesn't quite understand why Chen Shibo values ​​the other party so much, Zheng Xiancun now has a clear positioning of himself. Since he can't be the other party's bodyguard, he can just do his job as an assistant and housekeeper.

So he came to the door first and opened the car door for Chen Shibo.

As the aerial vehicle took off, four armored aerial vehicles carrying quick reaction troops also took off, closely following behind to escort them.

Tianji Provincial University of Physics is located in the southern suburbs of Tianji City, the provincial capital. It is the beginning of March, the first day of school for major universities. At this time, the entire campus is crowded with new students enrolling.

Because he had said hello in advance, Chen Shibo did not ask the university leaders to come to greet him. He only took Zheng Xiancun with him and got out of the car, while the android soldiers also stayed outside the school.

As Chen Zhongxian got out of the car, an old man who had been waiting for a long time came up to him and said with enthusiasm, Welcome, Mr. Chen. I wonder if Mr. Chen is inspecting or applying for admission?

In his opinion, Chen Shibo was only in his early twenties, so it was normal for him to come here to get some gold.

Chen Shibo shook hands with the other party and immediately received the other party's identity information. It turned out that the old man was the principal of the school, so he said directly, Mr. Principal, I am not inspecting or wanting to go to school. I just came to find a man named Zhou Da. Professor of Radiation.”

Professor Zhou?

The principal was stunned when he heard this. He didn't seem to understand why a wealthy young man wanted to find a professor, so he had to say, He should be teaching students at this time. Do you need me to call him over?

Need not.

Chen Shibo refused, I'll go see him directly.

Seeing this, the principal said no more, but used the optical computer to check Zhou Dafu's class at this time, and then led Chen Zhongshan into the campus and walked towards a scooter.

This kind of scooter is like the sightseeing car that Chen Shibo has seen in his previous life. There are seven or eight seats on the car. Sitting on the car, you can observe all directions at will.

Mr. Chen, get in the car. This is the south gate of the school. It belongs to the office area. It is about five or six kilometers away from the teaching area.

The principal suggested.

good.

Chen Shibo didn't say much, got into the car with Zheng Xiancun, and then drove towards the teaching area.

It took about ten minutes to get from the office area to the teaching area. When the three of them arrived at the classroom where Zhou Dafu was, Chen Shibo saw that this place was more like a conference hall than a classroom.

The classroom is divided into two floors, with hundreds of seats densely packed in the auditorium. At the front of the auditorium is a podium, but the podium is spacious enough to perform a play.

At this time, there were seventy or eighty people sitting in the auditorium, which only occupied one-tenth of the seats in the classroom, and there were still large tracts of free space.

On the podium, a young man with a young face and a beard was giving a lecture, and a hoarse but magnetic voice echoed in the classroom.

Mr. Chen, this class has just started. It will take about an hour. Do you think?

The principal looked at Chen Shibo inquiringly, as if asking if he needed to stop him first.

No, I'll listen to it too, so I can see Professor Zhou's level.

Chen Bianxian was very interested. He walked directly into the classroom from the back door, randomly selected a row of seats with Zheng Xiancun and the principal and sat down next to each other. However, he saw that the seats under him were as clear and clean as glass, and there were several people beside him. The button seems to be used to ask questions to the podium.

At this time, Zhou Dafou on the stage was speaking slowly in his hoarse voice.

This is your first lesson in quantum mechanics. I also hope that this lesson is the first stepping stone for you to open the door to quantum physics. In this lesson, I will lead you into the ancient era of Terra and into a world of quantum physics. The life of the great pioneer named Max Planck...

Listening to the lectures on the stage, Chen Shibo's heart moved.

Yes, according to the memory of this body, the quantum path of this world was indeed opened by a man named Planck.

He listened very carefully to this lesson.

Zhou Dafu's lectures can only be regarded as quite satisfactory. There is nothing too outstanding, but there are no shortcomings. The reason why he chooses to teach courses is also related to the reward system of this world.

That's social credit.

Although AI is also qualified for the teaching profession, the Federation still prefers a humanized teaching process, so it established a credit point increase mechanism.

In this mechanism, being a teacher or a doctor and other public welfare occupations can increase social credit points. For example, a primary school teacher can get some social credit points in two to three years, and a junior high school and high school teacher can get a higher level, and he can get one point a year. Social Credits.

When you become a university professor, you can naturally earn more. You can earn up to three to five points in one year.

However, after finishing the lecture on Planck's life, it was already close to the end of get out of class, which made Chen Shibo, who wanted to listen to the quantum soul theory, a little disappointed.

It was not until the end of the class, when Zhou Dafu started to answer questions in class, that Chen Quanshan became energetic.

Because, a girl sitting in the front row and wearing avant-garde clothes actually asked a question related to the soul.

It was a girl with long black hair. Because she was sitting a few rows in front of Chen Shibo, she couldn't see her face.

At this time, she asked in a crisp voice, Professor Zhou, as far as I know, you are the founder of the quantum soul theory, so do you believe in past and present lives?

Hearing the girl's words, Zhou Dafu on the podium couldn't help but smile, showing an arrogant expression, I just guessed that human beings have souls based on the quantum effect of the brain. As for the so-called past and present lives... I'm sorry, this kind of There is no scientific basis for speculation.

But since there is a soul, why can't there be so-called past and present lives?

The girl continued to ask, with some kind of longing in her voice, There are often stories of human reincarnation in religious and literary works. Is it groundless?

I'm afraid I don't have the authority to answer questions about religion.

Zhou Dafou shook his head and said calmly, After all, I have never been involved in the profession of thinker. Maybe philosophers and theologians in the category of thinkers can answer your question, but I can't. I can only answer it from a scientific perspective. you.

As he spoke, Zhou Dafu's expression gradually became solemn, Since you asked, let me briefly explain. First of all, you must understand what the soul is. According to the current definition of my quantum soul theory - the soul is consciousness. 'Complete body'.

Everyone is a student majoring in quantum physics, so they should have some understanding. The so-called consciousness is actually a quantum phenomenon in the operation of the brain. The quantum phenomenon of the human brain produces consciousness, and consciousness cannot be separated from it under ordinary circumstances. The brain exists independently and will collapse immediately once it is detached, so it cannot be called a soul.”

However, if consciousness has a carrier outside the brain and can protect consciousness from the collapse of the wave function, then this kind of consciousness that can exist without the brain for a long time can be called a soul!

‘This is the quantum soul theory’s definition of soul? ’

Chen Shibo was shocked and quickly listened.

But the only pity is that the reason why my quantum soul theory is just a theory, not a real subject, is because so far, humans have not discovered a carrier other than the brain.

When he said this, Zhou Dafu couldn't help showing a hint of regret, but then he smiled again and said, But you can imagine that when technology continues to advance, maybe we can use quantum supercomputing to temporarily upload people's consciousness into the computer in some way. In quantum supercomputing, the consciousness that exists in supercomputing may be the human soul.

But, human consciousness has continuity?

After hearing this, another student immediately asked, Once the continuity of consciousness disappears, even if it is uploaded, who can guarantee that it is not another person with the same memory?

Good question!

Zhou Dafu praised the classmate, Indeed, consciousness has continuity, not only continuity, but also uniqueness. Maybe some people don't know this theory, so I'll just assume it, everyone. Ever heard of the Ship of Theseus?”

Seeing some people shaking their heads, Zhou Dafou immediately said, This is one of the oldest thought experiments. It describes a ship that can continuously replace parts. As long as a piece of wood rots, it will be replaced. Replace them immediately until all functional parts are no longer the original ones.”

Then the question is, after all the parts have been replaced, is the ship considered the previous ship, or is it a completely different ship? If it is not the original ship, then at what point does it cease to be the original ship Already?

Not only that, but later a philosopher extended this question-if a new ship is built using the old parts taken from the ship of Theseus, which of the two ships is the real one? The Ship of Theseus?

Hearing this, many students suddenly became noisy.