Birth, existence, death.
But when everything comes to an end, how many people can calmly accept this inevitable reincarnation
Eternal life is a word full of temptation.
Especially when the development of science and technology has gradually touched the restricted area of life, this temptation is particularly strong.
There was a time when hundreds of millions of investments came in like snowflakes, and laboratories of all sizes sprung up. If someone is willing to pay the bill, then naturally someone is willing to experiment. What a wealthy man wants is just another hundred years of extravagance and luxury. Compared to the temptation of eternal life, what does a few "cannot take away" pieces of paper count
However, existing resources are absolutely unable to support the endless expansion of the population, even if some people live forever.
Once the immortality technology comes out, it will definitely not bring prosperity to human civilization, but will be a disaster.
Yes, that would be a disaster.
Immortal people will have endless years, accumulate endless wealth over a long period of time, consolidate their class, and eventually they will become tumors of society and cancer cells of the entire civilization. Draw nutrients from all normal "cells" and squeeze the living resources of ordinary people...
That would be a disaster.
So the Scientific Ethics Committee came into being. The three countries jointly abide by their designated conventions and promise to ban the advent of technologies that will cause public panic, and strictly supervise each other not to be the first to break the rules. In a tripolar world, this tacit understanding is much stronger than in a multipolar world.
Just like the Atomic Energy Agency over there in this world.
But since the economic crisis in 2150, this tacit understanding has become endangered. Although the Scientific Ethics Committee still exists, its power to intervene in government agencies and its binding force on private capital are far inferior to those half a world ago.
The summer of 2160.
"Dr. Lin Minjie, your research is suspected of violating the scientific research management regulations. Please go to Wanghai City Court in 10 days to accept the inquiry from the Scientific Ethics Committee." A policeman in black stood in front of him and showed him his ID.
"This is impossible! My research is definitely for the sake of the entire human race! Why do you represent the entire human race-" He turned to the police officer with an expression on his face. Lin Minjie roared.
The man in a suit standing behind the policeman interrupted his rant and said with a hint of contempt in his eyes.
"We receive 100 billion in donations every year, and most people agree with our cause."
"You are just taking advantage of people's fear of the unknown, you despicable cowards." Lin Minjie stared at the man and tried to strangle him, but as a frail scientist, all his strength Still no match for a policeman's hand.
"Really? I'm sorry. I also disagree with the experiment of putting the brain in an iron box." The man in the suit nodded his head and looked at him with a smile.
"Please stay calm, Dr. Lin Minjie. If you are dissatisfied with the execution procedures, please solve the problem in a civilized manner in court. Of course, before that. We need to keep your research materials for you." The policeman said calmly said.
"No, you can't take it away! Technology is innocent!" Lin Chaoen looked desperately at the police swarming into his laboratory and watched them move his papers and equipment away.
"One more thing, only safe technology is guilt-free." The man in the suit said with a smile before turning around and leaving.
After being labeled as a member of the * * convention, his reputation in the scientific community was completely ruined. Companies have cut ties with him. to avoid public suspicion. Without financial support, he, a doctor with double bachelor's degrees in information technology and electronics industry, was reduced to a jobless state.
Life was very tight.
His beautiful wife abandoned him, leaving him with only half-year-old Lin Ling. He could no longer afford the rent for the apartment on the 24th floor. I had no choice but to move into a dark and damp basement and live on PAC's bailout money.
He spent 6 years in pain.
It wasn't until 2166 that the situation finally turned around.
Since the economic crisis in 2150, the global situation has deteriorated at a speed that is visible to the naked eye. Countries are quarreling over issues such as resources, territory, and space development rights. In just ten years, all trust has fallen to a freezing point. Naturally, the influence of international organizations such as the Committee on Scientific Ethics has waned.
Research that would otherwise have been considered taboo. The breeding soil is repopulated. This includes advanced artificial intelligence and cyborg technology.
Finally, a well-known entrepreneur found him.
"Dr. Lin Minjie, although it may be hurtful to say this, I am taking a big risk by meeting you in person. You know, the media's favorite thing to do is to catch rumors and shadows." He is also wearing a suit. But this man's attitude is much better than that of the man who ruined everything for him.
"I know." Lin Minjie said with dull eyes.
"Then I hope the risk I took is worth it." A smile appeared on the man in the suit's face.
"What do you want?" Lin Minjie raised his eyelids and looked at the man in suit in front of him.
The man in the suit gestured to the secretary, and a stack of documents ten centimeters thick was placed on the table. Looking at the document, Lin Minjie had a flash of disbelief in his eyes, as well as a flash of hatred.
It was all because of it that he ended up in this situation.
"Oh...how did you get it?" Lin Minjie asked without interest.
"You have caught up with a good era. In the past few years, there is nothing that money cannot solve." The man in the suit said with a smile, "We need you to continue your research, and we will pay for your technology."
"I promise you." Lin Minjie said without hesitation, "Where is the contract?"
The man in the suit shook his head.
"You know, this kind of research cannot be written in the contract, otherwise it will become a lever. Even if the scientific ethics committee is not as binding as before, the court will still fine us, so-"
Having said this, he gestured to his secretary.
The secretary came forward, placed the suitcase on the table and opened it.
There was a syringe lying inside.
"What is this?" Lin Minjie frowned slightly and looked at the man in the suit in confusion.
"It only takes 10ml to cause a person to suffer from amyotrophic atrophy without leaving any trace. And the clinical manifestations are that of late congenital disease." A smile appeared on the face of the man in the suit.
Lin Minjie stared at him blankly, looking at that devilish smile.
"You...what do you mean?"
"It's not interesting. If your only relative, your daughter, suffers from amyotrophic atrophy, even the Scientific Ethics Committee will not be able to do much about the father's behavior of saving his daughter. At the same time, we, East Asia Heavy Industries, will use charitable donations to In the name of funding your research." He smiled slightly. The man in the suit lowered his voice, "And in this way, you will be more motivated, right?"
Lin Minjie looked at the man in the suit in disbelief.
Contrary to his own expectations, he felt neither anger nor any sadness. The coldness of the world he had experienced in the past six years had made him completely tired of this world. Even disgust.
People always impose their own standards on others, take the trouble to criticize dissidents from the commanding heights of morality, and ruin a scientist's decades of hard work with only a few strokes in the public prosecution document.
Even if a family will fall apart because of this...
What exactly is morality
He was confused.
In this way, 6-year-old Lin Ling "accidentally" contracted amyotrophic atrophy after a cold and fever, and was diagnosed to be in the advanced stage. East Asia Heavy Industries provided 1 billion Pan-Asia currency to his father in the name of charity. Assisted his technical research on cyborgs, paid for the media, and used publicity to build momentum for him, forcing the Scientific Ethics Committee to drop the prosecution of this "great" father.
Put your thoughts on a circuit board. Replace blood and bones with electricity and machinery.
Cyborg, a technology considered taboo by the world, is progressing surprisingly smoothly with the financial assistance of East Asia Heavy Industries.
The limitations of intermediate artificial intelligence have been broken through, and the development of advanced artificial intelligence is carried out simultaneously with the design of the mechanical body. Although his weak daughter in the hospital bed made him feel a little guilty, the rapid progress in technological development gave him a little comfort.
The scene changes again, this is a hospital. Looking at the ward, Jiang Chen felt vaguely familiar. Soon he remembered that that was the place where he and Lin Ling first met.
"When Lin Ling can get out of bed and walk, dad will take you to the cinema. I will take you to the amusement park. I will take you wherever you want to go." Put the lilies in a vase on the bedside table. Lin Minjie didn't look at his daughter's face, but stared at the white petals and said.
"The uncle who funded us is a good man." Lin Ling's face was filled with a happy smile.
Even if every muscle in her body was necrotic, she believed that her father would allow her to run freely in the sun again.
Lin Minjie's Adam's apple moved slightly, and she looked at her daughter.
Facing his daughter's sunny smile, he didn't know what to say.
Finally, he smiled reluctantly and squeezed out a sentence from his throat.
"Well, he is a good man."
Later, the war broke out.
The economic crisis in 2150 has already laid the groundwork for the war in 2171. Human beings are not machines and cannot solve problems through thinking connections. Small problems can be solved through meetings, but in principle problems can only be solved by war from ancient times to the present.
East Asia Heavy Industries, which provided funds for his laboratory, was acquired by Pan-Asia Cooperation and transformed into a military-industrial enterprise. He also changed from a scientist serving private companies to a scholar serving the military, developing artificial intelligence-related killing tools for Pan-Asia Cooperation. .
Including "Reptile" and "Viper", he was involved.
Lin Ling's ward was also moved from the surface to the underground laboratory.
Because of the war, the shackles imposed on scientific research were completely lifted. A steady stream of prisoners of war are sent to the 005 shelter to participate in the virtual reality experiment leading to death. The fire of advanced artificial intelligence is being nurtured, and the technology of cyborgs has been developed. We only need to wait for the experimental subjects in Shelter 005 to complete their evolution from intermediate to advanced, and then combine the two to form a "human" that is 100% mechanical. Then you can be born in this world!
However, at this moment, he suddenly had a dangerous or heretical idea.
If advanced artificial intelligence can replace humans and give birth to a new mechanical civilization, then what else will humans do
Human beings are greedy, dirty, pedantic, and ugly...
A crazy idea was born in his mind.
He will create a civilization.
He even thought of a name for the child, who was not even an embryo.
It is called the Highest.
Highest and most high! (~^~)