Although the brain in a vat is a hypothesis, it is based on real experiments.
Lin Han put his mobile phone in his pocket. Now he has something to do after get off work. He has to read this book produced by the Department of Philosophy of Peking University. If the interpretation is not good, then he would rather refuse than smash the sign himself. .
Do you think your hands are turning the pages of a book? Can you see the scenery outside the window? Can you smell the food? Can you hear music in the distance? Those are just touch, sight, taste, and hearing created by artificial signals.
He stretched out his hand tremblingly and touched the sofa. The touch was very real. He picked up a piece of orange on the table, and the slightly sour taste was also very real!
"Known as one of the most difficult novels in history, it is not easy to understand the plot of "The Matrix". Fortunately, we only need to know the background of the story, but it seems that Such old clichés as discussing the relationship between man and machine.
If you think this expression is too convoluted, then use philosophical language to describe it. This is also the famous brain-in-a-vat hypothesis in the history of thought.
The horrific scene from the past actually reappeared, and Penfield used external stimulation to bring the person involved back to the real world.
Now that Lin Han is so popular, Peking University Press naturally wants to borrow his influence in an honest way. "Philosophy in the Matrix" is a relatively professional interpretation book. If it were normally not many people would buy it. .
Now he demonstrated his ability to open a courier with his bare hands, tearing open the courier package and taking out the book samples inside.
They say that what you think about every day is what you dream about every night. Becoming a world-class writer is what you dream of, so when you dream, do you allow yourself to realize this opportunity
But this dream was too real. Everything he had experienced and anything he had done did not seem to be false.
"Director Lin, this is a package sent from Peking University. It just arrived."
The little girl was lying on the operating table, her skull was opened, and the doctor was using electrodes to explore the temporal lobe of her brain. The girl suddenly found herself in the grass. On a sunny summer day, a strange man slowly approached...
Lin Han closed the book. He couldn't help but question in his head. Did he travel to a paradoxical world or was he actually dreaming
However, there was no preface in this book. It was probably just temporarily printed, and the ink smell on it was still very strong. After flipping through a few pages, Lin Han found that his workload must be very large, and there were actually one hundred and thirty pages.
Zhang Guangbao's work efficiency was very high, and the courier delivered it within a few hours.
Of course, this group of people all have real talents and knowledge. They have both writing style and thinking. They use words to show their thoughts in front of readers. Even Lin Han finds it a bit novel.
The pinnacle of this type of article is Lin Han's debut work "I, Robot", but the discussion triggered by "The Matrix" goes far beyond that book. Why do philosophers have a special liking for "The Matrix"
Obviously it is analytical philosophy, but they took the lead in starting from the part that readers are most interested in, and describing the story of the entire novel from the perspective of security technology: This situation is somewhat similar to the situation when debugging a virus in a virtual machine, and the normal program is quiet Running in a virtual machine, a few privileged programs like Neo can do a lot of extraordinary things, and even jump out of the virtual machine and enter the host machine to run. In the end, Neo sacrifices himself to help the matrix locate Agent Smith, which is the PID of the virus process. Afterwards, a round of memory anti-virus and restarting the virtual machine were used to restore the matrix to normal state!
Xie Xin curiously took the package and entered the studio. The movie was being filmed at this time, and Lin Han was too busy to pay attention to her.
It's not easy to build a good reputation, but it's incredibly easy to destroy it!
Because what it brings us is thinking about a more essential issue, which is the background of the entire novel. It can also be called the boldest assumption about our own destiny in the history of mankind, that is: if we really In a virtual world created by computers, can we still determine the authenticity of the external world
Is Chen Jiaxuan next to her real
Moreover, once Lin Han writes a preface to this book, it will become half an official text, so I would rather wait for him to read it slowly than give him the preface!
"Dear, what's wrong with you?" Chen Jiaxuan asked with concern as she looked at Lin Han as if he had been struck by lightning.
The answer to this series of questions may be pessimistic. We may really not be sure that the external world is real, and we may not even be able to prove whether we are in a dream!
The reality is that an evil scientist took your brain out and placed it in a vat filled with nutrient solution. Every nerve in the brain is connected to the computer, and the computer is transmitting nerve signals to the brain.
But now is basically the best time. The novel it interprets is becoming popular, and many people say they can't understand the hidden meaning. After all, the analysis and answers on the Internet are limited and scattered.
In addition to teasing Chai Chai, he was reading the book "Philosophy in the Matrix" while Chen Jiaxuan was watching TV. He had to admit that the teachers and students of Peking University analyzed it from a very interesting perspective.
"Okay, we just finished shooting. I'll take the things to Director Lin. Brother Jiayan is also coming down. Go get a bottle of water for him to drink!"
Is everything true around here
All things are illusory, only love is eternal!
No matter whether your brain is in the body or in a vat, no matter whether you can truly control your own destiny, life must go on!
Lin Han took the package in his hand. He was a little surprised. He only received the call at noon, and now it has been delivered in less than three hours. The intra-city express delivery is really awesome!
Xie Xin nodded repeatedly. She couldn't help but admire the people at Peking University for being able to invite Lin Han, the author of the novel, to help them write the preface. This publicity stunt was worth at least hundreds of thousands of sales!
You pinch yourself hard, trying to use pain to prove that you are living in the real world, but it is useless, because pain can also be simulated with signals. In short, you have no way of proving that the world around you is real.
"Director Lin can actually shop online, I really didn't expect it."
In the 1930s, Penfield, a famous American neurosurgeon, tried to use surgery to treat a 14-year-old girl's severe epilepsy.
If it is really a dream, it is amazing that I can conceive such a huge and orderly dream world!
The end of work time is gradually advancing every day. Unless there is a night scene, Lin Han can usually get home at seven o'clock in the evening!
Okay, here comes the ultimate question: How can you prove that you are not living in this situation now? "
"This is Director Lin's stuff. If you keep a low profile when sending it over, it should be fine. We still have to stay in the studio for a month!"
Cao Qianqian nodded seriously. She is in her early 25s. She has no other hobbies and likes to shop on Taobao. She adds things she likes or dislikes to her shopping cart, especially when the crew is bored while filming.
"Philosophy in the Matrix" is dual-authorized by Renmin University Publishing House and Lin Han, so the cover of the book is exactly the same as the simplified version of "The Matrix" and has a very similar cover!
Lin Han held Chen Jiaxuan's hand, leaned forward and kissed it without any explanation!
At this moment, you are sitting on a chair reading, your hands turn over the pages of the book, the smell of the pizza next door wafts over, and there is beautiful music coming from the distance...
"It's amazing! It's actually Peking University. Director Lin's social circle is really big!" When Cao Qianqian was studying, she always felt that Peking University could only be used to look up to and worship.
"It was written by all the teachers and students of the Philosophy Department. They asked me to help them write the preface. Xiao Xie, please help me mark the time. If I forget, remember to remind me after a week."
Xie Xin shook her head and explained in a low voice: "This was not purchased online. The address was sent from Peking University. It feels a bit like a book."
While the two were talking, the shooting was temporarily over, but Lin Han still seemed a little dissatisfied. He was pointing at the monitor with the director of photography, probably wanting to reshoot.
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"Sister Xin, can our studio still receive express delivery?" Cao Qianqian, Xu Jiayan's assistant, whispered, "Can you also give me the address? I'm bored here every day, so I can find something to do. time."
After the two of them finished communicating, Lin Han put the headphones aside and sat on the director's chair to think.
Xie Xin, who was standing aside, saw the name of the book with sharp eyes. She asked in confusion: "Which teacher from Peking University wrote this? It looks exactly like our novel!"
Do you think you can reach out and reach something next to you? That's just a three-dimensional feeling simulated by adjusting the voltage.
As the shooting time progressed, the actors' tacit understanding became better and better, and the cooperation of the on-site staff was much more orderly. In addition, several actors were basically experienced actors, so the progress quickly exceeded Lin's. John's expectations.
For example, this article "Brain in a Jar" written by Professor Wang Ruogu, Lin Han had no idea what it meant before, but after reading it, he was educated about it.
He has never known how time travel happened, why he came to this world for no reason, and why he could remember so many things like cheating.
Wait! None of this is true.