Chapter 345 Naive Thought Trend

"I see!"

Just when everyone was confused, Dr. Rimbaud, who was sitting on the side, suddenly shouted: "I have a guess, everyone can listen to it!"

"I wonder if this low-level civilization accidentally caused a large-scale leak when it was mining combustible ice from the seabed!"

"...or it may be due to earthquakes, submarine volcanic eruptions and other reasons, which led to large-scale eruptions of combustible ice on the seabed..."

"That's pretty much it anyway, bringing a lot of methane into the air! The methane we detected in the atmosphere, as well as the planet's strong greenhouse effect, also confirm this!"

Yu Yifeng couldn't help but nodded, which was somewhat similar to his guess.

"Everyone should know that in terms of the number of molecules per unit, the greenhouse effect of methane is 25 times greater than that of carbon dioxide! Both carbon dioxide and methane on this planet are much richer than those on the earth."

Dr. Rimbaud felt that he had found the truth, his thinking became more and more active, and he spoke faster and faster, "So, these greenhouse gases caused the two-level glaciers to melt and the sea level to rise! Of course, the original sea water of this planet is A lot, its deepest trench reaches almost 20,000 meters... It originally contained much more water than the Earth."

"But what does rising sea levels have to do with war?" someone questioned.

Dr. Rimbaud paused: "Of course it does! The greenhouse effect is not formed in a day or two, but in years!"

"At the beginning, the rise in sea level was not obvious. It only flooded the surrounding cities, which was the city we first discovered... Therefore, these intelligent creatures can evacuate in an orderly manner, and there are enough countries and enough people. territory to accommodate these refugees.”

"But as the greenhouse effect becomes increasingly severe, the ocean gradually submerges large tracts of land! At this time, a series of problems will arise."

"What if half of the world's land is submerged? Or even 60% or 70%? The remaining land cannot support a large population, and no country is willing to take in refugees, so... uh... the war breaks out like this "

He ended up making an "explode" gesture.

After saying this, many people nodded.

Rimbaud's words still make some sense. Many people here are of the older generation and have experienced the earth period.

If the sea level rises significantly, many countries will be submerged, and if it is not handled properly, it is possible to trigger a world-level war.

But a few of the new generation were confused and a little confused.

To them, there seems to be something wrong with this statement.

If you want to immigrate...the planet is so big, you can always squeeze in. A group of people live on the same planet. When a problem arises, they don't concentrate on finding a solution, and an internal war breaks out?

In their view, killing similar people is simply incomprehensible.

They were stuck for several seconds before they came to their senses and nodded thoughtfully.

Yu Yifeng looked at this group of confused young people and smiled bitterly in his heart, hadn't he studied human history and the history of civilization?

Why is it still...

In fact, I don’t blame them. The environment affects thinking. The culture inside Noah is quite simple, and the interactions between people are also quite friendly. Many positions have a clear division of labor...conflicts of interest are almost non-existent.

Therefore, the new generation of young people naturally have simpler thinking, just like children who have not grown up...

"Yes, if we really want to describe it, it's like scholars in an ivory tower. They are generally polite scholars..."

Just thinking about it, Yu Yifeng felt a sudden realization.

He finally understood why he always felt like there was something wrong with the soldiers under his command...

It turns out that this is the reason!

It's okay for scientific and technological workers to say that they are very suitable for the current atmosphere, but the current group of soldiers has also inexplicably hid in the "ivory tower", which is a bit problematic.

These soldiers are too simple and lack murderous intent!

He finally understood why, as an interstellar civilization, the Green Light People were so stupid that they were easier to deceive. How many times did you get fooled by human disguise plans?

Why?

Because the civilization is too harmonious, there is no training in this area at all... Members of society are straightforward in thinking and do not have so much to play with.

With the advent of the interstellar age, society has entered a state of great affluence. At this time, people do not need to consider "survival", and there are no opposing interests, no conflicts, and no intrigues...

At this time, the competition between people is only in academic aspects, and there is no need for intrigue at all...

When society has developed to the current level, the previous struggle theory has lost its effect, and people will always become more and more naive.

The internal struggle within civilization has decreased, and there has been no internal struggle for a long time, which has led to the natural decline of certain abilities of civilized individuals.

That is...the collective becomes simple.

This has almost become an inevitable result!

Therefore, the following generations are like college students who have not entered society... they always have expectations for the world. In the eyes of past earthlings, these new generations are very straightforward in their dealings with others, and even have a bit of fairy tale innocence.

If it were placed in the previous earth society, it might not be a good place to live, and it might even starve to death...

But in this new society, this kind of naivety is a common phenomenon, and it is not a big problem. People tend to work in teams and help each other more and more.

Indeed... the new generation of human beings have not seen too much evil, nor too much chaos, and they always think of other lives in a similar way to themselves.

They believe that the world is a beautiful place, and when problems arise, they should always find ways to solve them, rather than relying on massacres and other methods to solve problems.

How should I put it...this kind of thinking...

Yu Yifeng shook his head.

"Is this the difference between K-level civilization and L-level civilization? K-level civilization is chaotic and evil; L-level civilization is orderly and friendly. In fact, it is easier to manage an L-level civilization. But if individuals are placed in a complex environment, it may People from K-level civilization are more cunning and more likely to survive..."

"But from a group perspective, the K-class civilization was instantly reduced to scum by the L-class civilization."

"This is... the prisoner's dilemma..." [1]

This trend of naivety has both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that the civilization is united, there is no internal fighting, and it is very fast to advance in technology! Any big projects we encounter will be completed quickly. There will be no bloody incidents such as internal wrangling. Even if everyone saves money and food, it won't be a big deal.

The disadvantage is... faced with the complex interstellar environment, this naive civilization may be somewhat unable to adapt.

Yu Yifeng didn't believe that the entire universe was so naive...

Those ancient interstellar civilizations with a long history are definitely more cunning and cunning than the civilizations that have just entered the interstellar world...

If these first generation old people die, the new human civilization may become like the Green Light Civilization, a powerful but naive civilization...

Well, that's most likely the case.

Unless... this civilization can withstand the baptism of war and death again before it can mature quickly!

"So, the Green Lanterns might grow up and become more awesome? They seem to be at war, right?"

"...Is the reason for the emergence of the Destroyer Civilization more complicated than imagined? Is it a good thing in some way?"

Yu Yifeng smiled mockingly, and then became deeply worried. He felt that this problem was quite difficult.

"Is this the entropy of civilization? There will always be natural troubles... No social system is perfect."

Thinking like this, someone else stood up and questioned: "However, even if a nuclear war occurs, everyone will not die! Moreover, there is no nuclear winter here, so nuclear war is not serious..."

"No, no, no, I think there's something wrong with the nuclear winter argument."

Another expert who is proficient in calculation and analysis shook his head and said: "This warm and humid planet is hotter than the earth. It does not have much land, the air is humid, and the precipitation is extremely abundant. Even if a large-scale nuclear war occurs, it will probably happen soon." Return to normal within a year.”

"And the previous statement of nuclear winter is itself a hypothesis without decisive proof... There are many models that believe that nuclear war will not lead to nuclear winter. Even if a large-scale nuclear war occurs on the earth, the temperature will recover within a few years. ”

"So large-scale nuclear war cannot be ruled out... But I also think that war will definitely not kill everyone. As long as we keep searching, we can always find survivors. We don't have to worry. If Dr. Rimbaud's idea is correct, we will We must find survivors!”

Seeing so many people supporting him, Dr. Rimbaud continued to stand up.

He said: "Now it seems that nuclear war is an inevitable event, and the scale is not small... I also thought of other possibilities..."

"First: After this civilization was in crisis, they fought half the battle, suddenly woke up, and then stopped fighting. They developed together, became a rare interstellar civilization, and flew away in a big ship..." When he said this conjecture, he himself They all laughed, because the odds were really slim.

"Second, they were exterminated by another powerful interstellar civilization! Nuclear bombs are just desperate resistance."

"Thirdly, these indigenous people have built certain shelters on the seabed, underground, or inland areas... They are hiding in them!"

Note [1]:

Prisoner's Dilemma:

Two people who conspired to commit a crime are thrown into jail and cannot communicate with each other. At this time, the police interrogated the suspects one by one.

If both men remain silent and do not expose the other, each man goes to jail for a year because the evidence is uncertain;

If one person makes a report and the other person remains silent, the person who made the report will be released immediately for meritorious service! The Silent Ones were jailed for ten years for not cooperating;

If they expose each other, both of them will be sentenced to eight years in prison because the evidence is solid.

From a game theory perspective, since the two prisoners are very cunning and cannot trust each other, they tend to expose each other rather than remain silent together.

This also reveals that a group of cunning guys with their own agendas often fail to achieve the best results.