Hawking As a physicist who has performed very well after Einstein , he has always been regarded as an inspirational and visionary representative. He once said in an interview that although he has limited mobility and needs a machine to even speak, his thoughts are free.
Therefore, Hawking, who is active in thinking, can always make some shocking remarks , and what is even more chilling is that 3 of the 6 "terrible prophecies" he once gave are currently being performed.
So why did Hawking repeatedly warn humans not to mess with aliens ? What is he worried about?
Hawking in a wheelchair
Hawking's 6 predictions
As a physicist, the universe that Hawking touches may be more comprehensive and real than what we ordinary people know, so he often makes some surreal "predictions" is not surprising either. So, let us take a look at what the six terrifying predictions proposed by Hawking are.
First, let’s talk about the three things that are going on. The first one is “ artificial intelligence may surpass humans and eventually lead to the demise of mankind” . As we all know, humans have been keen on studying various robots and in recent years, hoping that these things can help us do things in the future.
Artificial intelligence
However, Hawking expressed great concern about this. He believed that if the development of artificial intelligence is not restricted, then sooner or later they will have their own "consciousness", or that they can determine the best choice by themselves, thus becoming Have to stop being so obedient.
Hawking specifically said about this issue in an interview, "By then it may redesign itself at an ever-increasing speed. Human beings are limited by the speed of biological evolution and cannot compete with it, and will eventually be surpassed."
Hawking is worried about artificial intelligence Beyond humans
The previous incident of AlphaGo defeated several world-famous Go players made people feel very scared. After all, this method is only based on algorithms and will not be sleepy or hungry. "thinking" is not affected by any external factors The artificial intelligence does seem better than humans. So despite the fact that human technology is progressing on the surface, secretly the crisis predicted by Hawking may have already begun to unfold.
The second prophecy is that mankind is facing an existential crisis . I believe that this prophecy was thought to be groundless in the past few years. However, as the virus has ravaged the world in recent years, , turmoil and more and more frequent Extreme weather disasters make people feel that "the end of the world" may really be around the corner.
Extreme Weather
In Hawking's eyes, he never thought that humans could continue to live on the earth for 1,000 years with the current "confusion operation". Therefore, in order to cope with the crisis of survival, human beings must abandon the earth, look up to the stars, and find a new place to stay in the vast universe . If you still only look at your feet, you are destroying yourself.
Hawking said: "Humanity has entered an increasingly dangerous period. We have experienced many life-and-death events. Due to the selfish and greedy genetic code carried in human genes, we are plundering the earth's resources bit by bit and cannot Put all your eggs in one basket and don't place your bets on one planet."
Human beings should immigrate as soon as possible
The third prediction is that transgenic technology will destroy mankind , which is actually gene editing technology , it is better to say that Hawking is worried that humans will abuse " gene editing ". If you have watched the recently released "Jurassic World 3", you will find that when gene editing technology is released, many things are not as simple as humans think. Hawking As a physicist who has performed very well after Einstein , he has always been regarded as an inspirational and visionary representative. He once said in an interview that although he has limited mobility and needs a machine to even speak, his thoughts are free. Therefore, Hawking, who is active in thinking, can always make some shocking remarks , and what is even more chilling is that 3 of the 6 "terrible prophecies" he once gave are currently being performed. So why did Hawking repeatedly warn humans not to mess with aliens ? What is he worried about? Hawking in a wheelchair
Hawking's 6 predictions
As a physicist, the universe that Hawking touches may be more comprehensive and real than what we ordinary people know, so he often makes some surreal "predictions" is not surprising either. So, let us take a look at what the six terrifying predictions proposed by Hawking are.
First, let’s talk about the three things that are going on. The first one is “ artificial intelligence may surpass humans and eventually lead to the demise of mankind” . As we all know, humans have been keen on studying various robots and in recent years, hoping that these things can help us do things in the future.
Artificial intelligence
However, Hawking expressed great concern about this. He believed that if the development of artificial intelligence is not restricted, then sooner or later they will have their own "consciousness", or that they can determine the best choice by themselves, thus becoming Have to stop being so obedient.
Hawking specifically said about this issue in an interview, "By then it may redesign itself at an ever-increasing speed. Human beings are limited by the speed of biological evolution and cannot compete with it, and will eventually be surpassed."
Hawking is worried about artificial intelligence Beyond humans
The previous incident of AlphaGo defeated several world-famous Go players made people feel very scared. After all, this method is only based on algorithms and will not be sleepy or hungry. "thinking" is not affected by any external factors The artificial intelligence does seem better than humans. So despite the fact that human technology is progressing on the surface, secretly the crisis predicted by Hawking may have already begun to unfold.
The second prophecy is that mankind is facing an existential crisis . I believe that this prophecy was thought to be groundless in the past few years. However, as the virus has ravaged the world in recent years, , turmoil and more and more frequent Extreme weather disasters make people feel that "the end of the world" may really be around the corner.
Extreme Weather
In Hawking's eyes, he never thought that humans could continue to live on the earth for 1,000 years with the current "confusion operation". Therefore, in order to cope with the crisis of survival, human beings must abandon the earth, look up to the stars, and find a new place to stay in the vast universe . If you still only look at your feet, you are destroying yourself.
Hawking said: "Humanity has entered an increasingly dangerous period. We have experienced many life-and-death events. Due to the selfish and greedy genetic code carried in human genes, we are plundering the earth's resources bit by bit and cannot Put all your eggs in one basket and don't place your bets on one planet."
Human beings should immigrate as soon as possible
The third prediction is that transgenic technology will destroy mankind , which is actually gene editing technology , it is better to say that Hawking is worried that humans will abuse " gene editing ". If you have watched the recently released "Jurassic World 3", you will find that when gene editing technology is released, many things are not as simple as humans think.
Gene editing technology
For example, the mutated and enhanced version of the locust created in the movie almost caused a worldwide disaster. When developing this creature, researchers swore that it could be controlled and suppressed using technology, but in reality But it shows the power of 's "gene mutation" .
In this case, gene editing has been explicitly banned by many countries, but this cannot stop interested people from secretly researching and manufacturing .
Terrifying mutated locusts
The above three are prophecies that are currently taking place, while the remaining three prophecies are more about the more distant future. Hawking's fourth prediction is that humans will be able to achieve "time travel" in the future, obviously by using the so-called wormhole .
Realizing time travel
The fifth prophecy is that the earth will become a fireball in the future, maybe because of changes in the sun, or maybe because of human beings' own actions. In short, by then, the earth will become uninhabitable by any living thing, and the oceans covering the earth will also disappear in this huge fire.
The earth will turn into a fireball
The last prediction is also very worrying to many people, and that is about aliens . In Hawking's view, humans should not have too high illusions about aliens, because once communication or contact is established, the earth may face an invasion by aliens. In his view, humans' frantic search for extraterrestrial signals and even exposure of their own location may send civilization on the "path to destruction" in advance.
Why is Hawking so afraid of aliens? In his opinion, is the universe "peaceful" or "dark"?
Why did Hawking say not to mess with aliens
In fact, judging from Hawking's attitude towards aliens, he very did not approve of people's current crazy search for extraterrestrial civilizations. Because in his opinion, mankind's current technological level is too low, and it is at the bottom of the food chain in the universe.
food chain
In this case, aliens will most likely not bring sugar and roses when they arrive, but will destroy the entire human civilization and take away all the resources of the earth.
Just imagine, there will be conflicts, , and even wars among humans due to uneven distribution of interests and resources. What's more, what about aliens who are not of the same species as humans? The alien civilizations that have survived in the universe for many years are not "Mothers" . They may have no mercy.
Hawking said, "If aliens visit us, I think the result may be similar to when Columbus set foot on the American continent. That is not a good thing for the local Indians ."
Columbus who landed in the Americas and the Indians People
In fact, many science fiction authors have similar views on alien civilization to Hawking. Liu Cixin Let’s not talk about it. The invasion of the Trisolarans and the dark forest theory may make your ears grow calloused.
Foreign science fiction author Lem pointedly pointed out in "Solasli Planet" that extraterrestrial life and humans may be completely different existences. Two species raised in different environments rarely resonate, so everything created and pursued by humans may not be meaningful in the eyes of aliens.
Alien invasion of the earth
is like Human beings stop next to an ant nest and look at the ants coming and going outside the ant nest. They are not curious about what each ant is doing. They are doing this again today. What the extended family contributed.
Because this is meaningless to us, if we are in a bad mood, we can even easily kick the anthill over , and then leave the scene leisurely, will not feel any guilt . Seeing this, everyone must understand why Hawking said not to mess with aliens, because then they will be the "people" standing outside the "Earth".
People don’t care about ants, just like aliens don’t care about people
So, should humans continue to keep their heart of exploration? What choice should we make now?
Continue to explore and stay sane
In recent years, an entertainment method has emerged in which opens a blind box . In fact, for humans, today's universe is like a "Russian doll"-style blind box . The difference is that the things in this matryoshka are not exactly the same, and the properties are also good and bad.
Exploring the universe may open a "black hole" blind box
Therefore, the that humans take risks may be a surprise, or it may be bad news . But even so, in order to advance science and technology and get access to "thousands of stars" as soon as possible, we still have to open it. However, when exploring these blind boxes, you must also think carefully and stay rational.
After fully understanding the conflicts that may arise between aliens and us, we should put down some beautiful fantasies and instead arm ourselves more comprehensively. Make sure that, if it goes as predicted, we will try our best to win a chance.
Develop technology and arm yourself
When dealing with aliens, it is not advisable to be too conservative or too radical. What humans have to do is to envision more plans, and then let their civilization climb to a higher level before facing invasion.
You must know that whether it is the human world or the universe, has always been the law of the jungle and . Only if we are strong enough can we no longer be afraid of threats.
In the face of invasion, we have the ability to resist
. But before we are completely powerful, whether we are sending signals or establishing connections, we need to be more careful. must be truly prepared for a rainy day.
People don’t care about ants, just like aliens don’t care about people
So, should humans continue to keep their heart of exploration? What choice should we make now?
Continue to explore and stay sane
In recent years, an entertainment method has emerged in which opens a blind box . In fact, for humans, today's universe is like a "Russian doll"-style blind box . The difference is that the things in this matryoshka are not exactly the same, and the properties are also good and bad.
Exploring the universe may open a "black hole" blind box
Therefore, the that humans take risks may be a surprise, or it may be bad news . But even so, in order to advance science and technology and get access to "thousands of stars" as soon as possible, we still have to open it. However, when exploring these blind boxes, you must also think carefully and stay rational.
After fully understanding the conflicts that may arise between aliens and us, we should put down some beautiful fantasies and instead arm ourselves more comprehensively. Make sure that, if it goes as predicted, we will try our best to win a chance.
Develop technology and arm yourself
When dealing with aliens, it is not advisable to be too conservative or too radical. What humans have to do is to envision more plans, and then let their civilization climb to a higher level before facing invasion.
You must know that whether it is the human world or the universe, has always been the law of the jungle and . Only if we are strong enough can we no longer be afraid of threats.
In the face of invasion, we have the ability to resist
. But before we are completely powerful, whether we are sending signals or establishing connections, we need to be more careful. must be truly prepared for a rainy day.
