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The 6-episode fantasy comedy "Good Omens" co-produced by BBC and Amazon tells the story of the imminent end of the world in 2018, the frequent occurrence of visions in the world, the recruitment of troops from both good and evil, and the imminent battle of heaven and hell.
The audience relishes nothing more than the wonderful relationship between the angel Aziraphale and the devil Crowley that spans the entire human history and transcends friendship, but at the same time, the inconceivable magic of precise predictions and countdown to the end of the story is indeed attractive. the intense interest of the audience.
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"Doomsday Sentiment", with the continuous development of human history itself:
A solar eclipse, an earthquake, or a volcanic eruption in ancient times was enough to destroy a belief, a city or a country, so religion and worship of gods arose, believing that natural disasters came from God's punishment, and the end of the day came from human nature The selfishness and blasphemy of God, but then again, from the perspective of today, whether it is Nuwa mending the sky and Hou Yi shooting the sun, or Noah's Ark, these unique doomsday stories are essentially derived from the depths of human hearts. Fear - Uncertainty about the unknown and doubt about your own safety;
The advent of the Great Voyage Age has gradually improved the geographical map, the world has become a whole, the earth is no longer the center of the universe, and the theory that the creator created man has also been denied by the theory of evolution. Without stagnation due to ideological progress, the virus has become a new demon, and the ships that travel around are the high-quality carriers of virus transmission. In the age of backward medical conditions, the new doomsday crisis has made mankind once again aware of its own insignificance.
Then, after centuries of long waiting, wars and riots could not stop the progress of science and technology, the popularization of the Internet brought about three-dimensional emancipation of the mind, and the world was unprecedentedly "small", so small that a mobile phone screen can contact anyone in the world. This fantasy, which was previously only read in science fiction, has now become a part of daily life.
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But even so, the shadows of doomsday still follow, with the 2012 Mayan doomsday prophecy as the pinnacle:
According to the predictions of the Mayan calendar, it is said that the world we live in has five cycles of destruction and rebirth - each cycle is the so-called "solar period". According to this legend, in the fourth "solar period", and around December 21, 2012 will be the beginning of the "fifth solar period", after which the world will enter "autumn", life in the northern hemisphere will dry up and die, and civilization will die. will also disintegrate.
The prophecy has heated up because of the disaster film "2012" directed by Roland Emmerich, which has caused heated discussions around the world. Some people who believe in the doomsday prophecy are sitting at home and waiting for the moment to come; supplies, and escaped into the air-raid shelter with their families; some walked to the rooftop, closed their eyes and took a step to end their lives...
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The society is undisciplined, people are in a panic, and people are facing a situation of dying at close range. People will lose their basic fighting spirit. In order to maintain social stability, government agencies have even released news many times to refute rumors.
People's inner world is indeed fragile, and they are born with a sense of insecurity about the world around them. The fear of losing makes many people lose themselves. original part. Therefore, even if the prophecy spreads nonsense, as long as there is reason and evidence, and survival dictates, it will gain the trust of people.
The famous scientist Hawking (who is interested in watching his biographical film "The Theory of Everything") is a practitioner and supporter of doomsday theory. Behind his unfathomable thoughts, there are two concerns about human civilization: one is The ecological deterioration of the earth itself brought about by excessive resource development, and the second is the darkness and coldness from the depths of the universe.
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Regarding Hawking's predictions during his lifetime, there are many versions circulating on the Internet. There are asteroids colliding with the earth in 2023, and the population explosion in 2600 will lead to the self-destruction of human civilization. Although they are all derived from so-called news reports and media interpretations, authenticity requires Make a big question mark.
However, Hawking did warn humans not to try to contact aliens. Liu Xinci must agree with this.
Liu Xinci's "Once upon Earth" series (ie "Three-Body Problem") is an epoch-making work of Chinese science fiction, and has a high reputation internationally, especially the second "Dark Forest" (the only one in Asia that won the Hugo Award for Best Long Story Award) is the most dazzling, and the book proposes the famous law of the dark forest:
(1) Survival is the first need of civilization, civilization continues to grow and expand, but the total amount of matter in the universe remains unchanged;
(2) Both parties cannot judge whether the other party is a well-intentioned civilization, which will form a chain of suspicion;
(3) The speed and acceleration of civilization progress are not necessarily the same. Under the premise of technological explosion, weak civilizations are likely to surpass powerful civilizations in a short period of time.
It can be deduced from this law: the universe is a dark forest, and every civilization is a hunter with a gun, sneaking in the forest like a ghost, gently pushing aside the branches in the way, trying not to let the footsteps make a little sound, even breathing. All had to be careful: he had to be careful, because there were hunters stalking like him everywhere in the woods, and if he found another life, there was only one thing he could do: shoot and destroy it. In this forest, others are hell, an eternal threat, and any life that exposes its existence will soon be wiped out.
Although the current understanding of aliens is still at the level of science fiction, in the face of the vast universe, you will not arbitrarily conclude that you are the only intelligent life.
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However, back to the topic, in what way will the world on which human beings live come to an end?
In the next few issues, we will talk about the end of the world through the colorful world of movies.
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