live long and prosper

Jacques 2022-04-23 06:01:02

Seeing similar science fiction films will always be amazed at the development of human imagination and technology. I don’t know if the invention of science and technology inspired people’s imaginative abilities, or people’s endless thinking drives the development of science and technology. However, it’s not wrong to use dialectics to say that the two blend together and promote each other. But what I want to sigh here is the result of the interaction between the two. Black holes, wormholes, conveyor belts, time-space rotations, and interstellar battles are amazing. At the same time, I can’t help but worry: When I see a planet being created by a black hole in an instant Swallowed, 6 billion people have since been annihilated, you really can't imagine whether technology will reach the point where people can't control it. I sometimes guess that maybe human society has cycled many times, from the so-called Big Bang (that can only be said for now) to the extinction of the planet. Such things happen over and over again, the evolution of various organisms, The changes in the universe, these are the only things we are doing repeatedly in each cycle.
Another insight is that the universe is big and an old topic, but every time you feel this, you have to surrender to it, because we are too small in comparison. "Send mayfly in heaven and earth, a drop in the ocean, mourning the need of my life, envy the infinity of the Yangtze River", this good fortune is too big and amazing, this alone is enough to make conceited people let go of pride, and make sinful people weep bitterly. , Let the kind-hearted people sing sincerely. I always think that a person who likes astronomy and geography is not bad. In most cases, these people are much more open-minded. Yes, nature itself has this kind of magic. When you think of your own insignificance, you will Learn to be humble, and you will be open-minded. There was a story that left me in a daze for a long time: two angels were playing between the planets or small stone pellets. An angel wanted to throw a projectile in his hand, and the angel next to him said to him: "Let’s put it down," little angel. Asked: "Why?", replied: "Nothing, that is the earth", and then continued to play. No explanation, someone should understand.
The universe is so big that there is indeed the same thing that can compete with it, and that is the brilliance of human nature. Kant said: "There are two things in the world that are deeply awe-inspiring: the same is the lofty moral law deep in the heart, and the same is the brilliant starry sky above the head." The magic of the universe and the beautiful conscience in human nature, no matter how the world changes, the eternal status of the two will not change, I think. An excellent film will always design one or both of these two things. The unshakable status of "Star Wars" is also because of this. Of course, the film will have commercial elements integrated, but it really Things that belong to the category of art are absolutely indispensable, otherwise it is absolutely a bad work.

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Star Trek: The Motion Picture quotes

  • Captain James T. Kirk: Mr. Scott, an alien object of unbelievable destructive power is less than three days away from this planet. The only starship in interception range is the Enterprise. Ready or not, she launches in twelve hours.

  • Commander Leonard 'Bones' McCoy, M.D.: Jim, we're down to ten minutes!