15. Atoms and microorganisms
On the display, the distribution of the earth's surface, sea and land is clearly visible. Not only the vast expanse of blue water, but also the serpentine cracks in the reddish-brown hills can be counted. Qu Zhaodi couldn't help but compare, the overall clarity of Google Maps is indeed not up to this level, and if you want to see a certain place on the earth, you must do local magnification.
Birdman continues: "Although the earth was formed as early as 4.6 billion years ago, the beginning of life can only be traced back to the Cambrian period 500 million years ago, based on a simple fossil specimen of a trilobite. The history of life on earth is so short, and it is carefully divided into 11 different epochs of the Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras. These actions of you earthlings fall into the eyes of life that has existed in the universe for tens of billions of years, like a clown jumping off the beam. ”
The rude ridicule, like a dead leaf falling on the water, could not arouse the emotional splash, but the night breeze blew, which made Qu Zhaodi shiver slightly, and a strange surprise rose in his heart.
Birdman deliberately opened with the birth of the solar system and the earth, and he began to understand what the purpose was, and his gaze moved to the right monitor, which still seemed to be closed.
"Your understanding of the history of the earth is biased, and your understanding of Hermes is much the same, and you are really slapping you in the face." Qu Zhaodi corrected the birdman, "There are far more than 11 earth epochs, and there are Archean and Proterozoic before the Paleozoic Era. Therefore, the beginning of life on Earth is not in the Cambrian period, but can be traced back to 3.6 billion years ago, the emergence of cyanobacteria. These chloroplast-free, single-celled prokaryotes are capable of oxygen-producing photosynthesis, and aerobic organisms emerge and evolve after the Earth's atmosphere transitions from anaerobic to aerobic. In addition to aerobic organisms, there have also been anaerobic organisms on the earth, such as Rhodospira, which can carry out primitive photosynthetic phosphorylation. Of course, none of these microorganisms have been around 10 billion years old. When you talk about tens of billions of years of life, do you mean Horn? ”
"It's the Dark Star!"
The Birdman was furious again, and probably the word "Horn" was indeed a great shame to him, and no etiquette was as important as fighting back against such an insulting title.
"Alright, Darkcore." Qu Zhaodi compromised, then pretended to wipe his ears and said, "The development history of the earth's creatures has been supplemented, and the history of your dark star, I will listen to it." ”
The Birdman probably took a deep breath before suppressing his anger, and then replied, "The formation and development of dark stars is simply divided into two parts, that is, before the Big Bang, it is called the first half of the night, and after the Big Bang, it is called the second half of the night. ”
"The first half of the night ~ the second half of the night ~ it is not easy for highly intelligent beings to find such an easy-to-understand metaphor in the sea of words." Qu Zhaodi couldn't help but want to laugh.
Birdman again offers to forgive his ignorance with tolerance, as long as he doesn't mention "Horn".
"The original state of the universe is called the singularity, and it is said that it is a zero-dimensional space formed after the collapse of the once large space of the universe, which has the characteristics of infinite density, infinite heat, infinitely high temperature, and infinitely small volume. All the scientific theories on your earth say that there is nothing in the singularity in the zero-dimensional theory, and even the existence itself is extremely illusory, but in fact you are wrong, because there is a particle in the singularity: the particle. ”
"Before the singularity erupted to form the universe, it actually contained actual matter, and that substance was Ga ? Qu Zhaodi was very surprised when he heard it. He knew that Aga is an isotope of hydrogen, and that two Agon atoms can form a hydrogen molecule, and that Aga is a nuclide that does not contain neutrons in its atoms, but is composed of a proton and an electron.
The birdman observed the change in his expression carefully, and saw that he was no stranger to the Aga Human, so he nodded and said, "As you guessed, we can be called both gaseous and proton people, because we are hydrogen-type creatures that evolved from the Aga atoms. ”
"Haha! It's so funny, I'm talking to a ball of hydrogen? And this mass of hydrogen is telling me that the species to which he belongs is the same age as the universe? Qu Zhaodi scratched his head in disbelief.
"Ignorant earthling, what the hell are you suspicious?" The birdman couldn't bear it anymore and had a seizure, "The Aga atom is ubiquitous in the universe, it appeared at the beginning of the formation of the universe, and what is so strange about the birth of objects in it?" Don't use your ignorance as the criterion for judging the truth, the truth is! ”
"Facts are the only criterion for judging truth, well, I accept that, but what is the evolutionary process of you hydrogen proton people? What kind of cosmic conditions do they rely on to survive? I can't wait to find out. ”
This is the attitude that a seeker of truth should have, and the birdman is very satisfied, and he continues to answer arrogantly. In his own words, it's to put down his body.
"Like the principle of the birth of life on Earth, Proton Man originated from microorganisms that evolved from the atom of Ao. Of course, the term microbes are used here to refer to particles that have developed consciousness and can swim in a given direction according to their own wishes, and I can only say that they are tinier than cyanobacteria on Earth. As for how the consciousness of the atoms came about, with all due respect, I have no comment, and it may have been caused by the violent friction between the atoms, or perhaps because of the stimulus of some kind of matter during the Big Bang, which is still inconclusive. In short, the origin of life is itself an inexplicable miracle, so why can you earthlings say that the emergence of cyanobacteria can really find a reasonable theoretical basis for explanation? ”
Well, this is true, any life can only gain a place in the universe after going through countless tests, so it deserves respect. But if one day, this life becomes an aggressor, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be respected by other beings. Qu Zhaodi replied.
"Don't go too far, the war for survival is also worthy of respect, and if you are defeated, it will only prove that the natural law of survival of the fittest is universal in the entire universe."
Qu Zhaodi snorted in his nose, "Okay, let's not mention the heavy topic of war today, and continue to discuss the origin of different kinds of creatures." The formation of life must have the planet as the carrying basis, just as human beings and the earth are interdependent and inseparable. And what about your planet? You would never say that the dark matter star appeared after the birth of the proton people, this order of life first and then home is incredible! ”
"Stupid earthling!" This is the mantra of the Birdman, "On the dark matter, whenever there is an unbelievable phenomenon, people will do their best to find all kinds of ways to eliminate the false and retain the truth, until the final conclusion is reached, and they will not always be skeptical like you and finally give up the exploration." This may be the reason why we are far more civilized than yours. ”
"So, am I right?" Qu Zhaodi was surprised.