Chapter 248 Planetary Life Form
Seeing that Ye Zhen actually appeared in other programs.
And it was in the form of a guest, and everyone felt that it was bright.
It's a pity that not many people watch Liu Yan's show.
Even after Ye Zhen’s program became popular on Yangcheng TV station.
It brought a lot of traffic to the TV station.
But except for Ye Zhen's show, the other shows are still not watched by many people.
This is the embarrassment of traditional media now.
Let me just say one thing, not many people are watching the Spring Festival Gala now.
It no longer tastes like it once did.
So when Ye Zhen appeared on Liu Yan's show, it really surprised everyone.
But if you think Liu Yan is just a vase, then you are totally wrong.
As a host, Liu Yan still has basic skills.
"The topic we are going to talk about today is environmental protection and life."
"Everyone now knows that environmental protection is an urgent matter."
"We have invited three guests today."
"Let's see what they think." After Liu Yan finished speaking, the camera had shifted to Expert Tan.
But many viewers came here to see Liu Yan.
Now the close-up of the camera is for Expert Tan, and everyone is picking up their mobile phones to play.
Expert Tan said directly: "Encirclement has become more and more important in recent years."
"Our country has also made a lot of efforts to pursue carbon neutrality."
"Environmental protection is not a matter of one person, but concerns the entire Blue Star."
"If we humans continue to develop like this without restraint."
"Sooner or later the entire Blue Star will be destroyed due to the greenhouse effect."
What this environmental expert said sounds a bit alarmist.
Professor Huang spoke next.
"I very much agree with Expert Tan. Life is all closely related."
"Protecting Blue Star means protecting ourselves."
"Environmental protection is indeed very necessary."
"This is to protect us humans, for the continuation of our lives, for the sake of our future generations, and at the same time, it is also saving Blue Star." After Professor Huang finished speaking, it was Ye Zhen's turn.
Ye Zhen read the previous speeches of the two people and finally understood why no one watched this show.
It's a miracle to be able to maintain above-average ratings.
How could anyone like to read such boring topics and discussions?
However, it is in line with the current mainstream consciousness and values.
Liu Yan looked at Ye Zhen with a smile, "Teacher Ye, it's your turn now."
Ye Zhen just said simply.
"Humans are too arrogant."
Ok? Everyone in front of the TV already felt something was wrong when they heard Ye Zhen's words.
Ye Zhen continued to laugh: "Why do you think humans can destroy Blue Star?"
"Just because of our little so-called pollution or something?"
"Not to mention Blue Star, not even humans themselves can destroy it."
"Even if all the nuclear bombs are launched now, it will only destroy human beings."
"The Blue Star is still intact."
"Humans think too highly of themselves." Ye Zhen shook his head.
"And regarding environmental protection, do you know that the carbon emissions emitted by wealthy people per private jet flight are many times the carbon emissions emitted by an ordinary person in a year?"
"Ten times, this is just a minimum estimate."
"So we usually use paper straws and other environmentally friendly things to reduce emissions and so on."
“The carbon emissions saved in a lifetime may not be as much as the carbon dioxide emitted by all the wealthy people’s private jets in one day.”
Everyone watching TV was shocked.
This was the first time they had heard this point of view.
"It turns out that the rich who often talk about environmental protection are the least environmentally friendly."
"It's so funny that other people pollute the environment like this and we ordinary people should bear the responsibility."
"Environmental protection? It's just a business."
You're going eco-friendly over there with paper straws.
Even if you buy a mobile phone, there is no charger.
Other rich people are emitting carbon dioxide over there.
This is the truth.
Especially those who like to create environmentally friendly characters the most.
"So global warming has nothing to do with you, us ordinary people."
"Understood?" Ye Zhen said directly: "Stop paying for the so-called environmental protection."
"You don't think you are saving Blue Star, do you?" Ye Zhen smiled.
Expert Tan on the side didn't know what to say for a moment.
Because what Ye Zhen said is indeed true.
At the individual level, the annual carbon emissions of an ordinary person are simply disproportionate to the carbon emissions of the top rich.
The smallest among them hold the most wealth and produce the most carbon emissions.
Now they ask you to be environmentally friendly, ride a bicycle to work, and use environmentally friendly bags.
It's so ridiculous.
After listening to it, the audience seemed to be enlightened.
"I understand, so what if I waste it all by myself?"
"Most of the trouble is not with us. It turns out it's all the fault of those rich people."
"Laughing to death, is this the power of money?"
Professor Huang, the biology professor on the side, couldn't help it.
"But we are indeed polluting the environment, aren't we?"
"This is undermining Blue Star."
"Blue Star is shared by all of us." Professor Huang asked.
Ye Zhen just told a very shocking statistic.
"Do you know?"
“Ordinary people in the bottom 50% of incomes account for only 8% of carbon emissions.”
"Climate issues are discussed every year." "Ten years ago, we said that the maximum temperature increase could only be degrees Celsius. No matter how high it was, it would not work. The world would be destroyed and finished."
"But later we found that the carbon emissions could not be suppressed at all, so we finally relented and said we couldn't do it anymore. 2 degrees Celsius is the limit."
"No matter how advanced human beings are, they will destroy the entire Blue Star."
"What happens next? degrees Celsius, now 3 degrees."
Ye Zhen's words were like needles inserted into the hearts of Expert Tan and Professor Huang.
At the same time, the same goes for every ordinary person watching the show.
"Yes, I heard talk about the greenhouse effect and greenhouse gases when I was a child, but now I rarely hear about it."
"Didn't we say before that if the global temperature exceeds degrees Celsius, the global temperature will rise, the glaciers will melt, and humankind will perish?"
"This is not caused by us ordinary people, right?"
"Hey guys, it turns out that the carbon emissions we have been frugal with are all being enjoyed by the rich?"
Obviously, the luxurious life of these rich people is the biggest carbon emissions.
But they didn't stop and asked us to ride our bicycles to work.
What about saving electricity? Nowadays, cars also use oil instead of electricity.
Someone just said.
"Aren't you hating the rich?"
"That's right, you can do this if you have money."
And these people are complete fools.
Others openly say that environmental protection is everyone's business, and everyone must contribute.
You go to protect the environment, while others are secretly emitting large amounts of emissions.
The richest 10% of people account for 50% of emissions.
How to say now?
When the government issues an environmental protection policy, it is of course aimed at ordinary people.
But originally ordinary people did not have much carbon emissions.
The top 10% of people, who account for 50% of carbon emissions, are not affected at all.
Ye Zhen whispered: "We are all human beings, and Blue Star belongs to everyone. Why do others emit so much and don't have to abide by the same obligations?"
"We are just ordinary people, but we have to worry about what carbon emissions to implement. It is simply ridiculous."
Ye Zhen's words resonated with everyone.
Some people who claim to be environmentalists now feel how stupid they are.
"As for those who want to destroy Blue Star, it's even funnier to protect Blue Star."
"Blue Star doesn't care about these little things at all."
"Because for Blue Star, environmental protection has no meaning at all."
Biologist Professor Huang said disdainfully: "What? Are you Blue Star? How do you know Blue Star doesn't care?"
Expert Tan has nothing to say now, because he is famous for his environmental protection work.
Why do you want to be environmentally friendly?Because this is the most profitable business in the past ten years.
It’s not that he loves the environment.
But Ye Zhen directly pointed out the most acute contradiction.
This environmentally friendly thing is no different from being funny.
Ye Zhen turned his head to look at Professor Huang and said, "You are right, Blue Star does have its own consciousness."
"She is a living being."
After hearing what Ye Zhen said, Professor Huang immediately laughed, "Hahaha, kid, you have read too many novels. Do you think Blue Star is alive?"
Expert Tan seems to have seen a way to regain his position.
"Teacher Ye, what you said is a bit disrespectful."
"How could Blue Star be a living thing?"
The audience watching the show thought so too.
"How can a planet be alive? This is impossible."
"Do you think it's Unicron?"
Obviously everyone felt that what Ye Zhen said was outrageous.
But Ye Zhen was explaining.
"Scientists have been searching for extraterrestrial life since we began exploring the universe."
"At the beginning, they used our blue star as a standard and thought if there was life."
"It will definitely be similar to the environment of our Blue Star. There should be water, oxygen and other things."
"So they used the Blue Star environment as a necessary template for life to search for other life in the universe."
"But as science develops, the definition of life is also changing."
"Why does life need oxygen? Why does life need water?"
"Later on, various ideas emerged. Is it possible that life on other planets does not necessarily need water?"
"It doesn't have to be the same environment as our Blue Star?"
"Maybe what others are breathing is carbon dioxide? Or is it sulfur dioxide?"
"Even life is not necessarily carbon-based."
"Silicon-based life, energy life, digital life of artificial intelligence, plasma life, soul life, electromagnetic wave life, etc."
This is also what scientists know after the development of science later.
Life is not limited to the environment of our blue star, and it is more likely not limited to carbon-based life.
Therefore, many science fiction works later contained silicon-based life forms and artificial intelligence digital life.
Nowadays, artificial intelligence AI, the most popular chat gtp, some people say that this artificial intelligence already has its own consciousness.
Some people even claim that this AI has passed the Turing test.
So there are various styles of life.
"Then why can't Blue Star itself be a living body?" Ye Zhen asked a question.
After the audience heard Ye Zhen's words, everyone began to think.
Our thinking is indeed limited.
Why does life have to be like a human being?
Why does life need water and is it carbon-based? But Professor Huang snorted coldly on the side, "You are deceiving the public with your lies, but you should provide evidence."
Expert Tan did not expect that a young man like Ye Zhen could have such clear and sharp logic and words.
At first, he thought Ye Zhen was just here to be a vase.
Because Ye Zhen looked like he had just graduated from college.
"In fact, the entire Blue Star, the mountains, rivers, oceans and lakes, everything that flies in the sky, runs on the ground, swims in the water, everything is just a part of the life form of Blue Star."
"This is the Gaia hypothesis." Ye Zhen said it.
(End of this chapter)