Time migration of classic novels

Reflections on Reading of Time Immigrants

What is science fiction about? First of all, what we don't have in reality is "illusion", and then it must conform to scientific principles, so it is science fiction. Therefore, it is very difficult to write science fiction works, which requires both imagination and scientific shackles. This is a skill. In this respect, engineer Liu is the best in China. A three-body novel seems unparalleled, and his scattered short stories are also shining with different charm, such as New Time Migration.

This new book is actually old wine in a new bottle. Many short stories of 14 actually came out very early. As the title, Time Migration should be a new work with the same style as before. All the stories are about the scientific explanation and the expression of its influence on reality, such as the explanation of the concept in Collapse and the description of Hubble's redshift in Mountain, which are very easy to understand through the form of stories. In addition to science fiction, there are more imaginations from the technical level-The Journey to the West's imagination of pacifying Europe after Zheng He's voyage to the West created a context for the development of another world, which is reasonable and reasonable; In Mirror Image, is it possible to recreate a virtual synchronous world when the computer can completely simulate the real dynamics in the system? Will humans really live in the server in the future, or will they live in a smaller posture? This idea runs through several stories, such as micro-era and time migration ... A large number of imaginations based on scientific trends flow in words and stories, causing not only emotions and excitement.

Science is just a tool, and exploration is endless. What we have is only a small part of what we have touched, but we can extend and expand according to scientific principles, and expansion begins with imagination. In this respect, the role of science fiction is particularly great, and it can even be regarded as a pioneer force in the growth of civilization. Just like Nolan's Inception and Interstellar, the scientific spirit behind such blockbusters makes the whole movie far more than wonderful stories and beautiful expressions. Beyond science fiction, there may be more human thinking-this is the key to determining the future of science. Technology can be divided into apocalypse technology and shura technology. The former makes us more beautiful, while the latter gives us more threats. Its essence lies in human nature. What should we do when there is no more privacy? Is it acceptable to solve the problem of human survival by modifying human genes? Is it worth sacrificing your life to know an answer? What can we do when all knowledge no longer needs to be learned and can be implanted through technology? Every question is actually asking about human nature. Science is often cold, even cruel, depending on how we deal with it. In this respect, Liu is very pragmatic, and his rich imagination has traces of landing-the scientist who walked on the altar of truth of Tao was most impressed, and the last one was Hawking, who used a question "What is the purpose of the universe?" It stumped those with higher civilization, and this sentence later evolved into a realistic question: what is the purpose of life? I'm afraid those unanswered questions are more meaningful and need our exploration and efforts. The answer is often the end and the limit. Many times what we have will trap us. This is the meaning of science fiction-jumping out of those difficulties, jumping out of those answers and continuing to deduce. ...

Where are we going? No one knows, but if we return to human nature and heart, at least we will be more powerful even if there is no answer. Liu's novels have many forms of expression. For example, in The Devourer, an alien invader named Daya initially said to human beings: "There are many things to talk about, but don't talk about it from a moral point of view. In the universe, that thing is meaningless. " Finally, Daya said, "We are finally talking about morality again." After war and confrontation, collision and friction, we may eventually return to some metaphysical things, such as philosophy, which can be triggered by science fiction. We can't foresee the outcome, but we can predict it in some way, which requires scientific rationality and uncontrollable sensibility in human nature.

Reading Liu's novels is like traveling through time and space. From the past to the present, from the present to the future, the imagination with scientific wings has a reason to fly. This is inspiration and the key to human progress. We readers follow this rule. Learning to think in language is related to both rationality and humanity. Only by combining the two can we perceive the dawn of the future era.