Chapter 846: Practical Rationality
Although until now, as a "half-human, half-weird" atypical human individual, Joan has not fully integrated into human society, but he does not lack self-awareness and social responsibility as a human being.
If there is such a day, Joan will never treat the Pelydon group as he is at the moment. He will take the stand of an "outsider" who looks at the disaster that may lead to the extinction of mankind, and will do everything he can, even at the expense of his own life. Do your part to save human civilization.
From Delin Town to Leiden Port, and then to Midgard City, Joan felt that he was a very lucky person.
Because along the way, he met too many good people, many more good people than bad people.
These kind-hearted people have no obligation to show kindness to this unlovable "monster" at all. However, everyone is so enthusiastic and kind, and they show their sincerity to him, which makes him unable to not be moved.
The greatest thing about human emotions is that they promote each other. How you treat others will treat you with the same attitude; on the contrary, if others treat you well, you have an obligation to treat them better.
For a long time, Qiao An always felt that he could not show the same sincere love back to relatives and friends.
He occasionally treats others well, and on the surface it seems that he is sincere.
However, only he knows in his heart that when he expresses kindness to others, he always realizes on a rational level that he must fulfill his obligation to repay kindness with kindness, and must take up this unshirkable responsibility before taking action.
If loving someone requires absolutely rational calculations and logical reasoning before being put into action, rather than emotional impulse, can it still be considered "true love"?
Do the passions and desires erupting in the human brain originate from the "human nature" of the soul, or is it an alchemical reaction produced by countless brain cells after precise calculations, and then sends instructions to the limbs to perform their obligations?
"Human nature" is like a "black box". Irrational passion cannot open this "black box", so can an algorithm based on rationality open it?
If it can be opened, if human nature can be shaped and manipulated at the algorithmic level, and then emotions can be edited and designed precisely, is this really a good thing for human civilization?
These questions, Joan still can't come up with the answer.
He is only sure of one thing, as long as there are people who treat him well in the world, he has the obligation to protect them, and then he has the obligation to treat the relatives and friends of the other party, and the relatives and friends of relatives and friends, until he extends his obligations to all human beings, to those who have responsibilities. Defend the entire human civilized society.
This logical chain is not impeccable, but Joan would rather follow the far-fetched conclusion drawn by his reasoning.
Because he had a hunch that if he didn't force himself to identify with humanity, integrate into society, and treat humans kindly, he would slide to the other extreme and become a monster that was completely anti-human, anti-society, and anti-human.
With his talent for casting spells and his almost ruthless rational mind, if he slips to the other extreme, over time, the threat to human society will be far more terrifying than the combination of the "primitive order" and the "conquering order". It is no exaggeration to say that it is a "natural disaster in human form".
The essence of "asceticism" is to avoid greater pain by abstaining from a relatively small desire.
For example, if a person is determined to quit drinking, it is indeed painful to overcome the desire to drink, but it can help him avoid greater pain-health being destroyed by alcohol.
Joan's choice obeys the same logic.
In the world of self-awareness, he is like the last human survivor in the world, clinging to the only driftwood in front of him in the vast ocean, he is not only saving himself, but also trying to save all mankind.
In this hypothetical world, if he were overwhelmed by exhaustion and despair and let go of the driftwood in his hand, he would die and human society would cease to exist.
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Descending the mountain without any risk, Joan and the others rushed to the "Raccoon Village" near the foot of the mountain according to the magic text message sent by Major James.
Major James' temporary headquarters is located in this village.
Joan and the others landed at the entrance of the village, and guards immediately came to meet them and lead them to Mr. Major's barracks.
Major James has already learned about the general situation of the battle on the mountain from the magic text message sent by Arnold, but he still wants to hear the whole process of the battle from the person involved.
Arnold was in charge of reporting, and other companions occasionally chimed in to add details.
On such occasions, Joan always seemed to have no sense of presence, and he took great pleasure in it.
After listening to Arnold's report, Major James repeatedly confirmed that they had realized the intention of this operation more perfectly than he expected, and his face could not hide his joy.
The outstanding performance of the special operations team basically gave the Peleton family of Bailun Mountain a death sentence.
The operation thus far has been a complete success, and Major James will be rewarded by his superiors for it.
Of course, he will not treat hard-working young people badly. In addition to the 10 practice points agreed at the beginning, he also rewarded the eight members who participated in the surprise attack with 5 practice points each.
With 15 internship points, the purchasing power on campus is equivalent to 1,500 Gold Duga, not to mention a big step towards the graduation standard. Everyone is very happy.
In addition to the point rewards provided by the military, Joan and the others also had a special prize during their trip, which was the large bag of Perry winter eggs that Holden brought back.
These eggs are nominally Joan's research samples.
In fact, he didn't need so many samples at all, and he had already figured out the details of Peridon, so it would be useless to ask for these eggs.
The reason why Holden asked Holden to collect Pelydon's eggs was mainly because he didn't want to see this kind and sentimental young poet endure inner suffering and destroy the eggs against his original intention.
Now more than 20 beast eggs are piled up in the barracks, and each one is as big as a honeydew melon. Joan looked a little worried, scratched his head, and said to Audrey: "Why don't you put these Pelidons together?" Are the eggs equally divided?"
"Pelidon is not a pet suitable for keeping in the city. I want these beast eggs to be useless, so I will give them to you." Audrey said nonchalantly.
"Don't be disgusted! These beast eggs are all money!" Hailar was full of interest. "Perhaps you don't know yet, don't you? The 'Species Museum' in Castle Donning offers rewards all year round to buy all kinds of monster eggs! If you send these Perydon's eggs to the Species Museum, they can be sold for a lot of money!"
"Since this is the case, Sister Caimi, you can sell all the eggs that Joan can't use, and we will wait for the money."
Holden's proposal won the unanimous support of everyone, so it was decided.
Thanks to the book friend: tce, this week rewarded 600 starting coins