The World of Deities

Completion of this testimonial (new)
I read the last comment that finished this testimonial before I realized I had made another serious mistake.

I feel that I can't write the "principle" perfectly, and even feel that the principle is too great. As an ordinary person, I don't have the confidence to write it, and I am very unconfident, so I say that what I write is "the principle".

In the end, it caused a misunderstanding, making readers think that "Eternal Flame believes that the story and the truth are incompatible."

In fact, I think that the principle and the story are difficult to be compatible, and the reason and the story are the perfect combination.

Throwing away the theme first, the core of this book has always been the principle, not the truth.

Principles and principles have never been the same thing.

It was my mistake that I failed to draw the line between the two words in the book and in my testimonials.

Reasons and principles are intersecting but completely different concepts.

Basically, this term has three meanings.

One, the affairs, rules, and reason in life.

Second, the deeper meaning is also "the law of things".

Third, in the ancient classics, the deepest meaning of truth is also the reason for the birth of Dao, and it is an additional attribute of Dao.No one can understand this thing. There are countless interpretations of Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching, and there is no absolute authoritative interpretation, so don’t tell me which novelist can write this kind of truth.

So, in fact, the truth has only the first two meanings.

The most commonly used context of reasoning is almost always a kind of "fuzzy perception" existence in sense, experience, instinct, common sense, and life.

To give the simplest example, the Pythagorean theorem.

One, reason:
Now, a 3cm wooden strip and a 4cm wooden strip form a right angle, so an adult tells the child that the third wooden strip only needs to be 5cm to form a right triangle.

The child asked why, and the adult said, this is the Pythagorean theorem, if the two right-angled sides of a right angle are 3 and 4, then the hypotenuse is 5.

This is the truth, which can be vaguely perceived, knowing that this is the case, is essentially "what is this".

There are also some simple truths in daily life, such as rain on cloudy days, people who have to study hard, and soil that can grow crops. These are all truths.

Second, theorem:

The child further asked, what is the Pythagorean Theorem?
Therefore, the adults used various methods to prove the Pythagorean theorem.

So the question is, who can prove the Pythagorean theorem with stories?
I don't think anyone can do it at the moment, and no one has done it.

If I go back to ancient times and write a story in which the main character proves the Pythagorean theorem, then I would like to ask readers, is it the Pythagorean theorem itself that makes readers feel good, or is it because of the story that makes readers feel good?
Will the readers prove the Pythagorean theorem after they enjoy the story?
It seems that the Pythagorean theorem is not difficult to prove, so let's replace the Pythagorean theorem with Fermat's last theorem.

What is the result? The result is that readers do not understand Fermat's Last Theorem, and even suspect that the author may not really understand it, but they can understand the "reason" that "the protagonist can shock the academic world by proving Fermat's Last Theorem", so I am happy.

Readers are delighted by the reasoning in the story, but they still cannot understand Fermat's last theorem in essence, and will not feel any cool emotions from this theorem.

A theorem is "the why of a thing".

So, what is the principle?
Three, principle
The principle is the why of the why, the law of the law of things.

The most rigorous way to prove the Pythagorean Theorem needs to be axiomatic, which is like the content in "Elementary Geometry".

All theorems should come from axioms.

And the first principle that I mentioned repeatedly in the article is very clearly explained, and it is the core, most indispensable, and undeniable fundamental proposition in every discipline.

Fourth, what is the most important thing?
The most important thing is that truth can be perceived, can be vaguely realized in life, and can be fully integrated into the story, because stories and truth are both perceptual, instinctive, experiential and "experienced".

Reading novels and watching videos are essentially human beings using their bodies and brains to experience or simulate experiences, which are all physical reactions. Even emotions are mainly the effects of nerves and neurotransmitters.

However, the principle is different.

The principle is something that is completely beyond the perception of the human body. This thing itself cannot be determined by humans. When Laozi said "Tao", when Heraclitus said "Logos" and other Greek philosophers talked about "the origin of all things" At that time, this thing began to brew.

Only then did we know that there is an indescribable thing in this world, and that thing is the "first driving force" of this world, which can be called the source or the great way.

Then, this avenue, this source, this first impetus is the "first principle" of our entire universe.

But the problem is that this philosophical and perceptual "principle" is closer to a truth because it is too general.

Measured by the standard that we can do it when we understand it, do we really understand it? Obviously we don’t understand it.

The real principle is the foundation of the field of knowledge.

Like Newton's three laws, they are the principles of classical mechanics.

Can anyone tell me, how can a novelist write Newton's three laws into a story, and then let children who have never learned Newton's three laws understand classical mechanics through reading the story?
We can make up a story that an apple fell on Newton's head, making Newton understand Newton's three laws, but the story itself cannot explain Newton's three laws clearly, and we must use "explanation" or even rigorous proof methods. In the eyes of many readers, it is not a story, but a preaching.

The principle must have a rigorous proof process!

No reason.

Formally because the principle requires a rigorous proof process, I say that the story is incompatible with the principle.

Principles and principles are two-dimensional things.

You can vaguely perceive the truth, but for the truth, you must give up your instinct and use human reason and thinking to touch it.

I wrote 370 million words, but I failed to let readers distinguish the truth from the principle. It is my lack of writing ability, sorry.

simply put.

The reason why I say that the book of the gods is different is not because I am writing principles, but because I am writing principles.

Although I feel that I have failed to write the principles well and have been covering them up by writing the principles, I am indeed not writing the principles, but the principles.

Anyway, I don't want to lose face anymore, and I'm brazenly telling the truth. If some readers still can't distinguish the truth from the principle, and still feel that the principle can be written in a story, then I can't say anything.

So, you can say that Eternal Fire is really thick-skinned, and can boast that he is writing principles.

You can also say that Eternal Flame does not understand the principles, but writes the principles. It is too arrogant to write well.

You can also say that the story written by the Eternal Flame guy didn't integrate well with the truth.

You can also say that truth and story can be well integrated.

You can even say that someone can write the principle into the story, this is your freedom, but personally, I don't recommend saying that.

Maybe in the future, but not right now.

Even in sci-fi masterpieces such as "Three-Body Problem" and "I, Robot", the dark forest theory or the three laws of robotics, no matter how good they are, are still countless dimensions away from the principles.

This article is just a rational discussion, nothing else is involved.

To make a metaphor is:

After the truth is finished, you immediately feel that you understand.

After the principle is finished, you are at a loss and do not know what you are talking about. You need to mobilize your brain to think slowly before you can fully understand and apply it.

Finally, with a long sigh, my writing ability really needs to be improved. I wrote 370 million words, but failed to let readers understand that what I really wrote was actually the principle.

This is my biggest gain from writing this speech, and it is also a signal that I will continue to work hard to lay a solid foundation for writing.

Look, now I have the motivation to continue reading and studying.

The final testimonials are over and no further discussion of instructions.

I went to study hard!Hand-wrapping a red band around the forehead and clenching a fist expression!

For the new book!

(End of this chapter)