Lineage Theory and Mediocrity

The cultural tradition of the Laili people is to attribute everything to the gods.

Although this approach is easy and trouble-free, everything can be explained from religious classics, which makes Laili people not think about the meaning of life, and naturally they don't have too much confusion.

However, attributing the meaning of one's own existence to the illusory "god" undoubtedly reduces the subjective initiative of the ontology.

"Although their behavior looks very ridiculous, it is actually not inherently stupid, but because the intelligence of most individuals has not been developed to the maximum extent, and even some naturally intelligent ones have been wasted in vain. "

Talking here, Zhang Yuan remembered some short stories he heard during the Earth period. In some areas, it is very common for locals to rob foreigners. This seems to be their culture. They feel that since they are poor, it is natural to rob others.

There are also areas where begging has become commonplace.

When someone shows kindness and gives money to beggars, they will take it for granted without any gratitude. They believe that the gifts of others are guided by the gifts of the gods. Since it is guided by the gods, why should we be grateful?

But if it is done in a different way, such as asking the other party to throw a stone in the middle of the road to the side of the road, and then give them money, they are unwilling to do such a small matter within their ability, and even feel it is an insult...

This kind of thinking does exist on the earth, and it is difficult to change. Most of them are remote and poor countries.

Then, it is not surprising that it is extended to the Riley people in front of us.

"So, the culture of a civilization is very, very important, including the cultural heritage and spiritual core, which are the pillars of civilization's progress. Our new civilization has gradually come to the present because it has absorbed the excellent heritage of the earth's civilization."

Professor Yamamoto suddenly said on the side: "I discovered a very important point... The relationship based on the theory of blood should be the most common social structure in the universe. The 'race hierarchy' of the Riley people is actually a A deep-rooted blood theory. Some Laili people are born with noble blood, while others are born with low blood, and even... these low-race Laili people themselves think so."

"Just like our earth, many animal communities live in groups based on blood, such as wolves, lions, human tribes and clans, etc."

"Amplified to the universe, it should be the same... The probability of social creatures developing into intelligent civilizations is much greater than that of solitary creatures. Then, the mediocrity of most civilizations may have a lot to do with the theory of blood."

There is a proverb in the State of Xia: the dragon begets the dragon, the phoenix begets the phoenix, and the son of a mouse can make holes, which describes the theory of blood.

But the theory of bloodlines, a naturally formed system, is only applicable in the early stages of civilization. In the middle and late stages, the solidification of classes formed by the theory of bloodliness will become a hidden obstacle.

Even though all roads lead to Rome, don't forget that some people were originally born in Rome. When others are facing the scorching sun, enduring hunger and thirst, and rushing day and night, these born lucky ones are lying in the palace, comfortable Eating grapes and looking at the scenery has reached the end.

Under such unfair circumstances, it must be difficult for a civilization to truly realize its full potential. If you are born with a potential of 100, maybe you can only develop 1, or even 0.1, and you are already restricted by yourself, and you will not move forward.

"Yes, there is this kind of view in the history of new civilizations. The deep-rooted theory of blood has restricted a large number of civilizations. Then, I have another question..."

Zhang Yuan asked: "The theory of bloodliness must rely on sexual reproduction, which should be an important part of the theory of evolution. If it is asexual reproduction, everyone born from the same mother must be equal, so there is no theory of bloodlines and class hierarchy." Why is it that most of the lives we encounter are sexual reproduction? Or, most of them are bisexual reproduction, why can't they be three-sexual, four-sexual, and five-sexual?"

Human beings have encountered quite a few alien species, and several different alien civilizations have been investigated.

Both human beings and Gliese people are bisexual, including the creatures on these two planets, and most of them are bisexual.

Although the Badit people imprisoned in the virtual space can reproduce unisexually, they can also reproduce bisexually. The etiquette of the Badit people meeting is to exchange germ cells, which are stored in their own cysts. In most cases, they will choose bisexual reproduction instead of parthenogenesis.

The Riley civilization I just came into contact with seems to be mainly sexual reproduction...

This has led to a certain degree of uniformity in a large number of different civilizations. Although everyone has different appearances and different body structures, there are similarities in some core aspects.

"Mr. Captain, the answer is simple."

Biologist Ichiro Yamamoto explained: "Because the mutation ability of asexual reproduction is weak, the evolution rate is extremely slow. When encountering environmental changes, or the invasion of malignant bacteria and viruses, it is easy for all members to become extinct... Like a kind of banana, The Gros Michel banana was extinct because of the virus, unfortunately, the banana we eat now is called the Cavendish banana, which does not produce seeds and is at risk of extinction."

There are also some asexual organisms on the earth, such as single-celled organisms such as yeast and paramecium, which reproduce by division. Their division and reproduction speed is extremely fast, and the mutation speed is also extremely fast, so naturally there is no need to worry about the risk of extinction.

Some reptiles, insects, fish, and a mutant crayfish can reproduce without mating, which is called parthenogenesis.

Speaking of a species called "American dragon stinging shrimp", it can be regarded as an anecdote in biology. The American lobster was only discovered by scientists in 1995. People found that all individuals around the world have the same gene and the same set of chromosomes, as if every lobster was cloned.

"This lobster does not need to mate to lay eggs, but if there is a virus that targets this lobster, it could easily wipe out all of them, leaving none," Yamamoto said.

"That's why sexual reproduction can bring about genetic diversity, better ability to adapt to the environment, and easier survival in complex environments."

"Among them, sexual reproduction is the best and the most stable. In ancient times, when the living environment was harsh, how could three, four, or five individuals reproduce together? Perhaps there have been multiple individuals breeding together in history. species, but in the end, they were weeded out."

Professor Yamamoto slapped his head and added: "Oh, by the way, organisms of the coccus family often reproduce polysexually. It is said that there are thirteen genders, but they are just bacteria with super reproductive ability, not multicellular organisms."

"We don't doubt that there are some polysexual civilizations in the universe, but in terms of the probability of evolution, it is definitely a small probability event... They may exist in the Milky Way, but it is difficult for us to meet them."

"So that's the case, I've learned a lot."

Zhang Yuan nodded, and said with a smile: "I really want to see what kind of civilization with more than a dozen genders... Maybe even the family system can't be formed... The whole society must have something to do with us. Earth-shakingly different, right?"