After a brief round of applause, Douglas smiled and said: "Lucien, in the past month, many arcane masters here, including me, have confirmed the existence of cathode rays, and there were no problems with your experiment just now, so we
It can be preliminarily determined that this is a particle smaller than an atom, and as the discoverer, you have the right to name it."
Although the cathode ray paper was only published in this issue of "Arcane", either His Excellency the Supreme Council or a high-level arcanist who was present had sufficient channels to know after Lucien submitted the paper and passed the review.
A new ray has been discovered, and arcanists can experiment with its properties earlier than other arcanists and try to apply it to their own magic improvements.
And with so many great arcanists and high-level arcanists watching, any cheating or fraud in Lucien's experiments will be discovered, so the experimental results are authentic and credible.
"It has negative electricity, and the charge is very small, so let's call it an electron." Lucien did not change the name.
"Yes, the name of electron is very good. It will be our first step into the microscopic world and an important progress for us to get closer to reality."
Douglas spoke to the senior arcanists like a speech, trying to minimize the psychological impact of the collapse of the foundation of atomism and turn it into a glorious victory for arcana, "However, we cannot be proud of this, we must calm down and think about something.
Question, why does electron flow occur in gas discharge? What are the unique properties of electrons, what are their precise masses and charges? Is it related to atoms, and what is the internal structure of atoms? Can electrons be divided... This one
This is a question for us to explore slowly.”
Sure enough, it was a Douglas-style speech. Lucien's head felt swollen after listening to it. He finally understood why his teacher Fernando gave him the nickname "One Hundred Thousand Whys". It was so appropriate that he felt ashamed of himself - Lucien
We already knew from Fernando that during the miraculous experiment, they were "watching" in the demiplane space upstairs and heard their own answers to "one hundred thousand whys".
Turning his head slightly, Lucien's eyes collided with Fernando's. He pursed his lips to express that he would just get used to it.
At this time, Oliver interjected with a smile: "Your Excellency, Speaker, let's give the time to Evans, he is the protagonist today."
When Douglas heard this, he laughed and said: "I am too excited, so let the young people do the talking."
"Evans, aren't you ready to share with us your experience of arcane magic? Why are you not bound by current arcane theories, not worried about the collapse of the cognitive world, and always put forward subversive views. Floren
Sarah is a staunch atomist, and I have to spend time slowly changing her views, so I am very curious about your way of thinking. No, this is not forced. Everyone has their own secrets, and I also have things I don’t want to share with others.
." Oliver smiled elegantly, neither condescending nor conservative.
All arcanists, including Roland, expressed a strong interest in the questions raised by Oliver. Fernando also became serious and wanted to hear what his students thought. Only Hathaway continued to remain cold and quiet.
manner.
Lucien stood in front of the mirror passage, looked at the great arcane masters, legendary magicians, and high-level arcane masters with a smile, and said calmly and without any fear: "In this regard, I have a personal philosophical point of view, I hope I can give
Your Excellencies and gentlemen bring some enlightenment."
"In my opinion, a distinction must be made between truths, and I divide them into absolute truth and relative truth."
"Absolute truth is the objective nature and law of the world, which does not change due to the introduction of any new theory. It is the reality we are looking for."
"But limited by our knowledge level, magical strength, way of thinking, degree of exploration, body and soul and other various conditions, we can only get close to the absolute truth and obtain relative truth under certain conditions, that is to say, relative truth
It is an approximation of absolute truth within a certain range, which can solve the problems we encounter under this condition, but once it exceeds this range, relative truth will become an error."
The smile of the suave Oliver slowly disappeared, and his expression was serious and focused. Fernando's red eyes narrowed slightly. He didn't expect Lucien's thoughts to be so special. Douglas's tall body leaned back slightly, subconsciously looking for a comfortable sitting position, and seemed to be trapped.
Thinking, Hathaway held her chin with her right hand and rubbed it silently, just like Natasha's habitual action.
Other arcanists, including Laventi, Roland and others, did not expect Lucien to have such a mature mind. It was not at all like what they thought before, relying on the youth's vigor, vigor and outstanding talent to achieve success in Arcana.
The field of technology is rampant.
"So many of the theories we overturned and overturned are not meaningless. They are relative truths under certain conditions. It's just that with the development of arcana, the scope of our exploration has exceeded the conditions for their establishment, which makes them appear
Wrong, absurd, and subverted."
"For example, in atomic theory, in ordinary alchemical reactions and potion brewing, based on what we have observed so far, atoms are indeed the most basic substance, and it is the relative truth under this condition."
"For example, during the ancient magic empire, why do their theories seem so wrong to us today, but they can still control their own spirits, perform magic, and even become legendary magicians? That's because they are also relative truths under certain conditions.
.”
"As we explore, we get closer and closer to the reality of the world. The scope of application of truth becomes wider and wider, and the relative truth obtained becomes more and more similar to the absolute truth. However, the world is vast and boundless, and we are so in comparison.
Insignificant, it is conceivable that for a long, long time, we will not be able to obtain the absolute truth, and can only grasp the relative truth that is more and more similar to it, and it will become an error at any time because the conditions have expanded and the scope has broadened."
"So, we must always hold this view. For the time being, the things in our hands are only relative truths, which contain part of the absolute truth but are not complete. Even if we believe it, use it, and build a cognitive world based on it, it will not be complete.
It should be limited to certain conditions. This way we can better face subversive views."
Taking the opportunity of this speech, Lucien is also sorting out and consolidating his philosophical ideas, laying the foundation for all kinds of strange things he may face in the future, and trying to influence the views of magicians.
However, Lucien also understands that it is very difficult to change the three views once they are established. The same is true for the cognitive world of magicians. This cannot be changed by a lecture on philosophical concepts. If a person can conquer his subconscious
, completely controlling one's body and mind, in earth terms, falls into the category of "holy" and "buddha".
Therefore, in the future, there will definitely be magicians who will be killed or unable to improve due to the collapse of their cognitive world. There will definitely still be magicians who will refute, argue, hate, and assassinate each other because of theoretical conflicts. They know philosophical views but cannot use them as guidance.
There must still be magicians who are learning arcana and magic on their own, and Lucien only hopes to minimize this situation.
After the speech, there was a brief silence in the small conference room.
After a while, Douglas took the lead in applauding: "Very good philosophical speculation, which explains from another perspective the development of arcane theories from the Magic Empire to the Parliament, as well as the various stages of the Parliament. Although we have mastered part of the truth, we cannot blindly believe in it.
, but we should ask more questions about why. Lucien, you are more mature than I thought, not only in terms of age, but also here."
He pointed to his head and said, "I am completely relieved that you will become the review committee member."
It can be seen that he likes philosophy very much.
The expressions of absolute truth and relative truth make many high-level arcane masters think deeply, but they also have certain doubts about it. Many theories and laws of the current arcane system are obviously valid wherever they are placed.
It explores the world and summarizes the rules from phenomena, and it is confirmed by deducing other phenomena through the rules.
After a short discussion, the high-level arcanists left one after another. They must seize the time to explain the contradiction between the element periodicity and atomic theory to their students and friends, and gradually spread the word so that the majority of magicians can slowly change their stance.
.
"Lucien, well, when your paper is officially published, I will convene senior officials to discuss the issue of the Holm Crown Prize." Morris said to Lucien almost word by word, his expression was extremely complicated, and he was relieved.
It’s a deep sense of “hate”.
"I have no objection." Lucien couldn't bear to provoke him any more.
Morris nodded heavily, and seeing that Laventi had already walked out of the small conference room, he "smiled" and said: "Actually, the miraculous experiment has enough potential to help you get the Immortal Throne Award. It seems that there is no need to get another ring.
Anyway, there are still electrons, haha, I’m just kidding, you don’t have to take it to heart.”
He noticed the Storm Lord approaching and quickly turned around and left.
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A few days later, inside Chloe's magic tower.
A gas servant was holding a letter and was about to hand it to the master, but it only found the message left by the master: "I will conduct an experiment with the teacher. If there is a letter, I will record the key words and put them away."
So, the gas servant opened the envelope, read the beginning, and summarized the key words: "...Chloe, it's hard for you to believe it, right? My teacher Roland discovered the contradiction between the periodic law of elements and atomic theory, and predicted that there would be something more powerful than atoms.
Tiny particles, and this is very contradictory to your insistence. Atoms are probably not the basis of matter! In fact, matter is just people’s illusion, and energy is the essence of everything!”
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Hyder City, Pale Hand headquarters, high-level meeting.
"Recently, in Arlinge, the Elemental Will Headquarters and other places, many high-level arcanists have been secretly spreading problematic remarks about atomic theory, and pointed out many loopholes." Rogelio tapped the table lightly, "
This thing is very strange.”
Pesol sneered and said: "What's weird? Obviously there are experimental results that are detrimental to atomic theory, so the Parliament is slowly changing the views of the arcanists, just like we did before."
The more you see things, the easier it will be to guess them.
"It's very possible. It's a pity that I don't know what kind of experiment it is, otherwise I could secretly give the will of the elements a hard blow." An old man wearing the robe of the ancient magic empire said sinisterly.
Felipe, who was sitting quietly in a corner, raised his head, glanced at him coldly, and said sarcastically: "Mr. Sosa, do you think you can hide it from the parliament at this time and not make the parliament angry? Do you think they are all idiots?"
"
Under the strong suppression of the parliamentary faction, at least in Arlinge, the struggle within the Magic Parliament is still at a relatively rational level.
"If their experiments are known to us, it will be their own fault." Sosa snorted coldly.
Since it was not clear what the experiment was, the meeting ended early after assigning the task of investigating.
After returning to his magic tower, Felipe directly ordered the servants: "Bring Lucien Evans' latest papers."
When the paper was found, Felipe re-read it, and the more he read, the more solemn he became: "It's all about cathode rays... particle flow? Negatively charged?"
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Holm's Glorious Cathedral.
A secret piece of information was sent to the retreat room where several cardinals were staying. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)