Capítulo 447: Chapter 440: The Invader's Sophistry_1
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Compassion for and assistance to the weak are both a humanistic aura and a part of human nature.
Jiang Yu had long realized that this psychology was a positive energy and something that could not disappear.
It was a manifestation of human nature, and he had never intended to oppose this humanistic aura.
To oppose it would be equivalent to denying humanity and oneself.
He merely believed that expressing the humanistic aura should come at the right time—at the very least, it should not be considered when one's own life and death were at stake.
In the eyes of Jiang Yu and a few others, it was now a matter of life and death for the Pioneering Fleet.
Yet the majority felt that there was survival pressure, but it wasn't coming from the natives of Blue Maiden Star, so they couldn't just wield the slaughter knife against them lightly. Otherwise, they would inevitably lose control and cause mass extinction.
Just like the indigenous people of the Americas and Australia, if one's own kind could be almost exterminated, what about the creatures of another world?
This was the core contradiction of the problem, which was why Jiang Yu had been explaining the urgency of the current situation.
Regarding Lu Mingyang's question, Jiang Yu had his answer ready: "The Silicon Star People's fourth fleet is now more than three thousand astronomical units away from us.
"They could broadcast into space at any time, and based on the precedent set by the Three-Body Star System, a Dark Forest Strike might come within the next two to three years because we inadvertently left traces in the planetary system.
"By then, this planet would also become a dead land, and all the creatures here would face extinction.
"The only difference is that in such extinction, we would not have to suffer moral condemnation or the torture of conscience."
Jiang Yu's answer silenced everyone once again.
Indeed, even if humanity didn't harm the native creatures, they would not live many more years.
"If we restrain ourselves now, we might very well follow in the footsteps of the Root Tentacle Beasts," Jiang Yu continued:
"Everyone is clear about our production goals and tasks. Even if we go all out, it will take us about two years to produce enough Star Accelerators to have the capacity for interstellar travel.
"Until then, we are not safe!
"If we cede part of our living space to the Root Tentacle Beasts, we will have to allocate many resources to the establishment of artificial islands, and it might take us three to four years longer to meet our production goals!
"That's why I believe that we should deal with the indigenous creatures differently before and after we have the capability for interstellar travel."
Jiang Yu's proposal was once again accepted by everyone.
Lu Mingyang and many others were satisfied with the standards Jiang Yu had proposed.
Now, there were only a few who thought: "Doing this feels somewhat immoral."
From their tone, it was clear they were wavering, just not completely in agreement with Jiang Yu's views.
Such uncertainty could leave some problems in the future. Now, taking advantage of the favorable circumstances, Jiang Yu gave a meaningful look to the scholars from the Solar System.
A philosopher cleared his throat and said, "Imagine, in a zoo where humans are locked in cages, and the visitors to the zoo are a dog or a cat.
"Perhaps at that moment, humans would truly understand just how cruel it is to be the dominator.
"Humans have never had fixed moral concepts. The morality that everyone talks about is, in fact, from the perspective of biology, quite immoral."
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"Survival of the fittest is the morality endowed to us by our biological genes; making every effort to survive is the most moral thing to do.
"We have evolved intelligence over long periods of time and faced numerous dangers to reach where we are today.
"These are our rationales for enslaving and slaughtering inferior life forms; it is the right granted to us by life and genes!"
Jiang Yu nodded repeatedly, entrusting such matters to professionals, he had never considered such bandit logic.
A biologist also said, "There's no need for anyone to feel guilty, the area of Base Island is only about one three-hundredth of the total land area of Blue Maiden Star.
"The native creatures inhabiting here constitute only one three-hundredth as well, even if we were to eliminate them all, it wouldn't have much impact on the entire ecosystem of Blue Maiden Star.
"Join me in a thought experiment, imagine an island that has always been home to thirty thousand goats.
"Suddenly one day a hunter takes away a hundred goats, what impact would that event have on the entire goat population?"
The biologist smiled, answering his own question, "It wouldn't have any impact. The fact that there are thirty thousand goats living here indicates that the island only has the resources to support that many goats.
"Now with a deficit of a hundred goats, they will quickly reproduce and fill that gap.
"The situation with Blue Maiden Star is similar, the planet has formed a closed ecological system that won't be affected by a loss of one three-hundredth of its population, and it won't impact the stability of the entire ecosystem."
Jiang Yu was very satisfied with these explanations and seeing that everyone seemed persuaded, he took up the conversation, saying:
"Then this matter is settled. Considering our own significant survival pressures, we cannot afford to consider the lives of native creatures of Blue Maiden Star.
"Therefore, we must eliminate all native creatures that hinder the construction of the base and industrial production. We have made no plans for the northeastern area of Base Island in the near future, so its creatures can be spared from our assault.
"Once we possess the capability for interstellar voyaging, we can create our own artificial islands and give Base Island back to the native creatures of Blue Maiden Star."
He then spoke loudly, "In the future, if we encounter similar situations, we will take this solution as a precedent.
"In times of crisis or hardship, to preserve Earth life, we can sacrifice extraterrestrial life.
"In less urgent circumstances, we must respect life enough not to harm any inferior interstellar life wantonly, and if it's easy to do, we can help the inferior life."
After Jiang Yu's speech, there was a round of warm applause; everyone was quite satisfied with the outcome.
Many people realized after the meeting had ended that its significance was extraordinary, as it provided ethical support for placing the life of Earth above that of other interstellar life.
It was also an extension of the Dark Forest Law, making up for the moral deficiencies of the law.
An hour after the meeting concluded, dozens of J195s struck at most of the Root Tentacle Beasts that had landed on the base, as well as all of those that hadn't yet landed.
The order given by Cao Yang was for them to die without feeling any pain.
Thus, the J195 chose high-explosive plasma cannon shells as the striking weapon, which produce violent explosions within a certain range, vaporizing any living being into ashes.
If the Root Tentacle Beasts really were conscious, then in an instant, their lives would have vanished, without feeling any pain.
From the Command Ship, Jiang Yu watched the distant explosions, unaware of the consequences his choices would bring.
All he knew was that the Pioneering Fleet is now an invading force, and he must adopt the mindset of an invader.
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