After a short round of applause, Douglas smiled and said, "Lucien, in the past month, many arcanists here, including myself, have confirmed the existence of cathode ray, and your experiment just now also proved that cathode ray is a kind of particle smaller than an atom. As the discoverer, you have the right to name it."
Although the paper on cathode ray was published in this issue of Arcana, all the arcanists here, including the members of the highest council and senior-rank arcanists, had enough ways to know that a new kind of ray had been discovered after Lucien submitted his paper and passed the review. Therefore, they could test the properties of cathode ray earlier than other arcanists and try to apply it to improve their own magic.
In the presence of so many grand arcanists and senior-rank arcanists, Lucien's experiment would be exposed as soon as he tried to cheat. Therefore, the result of the experiment was credible.
"It's negative, and the amount of charge is very small. Let's call it electron." Lucien did not change the name.
"Electron is a good name. It will be the first step for us to step into the microscopic world. It's an important step for us to get closer to the truth."
Douglas said to the senior-rank arcanists as if he was giving a speech, trying to minimize the psychological impact of the collapse of atom theory and turn it into a glorious victory for arcana. "However, we can't be proud because of this. We have to calm down and think about some questions. Why do electrons appear in gas discharge? What are the special properties of electrons? What are their exact mass and charge? Are they related to atoms? What's the internal structure of atoms? Can electrons be separated? These questions need to be explored slowly. "
It was indeed Douglas's style of speech. Lucien's head was swollen. He finally understood why his teacher named him "the One Hundred Thousand Whys", which was very appropriate. Lucien already knew from Fernando that during the Miracle Experiment, they were "watching" in the demiplane upstairs and heard his "the One Hundred Thousand Whys" answer.
Lucien slightly turned his head and looked into Fernando's eyes. Lucien pursed his lips, indicating that he would get used to it.
At this time, Oliver interrupted with a smile, "Mr. President, let's give the time to Evans. He's the star of the show today."
Hearing that, Douglas chuckled, "I was too excited. Let the young man do the talking."
"Evans, aren't you going to share with us your understanding of arcana? Why you're not bound by the current arcana theories, and why you're not worried about the collapse of your cognitive world? Florencia is a staunch atomist, and I need time to change her opinion, so I'm very curious about your way of thinking. No, I'm not forcing you. Everybody has their own secrets, and I also, have things that I don't want to share. of yours. "Oliver's smile, neither was he condescending nor conservative..."
All the arcanists, including Lauren, were very interested in Oliver's question. Fernando also became very serious, as he wanted to know what his student was thinking. Hathaway was the only one who was still as cold and quiet as usual.
Standing in front of the mirror channel, Lucien looked at the grand arcanists, legendary sorcerers, and senior-rank arcanists with a smile and said unhurriedly, "In this regard, I have a personal philosophical viewpoint, and I hope that it can enlighten all of you."
"In my opinion, truths must be differentiated. I divide them into absolute truth and relative truth."
"Absolute truth is the nature and law of the objective existence of the world, and it will not change because of any new theory. It is the truth that we are looking for."
"However, limited by our knowledge, our magic power, our way of thinking, our exploration, our body, and our soul, we can only approach absolute truth and obtain relative truth under certain conditions. That is to say, relative truth is the approximation of absolute truth within a certain range, and it can solve the problems we encounter under certain conditions. However, once the range is exceeded, relative truth will become false."
Oliver's smile slowly disappeared, and he became serious and focused. Fernando's red eyes slightly narrowed. He did not know that Lucien's thought was so special. Douglas leaned back slightly and subconsciously found a comfortable sitting position, as if he was deep in thought. Hathaway held her chin with her right hand and rubbed it in silence, just like Natasha's habitual movement.
The other arcanists, including Raventi and Lauren, did not expect that Lucien could have such a mature mind. They thought that Lucien was not a young man who was dominating in the field of arcana.
"Therefore, many of the theories that we have overturned are not meaningless. They are relative truth under certain conditions. However, as arcana develops, the range of our exploration has exceeded the conditions for their establishment. That's why they appear to be wrong and absurd, so they are overturned."
"Take the atom theory for example. In the common alchemical reactions and the brewing of magic potions, based on what we have observed so far, atoms are indeed the most fundamental substances. They are relative truth under certain conditions."
"Take the ancient Magic Empire for example. Why were their theories full of mistakes today, but why were they still able to control their own spirit, perform magic, and even become legendary sorcerers? That's because they are relative truth under certain conditions. "
"As we explore, we are getting closer and closer to the truth of the world. The range of the truth is wider and wider, and the relative truth we get is closer and closer to the absolute truth. However, the world is boundless, and we are so insignificant compared to it. It is not hard to imagine that we will not be able to get the absolute truth for a very, very long time. We can only grasp the relative truth that is closer and closer to it, and it may become wrong at any time because of the expansion of the conditions and the expansion of the range."
"Therefore, we have to always hold the view that what we have is only relative truth for now. It contains part of the absolute truth but is not complete. Even if we believe in it, use it, and build a cognitive world based on it, we should still be limited to certain conditions. In such a way, we will be better able to face the subversive ideas. "
Taking the opportunity of the speech, Lucien was also consolidating his philosophical ideas, laying the foundation for the weird things that he might face in the future. He was also trying to subtly influence the sorcerers' views.
However, Lucien also understood that it was very difficult to change one's worldview once it was established. It was the same for the sorcerers' cognitive world. It was not something that could be changed by a philosophical speech. If a person could tame their subconscious and completely control their body and mind, they would belong to the category of "saint" or "Buddha".
Therefore, there were bound to be sorcerers whose heads exploded because of the collapse of their cognitive world, sorcerers who argued, argued, hated, and assassinated each other because of the conflict of theories, and sorcerers who knew the philosophical ideas but could not use them to guide their arcana and magic studies. Lucien only hoped that such situations could be reduced as much as possible.
After the speech, there was a brief silence in the small conference room.
After a while, Douglas applauded first. "Very good philosophical thought. It explains the development of arcana theories from the Magic Empire to the Congress and the Congress from a different perspective. Although we have grasped part of the truth, we cannot blindly believe it. Instead, we should ask more whys. Lucien, you are more mature than I thought, not just in age but also in this place. "
He pointed at his head with his finger. "I'm completely reassured now that you have become a member of the Board."
Lucien could tell that he was very fond of philosophy.
Lucien's description of absolute truth and relative truth made many senior-rank arcanists think about it, but they also had some doubts about it. Many of the theories and laws in the current arcana system were obviously valid everywhere. They were all based on exploring the world and deducing the laws from other phenomena.
After a short discussion, the senior-rank arcanists left one after another. They had to hurry up and explain the contradiction between the periodic law of elements and the atomic theory to their students and friends, so that the sorcerers would gradually change their standpoint.
"Lucien, well, when your paper is officially published, I'll gather the senior-rank arcanists to discuss the Holm Crown prize." Morris said to Lucien almost word by word. The expression on his face was very complicated. Under the relief, there was also intense hatred.
"I'm fine with it." Lucien did not have the heart to irritate him anymore.
Morris nodded seriously. Seeing that Raventi had already walked out of the small meeting room, Morris put on a smile and said, "In fact, Miracle Experiment is very likely to help you win the Immortal Throne prize. It seems that you don't need to take another ring. After all, you still have electrons. Don't take it seriously."
Seeing that the Lord of Storm was coming to him, Morris hurriedly turned around and left.
…
A few days later, in Chloe's magic tower.
A gas servant was holding a letter and was about to give it to its master, but it only found a message left by its master, "I'm following my teacher to do an experiment. If there's a letter, record the key words and put them away."
Therefore, the gas servant opened the letter and summarized the key words, "… Chloe, it's hard for you to believe, isn't it? My teacher found the contradiction between the periodic law of elements and the atomic theory, and he predicted that there are particles smaller than atoms, which is very contradictory to your belief. Atoms are probably not the basis of matter! In fact, matter is just an illusion, and energy is the essence of everything! "
…
In Heidler City, in the headquarter of the Hand of Paleness, there was a high-level meeting.
"Recently, in Allyn, the headquarter of the Will of Elements and some other places, a lot of senior-rank arcanists have been secretly spreading the opinion that there are problems with the atomic theory and pointing out many loopholes." Rogelio knocked on the table slightly, "It's very weird."
Pesor sneered, "What's weird about it? It's obvious that some experiment results are not good for the atomic theory, so the Congress is slowly changing the arcanists' point of view, just like what we did before. "
It was easy for Lucien to figure it out.
"It's very possible. It's a pity that we don't know what kind of experiment it is, or we can secretly give the Will of Elements a heavy blow. "An old man wearing a long robe from the ancient magic empire said viciously.
Felipe, who was sitting quietly in the corner, looked up and said sarcastically, "Mr. Sousa, do you think you can hide it from the Congress and not anger them? Do you think they're all idiots? "
Under the strong suppression of the Congress, at least in Allyn, the internal conflicts of the Congress of Magic were still relatively rational.
"If their experiment is known by us, it's their own fault." Sousa snorted.
Since they did not know what kind of experiment it was, the meeting ended early after assigning the task.
After returning to his own magic tower, Felipe straightforwardly told the servant, "Bring me some of Lucien Evans' latest papers."
When the papers were brought to him, Felipe read them again. The more he read, the more serious he became. "They're all about cathode ray … Particle flow? Negative charge? "
…
In the Radiance Church of Holm.
A secret message was sent to the retreat room where several red robes were.
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