Paintings of TerrorCh267 - Matter and Consciousness

“That’s impossible.” Qin Ci firmly denied, “Our current physiological state is that of the living. There cannot be a state of both life and death.”

“What does Cheng Shi intend to do by creating all this?” Ke Xun pointed to the wave and particle-like patterns above their heads. 9gDQOK

“Whether it’s the name of this painting or the wave-particle duality patterns of the particles shown in each room, it seems to point to the phenomenon of quantum superposition,” Mu Yiran explained. “In the field of physics, the equation used to describe this ‘superposition of multiple indeterminate states’ is called the wave function.

“In simpler terms, you can think of the wave function as a list that outlines all possible states of a quantum superposition system. At the moment of measurement or observation, this wave function, representing multiple states, immediately collapses into one specific state.

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“The wave-particle duality of particles is a wave function, and ‘Schrödinger’s Cat’ in the eyes of Cheng Shi is also considered a wave function. So, I believe the location of the signature must be related to the wave function.”

“Does that mean…” Ke Xun was about to speak when he received a help request. He quickly opened it—currently, only Wei Dong and Zhu Haowen could still send requests for help. “What’s wrong? Did you encounter any difficulties?” dRmESC

As Ke Xun asked, the other side was also asking him, “What’s going on with you bunch? Are you facing any problems?”

It was Zhu Haowen’s voice.

Ke Xun was taken aback, “Ah, no, we’ve already cleared this level. How about you?”

The response from the other end seemed to carry a string of ellipses, “…… If you cleared the level, why haven’t you come out yet.”

Ke Xun: “What about you all? Did you clear the level?”

Zhu Haowen: “We passed, already outside.”

Ke Xun, “……Why you send a help request if you passed. You scared me. I thought something happened to your group.”

Zhu Haowen, “……I’m the one who’s scared. When are you all coming out?” pe5wXg

Ke Xun, “We’re coming out right now.”

After hanging up with Zhu Haowen, Ke Xun turned to Mu Yiran and Qin Ci, “It seems like everyone has cleared this level. We need to hurry and get out to continue rolling the dice.”

The three of them didn’t delay any longer and immediately exited to return to the room. Other groups had also gathered, and everyone was present.

Ke Xun glanced at the time on his phone; it was currently 11:32 at night. o1uQHB

This was usually the most dangerous time inside the painting.

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“Yiran, after rolling the dice and forming groups, let’s share the analysis we just discussed with our group members. Everyone can think about the clues together,” Ke Xun urged Mu Yiran. “Also, don’t waste your help requests anymore. Although I always believe you can handle anything, just in case, just in case if you need it, don’t waste it for me. Don’t worry, if I encounter a challenge that I can’t pass, I’ll be the first to ask for your help. If you don’t receive my request, it means I’m confident in clearing the level. Just wait patiently for me, and I’ll do the same for you, alright?”

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If matter was determined by consciousness, then when he “observed” it, the dice would stop and show a specific number, then what if he didn’t “observe” it? Would it present another result? Such as…it continued spinning endlessly?

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With these thoughts in mind, Ke Xun nudged his finger and touched the book icon above the dice icon.

“Please state the content of the law you want to apply.” SEg57l

“Double-slit interference of electrons,” Ke Xun quickly recalled all the important points that Mu Yiran had just explained to him, “wave function, quantum superposition.” He repeated everything he knew.

“Law accepted. Please go to the item box to choose the item you want to use.”

—It worked! Ke Xun suppressed his excitement and pressed down on the item box icon.

“Please state the name of the item you want to use.” Y3Fn29

Ke Xun tentatively said, “The dice on the interface.”

“Request approved.”

Ke Xun looked at the interface’s dice and found that it hadn’t really changed. Seeing the countdown approaching its end, regardless of whether this idea would work or not, he had no choice but to start rolling the dice.

Ke Xun tapped the dice, and it began to spin rapidly. Before the dice came to a stop, he closed his eyes. m0usof

After what felt like four or five minutes, Ke Xun heard Mu Yiran speaking beside him, “Ke Xun, keep your eyes closed and don’t open them for now.”

Ke Xun knew that Mu Yiran had understood his idea, and indeed, his idea had become a reality!

Only the person rolling the dice could see it. Others could not. Therefore, in one’s own “interface” or “box”, one was the sole observer. Once their eyes were closed, it was equivalent to removing the camera from the box, and the wave function of the dice would collapse into another possibility, continuously spinning.

Mu Yiran noticed this because he was the second in line to roll the dice. When the 60 seconds countdown had shown up, it indicated it was his turn to roll the dice. Yet, he waited for four or five minutes and the countdown on his interface never started. So this meant that Ke Xun’s dice on his interface had not yet produced a result! KQmgzX

After everyone came out of the first challenge, due to the constraint and pressure of the countdown timer, they quickly began rolling the dice for the second challenge. There was no time for mutual exchange of information or discussion on finding clues. Now, before entering the third challenge, Ke Xun used this method to delay time to prevent everyone from being rushed into the next level, giving everyone the opportunity to communicate.

Mu Yiran wasted no time and immediately recounted the process and results of the analysis he, Ke Xun, and Qin Ci had discussed inside their room. He concluded, “The three of us believe that endlessly rushing through the challenges is useless for finding clues. It will only lead to constant elimination. So, we must quickly find a way out of this predicament. Let’s use this moment to brainstorm and diversify our thinking.”

“But we’re not physics majors. What can we come up with?” Deng Lin fretted.

“Imagination is more important than methodically following rules,” Mu Yiran said. “Cheng Shi also believed this. So, let go of our habitual thinking and think freely.” OoHy8b

“Guys,” Ke Xun closed his eyes but this didn’t hinder his communication with everyone, “Through the probing just now, the laws and items can be used outside the challenges. I think we can use these two things to find the signature.”

“So, what laws can be used to find the signature?” Deng Lin asked hurriedly.

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“Think about it,” Ke Xun said.

“I-In this urgent situation, it’s impossible to come up with something immediately,” Deng Lin grabbed his hair in frustration. 2eKgB

“Exactly,” Wei Dong struggled out of the dizzy state caused by his completely changed world view, “Just like when we passed the level earlier, those laws and methods, if we took time thinking about them in normal times, we might come up with seven or eight. They might be better and more effective than what we’ve come up with now. But in that tense state, the train of thought seems to be choked, and we could only think of limited things. So don’t be nervous, try to relax. You need to know, in this painting, consciousness determines matter… My goodness, I still can’t believe the real world might be like this. I’m damn scared to go back…”

“Bah, spare us the ominous nonsense,” Ke Xun interrupted, his voice becoming serious. “Yiran, pay attention to the prompts on your interface. If the countdown starts, it means my dice has stopped.

“Brother Qin, pay attention to the time on your phone. Although we’ve delayed the time to enter the next level, we haven’t delayed the time inside the painting. Once the phone time exceeds three in the morning, let everyone know.”

“Haowen Er, you and Yiran know more about physics. The two of you are responsible for figuring out laws that are suitable for finding the signature.” pmjVl2

“Dong Zi, you and Radish usually play games. I think these challenges are quite similar to completing those mini-games. The two of you are responsible for thinking from a gaming perspective, whether there’s a method for clearing them quickly or finding hidden clues.”

“President Shao, you and Brother Qin have keen minds. Go through all the text that has appeared on the screen again. Maybe you can find loopholes in the rules.”

“Deng Lin, He Tang, and the beautiful lady with the draped hair…”

The girl with draped hair interjected, “My name is Wu You.” Yp1V9m

“Nice name,” Ke Xun said, “For you three, don’t worry about anything else for now. Your task is to calm down, for the sake of survival, you must stay calm no matter what.”

“What about me?” Fang Fei asked.

“You demonstrate to the three of them standard calmness is.” Ke Xun said.

Fang Fei: “…” HltgLY

The eleven people, from the previous state of confusion and shock, became orderly and focused. In groups of three or two, they became fully immersed in searching for clues to the signature.

Ke Xun closed his eyes, listening to the discussions between Mu Yiran and Zhu Haowen with his left ear, and the meticulous organization by Shao Ling and Qin Ci with his right ear. The sounds of Wei Dong and Luo Bu recounting different game levels also occasionally reached him. All these sounds converged into one, gradually becoming somewhat blurry, buzzing as if they were one and floating around as if there were a layer of membrane around him.

Ke Xun’s thoughts slowly settled, and the darkness from closing his eyes made him vaguely feel like he had returned to the painting “Burning Rhinoceros on the Sea.”

Every night was darkness like this, and every night had different illusions. In these illusions, the most unforgettable one was, of course, the night he heard his father’s voice. WRCUPd

Although it was an illusion, it so realistically simulated his father’s voice and personality.

If… if all matter was truly determined by consciousness, then the human body, as a mass of matter, wouldn’t it also be determined by one’s consciousness? If consciousness presided over the physical body, then after the body’s death, would consciousness still exist?

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It should exist, right? Otherwise, if consciousness vanished with the death of the body, wouldn’t it still be equivalent to matter determining consciousness?

So, if the body couldn’t influence consciousness, then after its death, consciousness would inevitably still exist. Then, our so-called souls, could they be consciousness devoid of the body? BVe8KO

Then, the deceased ones, where would their consciousness go? Would it wander around uncontrollably, or would everyone have a destination?

If consciousness could control its own location, then… then my dad…would he be with me all the time? He would watch me eat, sleep, wander aimlessly on the streets, watch me laugh, watch me daydream, watch me cry.

Watching me grow day by day, just as if he were still alive.

If this were true, then I would be willing to believe that all material in the macroscopic world had a quantum superposition state. zAgLPS

I would be willing to embrace this far-fetched viewpoint like Cheng Shi.

As long as it kept my dad by my side, even if he could only exist in a different state.

……

Wait a minute. ZzcgrB

Would Cheng Shi, who had lost his son, have the same thoughts as mine?

The longing for a son made him crazily believe in this idea — he believed that even though his son had died, only the body had died, and his son’s consciousness was still alive, just that he couldn’t see it!

—That’s why he adamantly wanted to go find his son!

—So the reason he committed suicide was to let his body die in the same way, so that, as a piece of consciousness, he could go find his son! kLX4nu