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Chapter 288 The Solution – God's 9 Million Names
According to the definitions of superstitious people and religious figures, the most strictly defined deity must be omniscient and omnipotent.
This concept is not ancient. In the beginning, the religious concept of God existed only in the ancient doctrines passed down from generation to generation among believers, and did not yet possess such vast and boundless power. However, as the debate between science and faith erupted, atheists, including Medan, posed a series of sharp and rigorous questions to those who believed in the existence of God, regarding the definition of God.
For example, is the god you speak of who created the world a single entity, or are multiple beings coexisting? Can He simultaneously perceive and influence events occurring on different planets? If so, how would He simultaneously manifest in two locations, influencing different planets tens of thousands of light-years apart? Leaving aside these questions for now, could we call a wave of thought, which perceives things as fleeting and ephemeral as individual will...?
These intertwined issues are fine when discussed individually, but when put together, they are so full of malice.
If theists deal carelessly with these issues, the gods they believe in will either fall into an awkward situation of self-contradiction and be unable to exist in a self-consistent and reasonable way, or they will be stripped of their divinity and reduced to ordinary creatures that are not fundamentally different from ordinary life forms.
Therefore, in order to answer these questions from human reason, even the highest gods have had to begin an endless expansion of their military power...
No, let's think about it from another angle. If God truly exists, wouldn't it be precisely these questions that truly reveal the tip of the iceberg of the nature of God? If it weren't for Medan and others using logical and philosophical contradictions to drive those blindly following and believing believers to a theoretical dead end, those people might never have realized the true power and terror of what they believed in.
Thus, after such a series of heated debates, and with everything settled, both theists and atheists were left speechless in the face of the conceptual monster they had created.
Based on ancient doctrines and logical deduction: the God who created the world must simultaneously possess the authority over both time and space; therefore, distance and time difference in any sense cannot limit Him. The God possesses absolute will; He can be seen as a single entity, yet also capable of multiplying into countless forms. Due to His creation of all things, God is both the origin and model of all life, and the source and ultimate source of all energy. He possesses all-seeing eyes, able to perceive the entire universe as clearly as the lines on the palm of his hand, and infinite wisdom, capable of absorbing and understanding all information in the world in a timely and effective manner… And a God capable of all of the above, throughout endless ages, has neither destroyed the world out of weariness nor abandoned the universe out of laziness. Therefore, while possessing the power to end everything, He also possesses compassion that transcends mere benevolence in human understanding.
"This is absolutely ridiculous, isn't it? It's unimaginable that such a twisted existence could be lurking in the shadows in a world that follows logic."
Mei Dan leaned against the long table in the reception room, her head bowed, yet she showed none of the dejection she had previously displayed. Her mottled, scattered gray hair, like a carrion skull, obscured the old professor's gloomy face—
"However, we still cannot theoretically deny the possibility of such a existence. It's ironic."
"So you started that experiment."
Zhu Lan remained calm, showing no sign of wavering despite the impending proof or disproving of the deity she had studied for years.
"A confirmatory experiment that can lead to fatal contradictions between the fundamental definitions of the architecture of the god."
“When theoretical development stagnates, experimental observation should pave the way first. Aren’t there many such cases in our scientific history?” Mei Dan said. “I find it a bit puzzling that, in such a large world, no one has done such a simple experiment until today.”
The Sinnoh champion shook his head: "Anyone who can accept this experiment must have an equally profound understanding of religion and science—even though my field of study overlaps with both, I still sincerely feel that this experiment is far too far-fetched and risky. Mr. Medan, not all scholars can be like you."
A person with scientific literacy would never actively try to prove the existence of God; and a person with firm religious beliefs would be even less likely to challenge the contradictions between the definitions of God.
There is only one person in the world who would conduct such an experiment: Meidan.
"So, besides literature on biology and information technology, your bookshelf contains an encyclopedia of elves, ancient poems and prose, and those professional books on phonology and grammar. I originally mistook them for reference books prepared for translating ancient documents—but these are the key points of your second research, Professor Medan."
Mei Dan did not deny it, but nodded silently.
"Miss Zhulan, what exactly is Mr. Meidan's research?"
Even though she felt the champion of Bamboo Orchid was about to reveal the correct answer, Officer Jenny couldn't help but urge her on. She hoped the mythologists could cut to the chase; it wouldn't be too late to compare their findings after the answer was made public with the available evidence.
"Mr. Medan has only one thing to do."
Mythologists say.
"That is to call upon the name of the gods."
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Just like hearing your own name on the street, no matter who it is, what the circumstances, or what the situation, most people will turn around and look. Mei Dan hopes to use this way of calling on the gods to prove whether the gods are omniscient, omnipotent, and possess the individual will of a living being.
If, after invoking the name of a deity, nothing happens, everything remains unchanged, and the world continues as before, then he can seize upon the logical flaw in the theory of theism and use the concept of a deity itself to deny its own existence.
If God merely failed to hear this call, then He is by no means omniscient.
If God senses the call but is unable to respond in time, then God is by no means omnipotent.
If a god is omniscient and omnipotent, yet doesn't even have a name to identify himself, or even if he hears his true name, he is still unwilling to display his effortless abilities, unwilling to give even the slightest response to those who call upon his true name... then the god that believers speak of may very well not possess an independent will at all.
Even if such a deity exists, its attitude towards humanity should be as indifferent as that towards a passerby who ignores a greeting—in that case, the deity would naturally not exert much influence on the human world.
In the spirit of "not adding entities unless necessary," it is not unreasonable to consider such deities as non-existent.
As for the remaining one in a billion chance, if that omniscient and omnipotent god really did respond to that call... hehe, in that case, this research, which has troubled Meidan's main focus for the first half of his life, would not even need to be classified and discussed, and could come to a complete end.
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"No, no, no, no! This is too strange!"
Officer Jenny shook her head like a rattle-drum, feeling as if her head was about to explode.
"Although you've been using terms like 'He,' 'God,' or 'deity' to refer to the creator god of this world for the sake of academic rigor, based on archaeological discoveries over the years, the name of this deity you're referring to should be 'Arceus,' right? Haven't we been using this name all along? Even many Pokémon Pokédex entries accept this explanation. If calling out a deity's name would always be perceived by the deity, then the omniscient and omnipotent Arceus should be tired of hearing his own name by now, shouldn't he?"
"Even if Professor Medan shouted that phrase out to the sky at maximum volume, the deity himself wouldn't respond, would he? This is no different from Medan's previous private remarks about the deity. Besides, why do you think that just because you shout something to the deity, the deity is obligated to respond? Professor, do you have that much influence? Who is the deity, you or He?"
"Therefore, whether this call will be answered depends not on how loud it is, but on whether it is correct."
Mei Dan waved her hand, her tired voice drifting into my ears.
“Take your name, Officer Jenny, for example. In this face-to-face interaction with a limited number of people, you would naturally realize that the name Officer Jenny refers to yourself. But if you had ears that could hear everything in the world, even if you heard the name ‘Officer Jenny’ called out, there would be hundreds or thousands of other Officer Jennys in the world at the same time. Therefore, you wouldn’t assume that the call was referring to you, would you?”
"It feels a bit convoluted, but I can still understand it barely."
Officers from police families all look alike, and they all happen to like calling themselves Officers by their family name, so Officers feel particularly empathetic to this example.
"Therefore, strictly speaking, the two characters 'Jun Sha' are not your real name, Miss Jun Sha. As for what your real name is, it may be the two characters Jun Sha plus your nickname or pet name in your family, or it may simply be your registered title and employee number in your workplace. In short, this name will allow you to clearly perceive the existence of your own will in any situation."
"In addition, the language in which the name is used is also crucial."
Zhu Lan, who revealed the truth behind the research, helped Mei Dan further add—
"Although the language we use today was standardized long before the League was established, it is undeniable that in the earlier human settlements, people in different parts of the world used different languages—in this case, the names of Pokémon and legendary creatures could not be determined either."
The champion, holding ancient books, spoke eloquently in his familiar field of mythology.
"We should have discussed this here before, right? In the ancient Sinnoh region, people even believed that the name of the Sinnoh Grandmaster who created this world was 'Dialga' or 'Palkiria,' but now it seems that such names are undoubtedly completely wrong. However, as for the so-called true name that Professor Medan mentioned, the name 'Arceus' is not much more accurate than the former two—it is not a name that the gods themselves conveyed to mankind through oracle, but like the names of other Pokémon in the Pokédex, it is a new term created by Pokémon scholars after examining how people in different regions named this creature. Regarding this, you can see the heavy traces of artificial naming just from the fact that its spelling name starts with the first letter A of the alphabet and the way the name combines the creation gods of different regional mythologies."
From the perspective of studying ancient books and visiting folk customs, the first generation of Pokémon scholars at that time may have been the world's earliest researchers of mythology.
"Furthermore, the names listed in the Pokédex are merely racial names, just like calling someone 'human,' they don't serve the purpose of calling them by their real name," Professor Medan added.
"So the experiment you're doing is to find out the true name of that creator god? Oh my god! That computer cluster in the basement! Those machines are used for this!" Officer Jenny suddenly realized.
The old professor nodded with self-satisfaction, his deep eyes seeming to pierce through his gray hair—
"I spent half a year revising an expanded version of the language and script that is several times more precise than the previous phonological rules—many people in history have done similar things, so it doesn't take too much effort—using this script, I can perfectly cover any pronunciation or intonation in natural language. On the alphabet of this new phonetic script, any possible name for a deity can be represented by no more than nine letters. After deducting redundant information that cannot be pronounced normally, I can obtain a list containing nine billion names, and the true names of the gods who rule the world will inevitably be mixed in among them."
It's like listing things from "AAAAA" to "ZZZZZ"...
Compared to the experiments with artificial androids, this ritual of summoning a god was even more unacceptable to Officer Jenny: "This is absolutely insane, utterly meaningless. Professor Medan, you simply cannot discern that name!"
"If God truly exists, then He would naturally have a way to discern the information representing His own name."
Meidan was not discouraged at all by Officer Jenny's doubts—
"Can you understand the true meaning of God? All the thought processes of each of us are like an open book in His eyes. To such a being, sound waves in the air are no different from graphite imprinted on paper pulp; similarly, the words written on paper are no different from an array of light spots—I don't even need to write those names down on paper, I just need to design a program to make this list scroll across an electronic display..."
"Then I can call upon God!"
“Mr. Meidan, it’s just a name, a combination of characters!” Hearing this, Zhu Lan finally couldn’t hold back and retorted sternly, “A creature’s real name may indeed represent many philosophical meanings, but I really don’t think it can summon gods.”
"Really?" Mei Dan raised one eyelid, like an owl that had spotted its prey. "I originally thought that in this world, only you, the Bamboo Orchid Champion, would fully understand the meaning behind this."
"What do you mean?" Zhu Lan was really confused now.
What exactly is this arrogant and decrepit biology professor up to?
"Human language originated from the imitation of the speech of ancient Pokémon, but before that, all Pokémon could already communicate freely with each other—so where did this most primitive language come from?"
This is exactly the academic paper that Zhu Lan published before she became the champion!
The mythologist frowned deeply; she certainly remembered the speculation she had made next in her paper—
"Regarding the origin of this primitive language, we might offer two explanations: First, before life even existed, there might have been a creator, almost divine, who, while creating all the Pokémon in the world at that time, also left an instinctive memory deep within their genes for using the same language; second, this primitive language itself is particularly unique, perhaps possessing a divinely inspired propagation nature, causing various biological populations to actively or passively begin using this language upon contact with it..."
"Regardless of which interpretation it is, they all indicate that the language we use in our daily lives may contain some profound mythological connotations that transcend our previous understanding. Perhaps, in a religious sense, it is the language used by the gods."
"Champion Bamboo Orchid, even after all this, do you still believe that the names of nine billion gods are insufficient to summon the true gods?"
In the dimly lit forest mansion, the old professor, who had been slandering gods and ancestors, revealed a mysterious and unpredictable smile.