imperial psychologist

Chapter 330 Ordinary People
Bai Yi said softly, "Huh?"

"If," Bai Ling said softly, "a high-dimensional civilization suddenly appeared in front of us, and the other party said that if you sacrifice yourself, the civilization you belong to will prosper ten times. Would you be willing to sacrifice yourself?"

"...Of course not." Bai Yi frowned, "I'm not being taken advantage of."

"What about a hundred times?"

"will not."

"What about a thousand times?"

"Neither."

"Then let's change the situation," Burling paused, "now, the entire civilization you are in is facing the threat of destruction, and you can save the whole world by sacrificing yourself—there are your friends in this world , your lover, your relatives, everything you are attached to."

Bai Ling looked at him, "In order to continue this civilization, would you be willing...to give your life?"

Bai Yi suddenly stopped there, unable to answer for a while.

"It's hard to answer right away." Bai Ling looked at Bai Yi, "Isn't it?"

Bai Yi pondered for a while, then whispered, "Isn't this kind of thought experiment made to embarrass others? The trolley problem, the brain in a vat, the ship of Theseus... which one is easy to answer."

"Well," Bo Ling nodded, "So did you feel a sense of conflict just now?"

"Yes... a little bit." Bai Yi replied softly, and he looked at Bai Ling strangely, "What do you want to tell me?"

"I just want to say that people are not as utilitarian and rational as you said. Even if they have passed the age of being easily incited and brainwashed, they are likely to be ready to embark on a difficult road at any time."

Bai Ling said softly, "In psychology, there is a type of research that focuses on human 'altruistic behavior', have you heard of it?"

"I seem to have heard of it."

Bo Ling nodded, "Generally speaking, people always treat an eye for an eye with an eye for an eye. I treat you well, so you should treat me well, otherwise I will take back all the kindness I have treated you, which is fair.

"But in fact, human beings often help others, share, be modest, and even self-sacrifice... are just unilaterally increasing the benefits of others. This kind of behavior seems very irrational, but it reduces the chances of survival of the entire group. greatly improved.

"According to evolutionary psychology, the more altruists there are in a population, the more likely this population will survive various natural and man-made disasters. We often see such stories in our history, A family, or even a country, will survive in the end because of the struggle and sacrifice of a few brave men."

"When a civilization exists, perhaps not many people are willing to sacrifice themselves for its prosperity. But when everything comes to a critical juncture of life and death, heroes will appear one after another.

"Time is also fate."

Bo Ling raised his head, "Isn't the history you're talking about built with the flesh and blood of ordinary people like this?

"Those who have always been servile will be furious for the things they love, and those who are intriguing will willingly die after giving their last sincerity..."

In front of the stove, Bo Ling had flames in his eyes and a serene expression.

"...This is also the choice of ordinary people."

The second wave of cold water in the pot also boiled again.

Bai Yi scooped up the water silently.

Bai Ling looked at his hands and suddenly sighed.

"If there was a war—"

"I said, I won't." Bai Yi fully understood Bai Ling's worry, and he shrugged his shoulders pretending to be relaxed, "You have to know, this is not our hometown. This emperor, this empire, is not worthy of us. Give your life."

……

On the way to Tai Hospital the next day, Bai Yi still felt heavy in his heart, as if he was being pressed down by something, which made it hard to breathe.

He knew that most of this was caused by the sudden set of thought experiments by Berlin last night.

But at this moment, he also somewhat understands where Bo Ling’s worries these days come from—a person who can detect the approach of spring from a bud can also see the entire frozen winter from an autumn rain .

But who knows whether this is unfounded worry or planning for a rainy day.

The moon was still hanging in the sky at dawn, and Bai Yi quickened his pace to walk to the Tai Hospital—he needed to get himself busy quickly.

The question that Bo Ling suddenly asked really disturbed him a little.

He always felt that Berlin seemed to have something to say at the time.But after getting along for such a long time, he also has a tacit understanding not to ask questions.

On the northernmost side of the Xichaifang, the empty ward was filled with patients for the first time, and several night-time apprentices were taking turns to watch over it.Every hour, they have to record the performance of the patient during this time.

These days, they have been killing rabbits with Bai Yi, and suddenly they sent four living patients. They all felt as if they were facing an enemy, and they dared not slack off in the slightest.

Those patients who were sutured last night had already been externally immobilized by Bai Yi with splints or plaster.

When Master Bai sent the patients over last night, he also explained to them in detail that after suturing and repairing the blood vessels and tendons of the patients, the dressing should be covered in this way, and the sutured tissues should be in a loose state.

This is really surprising.

The feeling of caring for patients is not good, especially on the first night after the operation—since no safe anesthesia method has been found yet, everyone took Bai Yi’s needle and thread abruptly, and the wound itself has been passed down all the time. The pain came and went, and the patients couldn't sleep all night, and the low cry never stopped.

Bai Yi soon appeared outside the door of Xichaifang.

When the apprentices heard the footsteps, they all looked towards the door of the house in unison.

Bai Yi first went to fetch water to wash his hands, then changed his clothes, and he appeared in the sight of everyone, and the apprentices went up to meet him.

"The four of you are running a fever, Master Bai."

"Normal, after all, such a big wound," Bai Yi said softly, "The body just has to deal with all kinds of pathogenic bacteria that invaded the body from the wound, it is enough to burn for a while... let's cool them down physically, it will feel better .”

"Physical cooling" means putting cold towels on them, and the few apprentices can understand it now.

Bai Yi turned to look at the records of the apprentices last night, and then corrected their inaccurate words in the records one by one. The apprentices wrote down one by one, nodding from time to time.

After closing the record book, Bai Yi leaned down one by one and talked to each patient a few words - as a doctor, this is the only way he can relieve the pain of the patients now.

After leaving the ward, Bai Yicai went on to warn, "Everything should be done according to the procedure I said last night. Afterwards, we should mainly pay attention to whether the patient has symptoms of muscle stiffness, oliguria, or frequent urination."

- are common symptoms of tetanus.

"What if it appears?" An apprentice suddenly asked.

Bai Yi was silent for a while, "...then we can only inform the family members as soon as possible, and start preparing for the funeral."

Several apprentices were stunned for a moment, and for a while, no one could speak.

　Thanks to Mr. Qiu Ke for the monthly ticket~
　　_(:з」∠)_By the way, a popular science: Any operation must be carried out smoothly under good anesthesia. If the anesthesia is not perfect, if the operation is performed while the patient is moaning and suffering, there will inevitably be limb shaking, which will aggravate the bleeding and affect the surgeon's health at the same time. mood.When the doctor is emotionally disturbed, it directly affects the quality of the operation.

　　After writing today's plot, I saw this line in the data...

　　This is what the plot of the novel needs _(:з」∠)_
　　
　
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