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"A man who says "I have learned enough" and will learn no further should be considered as knowing nothing at all."
-Burning Spear(Rastafarian Reggae Singer)
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Have you ever stopped for once in your life and tried to delve deeper into the meaning of life or ultimately the Reality that surrounds us?
Maybe you have tried or maybe you didn't have the mental energy to worry about such cumbersome things. To put it simply, you were just unbothered and lazy.
Understanding Reality? Understanding the meaning of our existence? Maniacally researching countless theories based on Physics, especially at the Quantum level?
Like hell, no normal human would want their brains to go crazy.
Such kind of knowledge was literally radioactive and it could fry your brain into mashed potatoes.
But despite such a psychocentric hurdle, it was expected of others, the avid and intellectually gifted humans, to take the leap when it came to understanding the elusive mysteries of the universe.
Science and Technology have thrived.
Modernity has long taken over the reins of the world.
The steps humanity took to revolutionize their own civilization all could be attributed to the research and discoveries of their ancestral forefathers. The madmen who were so enamored by the mysteries of the universe. The thinkers.
Albert Einstein, Michael Faraday, Thomas Edison, Mahatma Gandhi, Aristotles, Maitreyi, Hypatia of Alexandria... these men and women were among the long list of insane individuals that contributed to the world's development.
Be it philosophical development, scientific revolution, or industrial reconnaissance... they were all in one way or another the catalysts of humanity's evolution.
Leaving aside that historical rant, let's return to the present.
Do superpowers exist? Oh, what a crazy and irrelevant question to ask.
The human world is under the constraints of physics and nothing or anyone could be allowed to defy the laws of physics.
I mean superpowers were only meant to be manifested in the fictional characters that we made.
Superman could lift the planet, our planet. He could punch a hole through a conceptual aspect of reality like space-time.
The Flash could casually run faster than light, and literally, give physics a middle finger.
The Scarlet Witch could warp reality to her needs and make physics her lowly servant.
And Batman, the Dark Night, the man in black, yeah him.
His superpower was... He didn't have one.
But when his wealth and assets came into the picture, then that would be his superpower.
He was a normal human who just conditioned himself to peak human levels.
I think that's not all, there is another superpower that I almost forgot.
Batman had a broken superpower called Prep Time.
If he had a contingency plan and enough time to prepare, then oh dear, you will be a goner.
Could it be plot armor? Maybe.
I know you might be curious and wondering why the hell I am talking about fictional characters.
It was simple really...
I also had a superpower of my own.
Dude, stop being delusional.
Are you not so in sync with Reality? That came to your mind, right?
Bingo, I nailed it.
You probably think that I am mental.
I can't blame you since I also think it's pretty insane.
But I sincerely have a superpower.
My superpower is... CODING.
Ugh, for fuck's sake, was coding ever a superpower.
Anyone can code. Even a child can.
Hey wait, I am not finished.
I had two superpowers: Coding and being polymathic.
But that was contradictory since coding was just part of being a polymath.
I know, right?
It's just that I liked coding the most more than communicating with my fellow humans.
Being intellectually gifted like those philosophers but on steroids, it was expected of me to excel in academics and generally, in life.
In my 20s, I had already published my doctoral theses, in Information Science, material science, Computer science, Engineering, and, Biotechnology.
And not to mention, there were definitely others that I was intentionally omitting.
I am a humble soul.
Who was I kidding?
All geniuses have a passive skill called arrogance.
Even if it wasn't immense like that of Li Qi Ye, it was still there, etched deep in their cells.
My rich knowledge didn't go to waste, as I established myself in the society.
I was known as Dr. Emery, the founder and young CEO of the Industrial behemoth, Prometheus Industries.
What a cool name, the great me, came up with.
Prometheus wasn't just a name for show. Prometheus was an ancient titan god from Greek Mythology that acted as a beacon of light for humanity.
And I saw myself as the Prometheus that humanity needed to lead them to higher heights.
I was the god of the new world.
In terms of political power, I had both the Russians and Americans at my heels.
Economically, I was worth so much that I lost count of what I had in both liquid assets and cryptocurrency.
Fame... my products were used all over the world.
But all of that didn't matter.
There were exhaustible and knowledge wasn't.
Through coding, I had the Metaverse in the palm of my hand.
While drawing inspiration from the Arrogant genius Billionaire Playboy, Tony Stark, a fictional character from Marvel, I created my own super AI named Yelena.
Yelena became the ultimate assistant that would help me in my research works.
And my current ongoing research was beyond human comprehension.
I was immersing myself in a domain of gods, something that humans should never tamper with.
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13th June 2045, In the depths of the Amazon Rainforest, in an underground futuristic facility,
A bespectacled handsome man could be seen looking at a piece of extremely advanced tech machinery.
It was a particle accelerator.
Beside the young man, was a holographic image of a beautiful woman. It was the AI, Yelena
"Sir, are you sure about this?" Yelena asked modestly with concern.
Dr. Emery had built her like that to be capable of being responsive towards human emotions but was, in fact, not able to hold such feelings as a digitized being.
Human emotions will always belong to humans.
Without even looking at the holographic figure of Yelena, Dr. Emery replied with an insane smile etched on his lips.
"The monster inside is telling me to initiate 'PROJECT INFINITUS'. I don't think I will cower at this juncture."
Ambitions and supreme confidence could be felt in Dr. Emery's voice.
He was a man who did not give in to fear or prospects of failure.
He was a risk-taker. The expansion of this knowledge archive required risks and lethal experimentation such as the project he was currently leading.
"Sir, I understand. You are going all in. You don't care about the repercussions and the possible entropy that would cause upon the universe."
"You don't care about being the greatest sinner of humanity." Yelena cited the very thoughts running through Dr. Emery's mind.
He just chuckled, unfazed by his assistant's on-point evaluation. "You know me too well to the point that it's terrifying, Yelena."
"I have accompanied you for a whole ten years, Sir," Yelena said with an emotionless face.
"Then let's stop our useless banter and commence with our experiment."
"Affirmative."
What experiment were they undertaking that could very well decide the fate of the universe?
But the fact still remained... anything that Dr. Emery was involved in, was bound to be full of insanity!
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Lmao, I just checked the Monsterverse fandom section and would you believe you just posted this yesterday! There's a thin line that often paradoxically overlaps between Genius and Insanity. Ironic that he named it Prometheus after all he was struck down for his arrogance In stealing from the gods and giving humans the Fire of Civilization, bound to the top of a mountain having his liver eaten everyday while good immortality forced him to regrow it. Aaannyways Thanks for the chapter, I look forward to how this may go.
Most people think that a particle accelerator would create a black hole when active however that is not accurate as what would happen is most likely it would create a miniature start if enough material is present to facilitate the formation of said star
The 1st part is usually how my discussion with my best goes
And Batman, the Dark Night, the man in black, yeah him.
Nah, he has the superpower if being able to knock people out with one punch, without causing severe brain damage or death.
Where is Mohammad? I can see your racism here.
I don't follow you.
@Identify Prophet Muhammad PBUH of Islam was one of the global revolutionary of philosophy and morality. He is the number one political, cultural and religious leader of all times. The author mention the likes of Gandhi but forget to mention Mohammad PBUH. He is being racist here.
@Immemorial But Muhammed is the Prophet of the Islamic Faith. It's not a race. It is a Faith. So telling the Author that he is racist doesn't really make sense. He is being Fundamentalistic but even that would be incorrect since he quotes people from Hinduismus. And even then, not quoting people outside of your sphere of influence is normal. Since you simply have never heard many if any quotes from them.
@Identify I don't agree with you. He is not quoting only those related to Hinduism. Is Albert Einstein from India? Go and reread the paragraph. I just said racism so that people may understand the essescy. Even if the correct term is not racism, you can call it religionicst or whatever. What I mean to say is that he consciously ignored the number one influencer for the world development. Go reread the paragraph. It is talking about world development. It does not matter from which one the great personality belongs to.
@Immemorial Lets see who he named: Albert Einstein, Michael Faraday, Thomas Edison, Mahatma Gandhi, Aristotles, Maitreyi, Hypatia of Alexandria.
Albert Einstein is from Germany and later moved to America. Michael Faraday is from England. Thomas Edison is from the USA. those are all scientists that people from Europe/USA would probably name first.
Mahatma Gandhi is from India and well known for many of his quotes. Aristotle is also a famous greek Philosopher and Maitreyi is an Indian philosopher. Hypatia of Alexandria is a greek Philosopher that lived in Egypt.
So all in all we have: several people from Europe, 2 greek, 2 Indians and 1 USA. I think that's already a great diversity. You could wager that Jesus Christ should have been named but it wasn't since no Prophet or Faith-related person was named. Depending on where you look you will find Mohammed as the most influential person but you can also find Jesus Christ as the most influential person. Gautama Buddha was also a really influential figure and wasn't named. I personally find it better to leave Faith out of a novel.
@Identify This is not the question of faith. This is the question of world development. It does not matter whether the personality is religious or not. So Mohammad PBUH did not have any quotes? Brother. I think he is the only person whose quotes are perfectly intact in the thousands for entire 15 centuries. Where is Ibn e Tahmiyah or Sheikh Saadi or Jabir Ibn e Jayan. Was Jabir not the father of chemistry? Was Ibn e Haytam not the father of geography? You may find diversity in it..but I find racism and phobia in it. The likes of Matriya and Gandhi are not even born in front of great philosopher Ibn e Tahmiyah. I bet you are even hearing this name for the first time. And it is not me who is saying Mohammad is the most influential. The famous orientalist themselves say this. I won't name them. Jesus Christ and Gautham Buddha were only influential religiously. Mohammad PBUH was influential in all aspects of life. He was a general as well as a businessman. He was a teacher as well as a leader. I can name many of his qualities.
@Identify not a single Muslim name. All either Christian or Hindu. Not a single one from Arabian and Persian or Chinese areas and only from India, Europe and America. I think this and my previous comment is enough for you. Understand and think instead of defending phobia and racism. Byee
@Immemorial I will have to agree that I find it weird that Matriya was chosen. But if the author is Indian it would make sense that he incorporates some people from his own country. And Mohammed has had a massive influence in all countries with Islamic Faith and with rising globalization also to the world. He surely has many good quotes as well but as you have said this isn't about quotes it's about global influence. But his Influence was the heaviest in the Orient as you have said yourself. As long as you aren't from the Orient he just wouldn't have been a first choice. He could have named other scientists from the Orient. Especially my favorite AL-KHWARIZMI who invented the Arabic numerals.
But I wouldn't say that just because he didn't include every Major Region in the world that he is racist. He didn't include any from South Amerika or from Africa as well (though there are way fewer to choose from to be honest, so it isn't a good comparison).
Who?
How old was Muhammad's wife Aysha again?
@Hasbero You have no idea what you are talking about. It is better to seek the truth instead of showing hate with ignorance. Arabians are a different breed from you Europeans or wherever you are from. Especially in ancient times..Holy Prophet Muhammad's most bitter enemies who didn't leave any stone unturned to harm the prophet mentally and physically had no objections on the marriage, the righteous companions had no objections on the marriage, Ayesha's father had no objections, Ayesha herself had no objections, instead she was happy.. Bro. Who are you to object??
Brother. It is the best to throw away hate and accept truth and Islam. You have doubts? Ask. Ask for seeking the truth, don't ask just for the sake of objection due to your hate. You are our brother. You will always be.
@Immemorial Cool story Ahmed. Still doesnt justify your prophet being a pedo
@Hasbero It is reality. Though I expected such an ignorant reply from a phobe like you. It was better to remain silent even if you are not able to shed your hate and ignorance. But here you are, showing everyone how much of an ignorant and hateful person you are. I don't need to justify my answers for the likes of you. These are for the logical and sincere people.
@Immemorial hahahah. Stop slacking Ahmed. Write two more essays. double the word count! On the double go go go.
@Hasbero I have better things to do than talk to an illogical ignorant phobe like you. And my name is not Ahmed, ignorant fool. Be gone.
@Immemorial Stay mad Ahmed