I needed to do something about that: it was getting on my never as far as I knew she would get everything. Hence, I decided to study physics, science, theology, quantum mechanics, chemistry, mathematics, logic, psychology, psychiatry, computing science, and all the fields of science to the stage of integration.
There were sleepless nights for me in which I barely believed that I could do something about it. I mean, the more I wanted to do something, the more I worked on myself. I used to work on my biology as well. I did keep my 8 hours sleep, meat diet, specially when I had to read 500.000 pages per day while simplifying information. I was more focused than I used to be when I was a child.
I needed to prove something to that girl as long as I knew that she was omitting a lot of aspects that she has already addressed from multiple perspective that did not hold all sciences. I had done a lot of research on my own. I used to train my body to the point of exhaustion, going on walks. I had made my body a roman byzantine eternal fortress. I knew that I was not the only one who could take it seriously. I had given myself to destiny for a long time. To despair, I analysed every word while doing push ups, sit ups, and squats. I had done it better. I mean, there were other things that I had to get in order.
I used to check out where she had lunch and how lonely it felt to see her sitting all by herself during breaks. I was not a stalker, which means that I did observe as real creature. I saw her how God meant her to be. She was so beautiful just like the snow on a mount. Just like mountains in the summer. Just like the beach in spring. I wish I could have talked to her when I could. It was my way to punish myself: I did not reach my full potential barrier that day. Hence, I could not even utter a word to her.
Moderator (Dr. Ellison):
"Tonight, we witness an extraordinary debate: Does Science Alone Suffice to Explain Existence, or Must it Integrate with Philosophy and Theology? Representing the position of science: Miss Sophia Alpha, Lucasian prodigy. Against her, representing integrative thought: Mister Karl Omega Yang. You may begin, Miss Alpha."
Sophia Alpha (calm, crystalline voice):
"Existence is measurable. That which is measurable can be predicted. That which is predicted can be mastered. Science is the ladder by which humanity ascends beyond superstition, beyond poetry, into control of the cosmos. Theology and philosophy are ornaments: beautiful perhaps, but ultimately distractions from the purity of equations."
(She pauses, her eyes scanning Karl, sharp like a blade that has already won before being swung.)
Karl Omega Yang (rising, voice deep with conviction):
"And yet, Miss Alpha, it was not equations that birthed equations. Theorems don't dream. Geometry doesn't wonder. If existence were only measurable, then love is a malfunction, consciousness is a glitch, and the longing for meaning is an error. Tell me which formula explains the tears in your eyes when you are alone at lunch, surrounded by your brilliance yet unaccompanied?"
(A stunned murmur in the chamber. Sophia's eyes narrow, her composure bending for the first time.)
Sophia (measured, but a spark of vulnerability in her tone):
"Love, longing, tears… these are chemical signals, nothing more. They can be measured in neurotransmitters. If a thing can be quantified, it ceases to be mystical."
Karl (with the force of sleepless nights and endless books burning behind him):
"Wrong. If a thing can be quantified, it becomes more wondrous. To measure love is not to reduce it. it is to glimpse the infinite in finite units. You speak of mastery, but mastery without meaning is tyranny. The ladder of science must lean against the wall of philosophy, or else you climb into the void. And theology? Without God, numbers are corpses. With Him, every number sings."
(The audience erupts, some applauding, some booing — the Chamber alive with fire. Sophia lifts her hand, silencing them, eyes locked on Karl now, no longer dismissive but intrigued.)
Sophia (soft, dangerous):
"You have fire, Karl. But fire consumes if it isn't contained. What you propose — this integration — is not science, but chaos disguised as wholeness. Can chaos predict the orbit of stars? Can longing build a bridge? Can theology program an AI?"
Karl (leaning forward, voice low, unshakable):
"No, Sophia. But it can tell you why the stars matter. Why the bridge must be built. Why the AI must serve humanity rather than replace it. Without integration, your science risks birthing dragons you cannot slay. With integration, even dragons bow."
(The chamber falls silent. Professors exchange glances; some shake their heads, others smile faintly. For the first time, Sophia smiles too, the faintest curve of lips — not of defeat, but recognition. Karl had pierced her citadel, not to destroy it, but to stand beside it.)
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