I'm a scientist, why can't I have faith?

At the First Academy of Yanjing Aerospace Science and Technology, Su Tiangong was sitting on a bench in the garden, staring blankly at the sky.

"The test launch is tomorrow, we need to double-check the procedures..."

"After all that, I still have to write a report. I should have just stayed a research consumable..."

Judging from his dark circles, Su Tiangong hadn't had a good night's sleep in a long time.

He was always like this as the launch mission approached; he was basically out of contact for half a month.

It's not that I'm not allowed to access communication equipment due to confidentiality issues; I'm just simply too busy.

While physical isolation is indeed the best way to maintain confidentiality, current technology allows for remote monitoring of every move of communication devices.

Moreover, Su Tiangong's security clearance level wasn't that high.

After relieving some stress with a cigarette, Su Tiangong finally had time to reply to the backlog of messages.

Most of it is work-related, since his friends and family know the nature of his job.

So he was taken aback when he saw Wang Dong's comment on the forum.

Then I remembered that this was a fellow enthusiast I had met not long ago.

Although the hypothesis put forward by "Wang Donggejimao" was very novel, Su Tiangong really didn't have the energy to think about it carefully, because he was already being urged to get to work.

"Engineer Su, the new simulation data is out, stop slacking off!"

Su Tiangong smiled and said "I understand," then finished the remaining half of his cigarette in one gulp, gave Wang Dong a brief reply, and continued to immerse himself in his work.

Looking at the reply "Don't slack off, Su Gong," Wang Dong fell into deep thought.

[Su Gong, don't slack off: A very interesting idea. Generally speaking, upgrading should involve doing something to enhance your own faith. You can start from this aspect.]

This time, instead of giving a direct answer as before, the approach is to teach a man to fish rather than simply give him a fish.

Although it was just a short sentence, it made Wang Dong completely understand the [Believer System].

He realized he had misunderstood the situation; he had originally thought that recognition and rewards could only be obtained by meeting specific conditions.

It now seems that any action that can demonstrate faith is acceptable.

Wang Dong's thinking suddenly broadened, so in essence, the degree of faith is the degree of understanding of these scientists.

The higher the level of understanding, the higher the level of faith.

His understanding of Sir Isaac Newton was limited to the level of greatness, while Gauss grasped the genius of Newton from the act of hand-rolling a regular heptadecagon.

This is why he was a junior follower of Sir Isaac Newton, while Gauss did not have the concept of a junior follower.

Therefore, to raise one's faith level, one needs to better understand Sir Isaac Newton.

"Understanding Newton..."

Wang Dong certainly couldn't imagine how Sir Isaac Newton thought, after all, they weren't from the same era, and Sir Isaac Newton's mind far surpassed his.

But he doesn't think that this makes it impossible to understand Newton.

The best way to understand someone is to put yourself in their shoes.

Through online searches, Wang Dong began to explore the world of Sir Isaac Newton.

Like a role-playing game, he put himself in the shoes of a young Newton.

In the early 17th century, science was not yet an independent discipline; it lived in the shadow of philosophy.

It is called natural philosophy, and it has gradually developed through generations of people's speculation, reasoning, and reference to classical texts.

The goal is to explain and understand the world.

Its inherent approach of prioritizing authority and theological guidance has led to slow progress and even persecuted groups of scientific pioneers.

Against this backdrop, a young man came to Cambridge University to study.

He was like a dried-up sponge, frantically absorbing knowledge, but he gradually discovered that natural philosophy was full of doubts.

Even an authority like Aristotle held many views that contradicted actual observations. For example, he believed that the speed of a falling object was directly proportional to its weight, but in reality, two iron balls of different sizes fell to the ground simultaneously.

While Descartes' philosophy was novel, his physical system lacked rigorous mathematical proof, and many of his conclusions were based on conjecture.

University education, which is dominated by scholastic philosophy, is outdated, boring, and full of flaws.

Young people are beginning to question authority.

True science should be based on empirical evidence, observation, experimentation, and mathematical proof, describing phenomena and summarizing laws.

True science should be able to repeatedly verify and even predict how the world works.

Ultimately, the young man developed a research method that "uses mathematics to make complete deductions and experiments to provide the final proofs."

This method has been passed down to this day and is still used in scientific research.

By adopting the perspective of the young Newton, Wang Dong began to understand why he was considered the pinnacle of the scientific revolution.

Without Newton, there would be no modern science, technological development would stagnate, and the world might still be under the oppression of theology.

A deep sense of reverence arose in his heart.

Sir Isaac Newton endorsed your faith.

[A high-ranking believer who has been knighted]

[Gain 0.1 units of focus and 0.1 units of mental focus]

Your understanding of Isaac Newton has improved.

[Obtain Newton Fragment *1]

Wang Dong hadn't expected the rewards for the Faith Advancement to be so generous. Not only did it increase his two attribute points, but it also granted him a powerful-sounding item.

[Newton Fragments (1/10): To think for a period of time like one-tenth of Isaac Newton]

One-tenth? If I collect them all, does that mean I can become Newton?

Wang Dong still remembers the effect of the [Jazz Experience Card]. Even if he could only use one-tenth of its power, it was enough to instantly kill him even with his attribute boost.

Even with his [Focus] and [Thinking] attributes at 0.2, he still wouldn't be enough to beat one-tenth of Sir Isaac Newton.

Unfortunately, this item has time and cooldown limitations; it can only be used for one hour per day.

But even just one hour can provide a lot of help.

After all, Wang Dong's chemistry and biology are still quite weak compared to his physics and mathematics. It's just a matter of whether a tenth of Sir Isaac Newton could learn these two subjects as thoroughly as he did physics.

Although he was eager to test his strength after increasing his stats, there were more important things to address before that.

Mr. Gauss, shouldn't you also lend a hand?

According to Wang Dong's theory, enhancing faith means increasing understanding.

So he took out ten coins that had long been covered in dust from his piggy bank.

They started by continuously tossing a coin to record heads and tails.

As the results were recorded on the paper and plotted, a beautiful curve appeared on the paper.

The normal distribution is another masterpiece by Gauss, no less impressive than the regular heptadecagon.

Although we already knew this would be the result from textbooks, only through repeatable verification can it be considered true science.

This is something Wang Dong just learned from Sir Isaac Newton.

With the emergence of experimental results, coupled with Wang Dong's sincere prayers.

The stingy Lord Gauss has once again rewarded his followers.

[The mathematical genius Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss endorsed your beliefs]

[Gained 0.1 memory]

Thus, through his own experiments and summaries, Wang Dong grasped the patterns of the [Believer System].