NEONOO, or PARADISE IN THE NOOSPHERE. Alexander Cherenov

arched academic eyebrow».

      «Well, comrade: you are to me – „not in the eye“, and I am you – „in the eyebrow“! You have grasped the very essence. Indeed, the noosphere is a thinking envelope around the globe, the formation of which is associated with the emergence and development of human consciousness. This concept was introduced into science by Teilhard de Chardin and Leroy. But – without false modesty – I also participated in the definition.»

      «Vladimir Ivanovich,» I resolutely argue for domestic science, «I protest: There is an obvious brute force of modesty! You did not „participate“: you made a decisive contribution. Moreover, if not the definition itself, then the theory of the noosphere is exclusively your merit! And there is nothing to be modest! After all, this is a question – not only of scientific priority: it is a question of national pride! A political question, one might say!»

      Academician «shyly dives into the gray mustache».

      «Thank you, dear compatriot: touched. I am touched genuinely. But I just wanted to mention the participation of other comrades.»

      «This, of course, characterizes you properly,» I partially soften, «but in the interests of the cause, and beyond the time limit, we will assume, that you have already noted!»

      I without further words… although, perhaps, that is not quite so – sentence the question.

      «And now – to the point, Vladimir Ivanovich: how to live on?»

      Academician suddenly loses all his academic greatness. The usual thing: a collision with the world simplifies and genius. Illustrative example: Jesus, whom, according to Renan, daily contact with reality not only relegated, but also humiliated – and even deprived of self-styled status.

      «You can immediately see the Russian man, dear young man. The question is not only „not in the brow“, but right in the forehead! Everything is in Russian style…»

      Vernadsky is «coughing embarrassedly».

      «Well, therefore, the answer must be in Russian style also. That is – right, without philosophical quirks…»

      The glance of the academician, which had just been absent in his mustache, returns to my «face».

      «Since you are familiar with my works, you should know another definition of the noosphere, exclusively mine already, outside the context of de Chardin and Leroy.»

      «Of course, I know it.»

      I «unfold the chest» no less effectively than the guns of the legendary cruiser Varyag probably did.

      «According to Vernadsky, the noosphere is the highest stage of the biosphere, associated with the development of mankind.»

      The old man’s «whiskers» ««take upright position»: this is helped by the «happy smile» of the owner.

      «Excuse me, dear compatriot, my tactlessness! I am excused only that there are so many rogues around, posing as for experts and even colleagues! Once again: a thousand regrets!»

      I praise the free time, that I did not devote to a glass of brandy, but to acquaintance with the biography of the academician and the scant information about the noosphere that I had available. I, of course, would have wriggled out without science – with the help of some brains – but it’s not for nothing that it’s said: «knowledge is power»!

      «Vladimir Ivanovich, if you „deepen“?»

      I strongly move my grandfather to the story of the harsh truth of life – the local, of course. Vladimir Ivanovich sighs.

      «Yes, my young friend…»

      I laugh in my heart: «young friend» – on the sixth ten of years! But still – thanks, comrade! If I were a woman in my place, you could legally rely on the gratitude of «right up to…».

      «… the noosphere is not heaven or hell. It’s good, that this is not hell, of course. Although… the concept of „good“ is relative: even in hell, there is society yet. After all, people are in contact with each other… with the attendants… with the inventory… Everyone is busy with the business… in the boilers, there, in pans… There is a possibility of exchanging opinions about each other…»

      At this moment, the three of us laugh in unison: the academician didn’t want, but joked, and very well.

      «Paradise is better, of course!» academician «sighs». His «face» is filled with classic light sadness. «Well, that paradise, which is of holy Perepetuya and other theology: with nectar, ambrosia and a service charges odes to the Lord only. But there is no such paradise… like any other.»

      It should be another sigh.

      «You think I would not want to be wrong? Also, as I would like! But, alas: what is not – that is not. And there is no heaven with hell – so there is «this».

      Vernadsky illustrates the statement with a «hand gesture». And I cannot stand.

      «Vladimir Ivanovich: what does „this is it“ mean?! The fact, that the noosphere is, roughly speaking, is the sum of knowledge, I understood that. But what else? And how can this „what“ be used in practice?»

      On practice»?» the academician frowns, «starting on the road». Once again, I energetically take a friend… «bull by the horns».

      «Well, you look at us!»

      And I show myself absent in kind.

      «Excuse me, dear academician, but there are not only „neither skin nor face“ – nothing at all! No, since we were in such a place and in such a situation, and since we are a „cogito ergo sum“, let us then think about how to live further! I don’t want to be just somewhere, nor is it just like to exist somehow! I already understood that they do not live in this other world, but only find themselves. But is it life: just finding? Yes, and tired of me „to see“ only one „inner eye“! If we are aware of, at least, the basics, that’s enough to appear to each other! It is time to manifest! I do not want to be an energy matrix, nor the total life experience!»

      I do not know how I was honored, but we are starting to manifest! It looks like on photographic paper appeared in the solution of the developer, and a little later – polaroid images. That is, we do not appear immediately, as if by magic, but strictly «according to the scheme». True, the fixer type hypochloride for fixing the image is not required. We look at each other, diligently rubbing our eyes with our fists without quotes now. We are the same, already familiar to each other, but not mental images – as it is, in nature and «in the material»!

      «I do not understand!» the academician is the first to confess. «This cannot to be!»

      «And if it may be?!» I object quite «scientific». «Remember, Vladimir Ivanovich… Although this you cannot remember, because you can’t know.»

      The academician courageously transfers the insult of the «youth», not forgetting, however, to answer me in the same way.

      «What exactly is, my young friend?»

      «Santa simplicita!»: you couldn’t get me with such an insult, especially since I have already raised it in status to a compliment!

      «That is the setting «If you cannot, but really want – you can!».

      The face of the academician clears up.

      «Is it a further development of science?»

      «This is life sciences!» I clarify modestly, but at the same time, significantly.

      «I think I understand you…»

      «And I understand without „it seems“!» the alchemist is blurred. «I told you, senor, already, that you were chosen! But you laughed at me!»

      I bow my head.

      «I repent!