Back when he was at Princeton, Lu Zhou had already considered this question.
As his research gradually entered unfamiliar territory, sooner or later, the subjects he studied would come into conflict with traditional ethical values.
And all of this was inevitable.
After all, the system covered so many disciplines. He could not spend his entire life studying only Mathematics.
After finishing his conversation with Yang Xu, Lu Zhou opened his laptop. After briefly organizing his thoughts, he selected several excerpts from Professor Glanster's paper and wrote a review paper on "Human Cryopreservation Hibernation Technology," clearly stating his support for the research.
"...Compared with the brief span of human life, when traveling between star systems measured in light-years, how to help our colonists endure such immense stretches of time is a question more worthy of consideration than how to accelerate spacecraft to near-light speed."
"If Earth is the cradle of our civilization, then one day, our footprints will reach other star systems."
"Perhaps it is still too early to start considering that day, but from a long-term perspective, I believe mastering this technology is absolutely necessary for our civilization..."
His fingers tapped across the keyboard as Lu Zhou developed and refined the paper.
Although he had no obligation to explain his motives for pursuing a certain line of research, that was how the battlefield of public opinion worked. If he did not seize the high ground, someone else would, and they would use it to cause him trouble.
Given his current influence in the academic world, if he wanted to pursue a certain research project, even those who opposed it privately probably would not openly object to him... at least not domestically.
Therefore, before overseas debate and protests surrounding this technology spread into the country, he needed to use his influence