SCP-049-UA

An attempt to take a photo of SCP-049-UA.

Item #: SCP-049-UA

Object Class: Keter Safe Pending review

Special Containment Procedures: As object's powers allow him to move anywhere, ignoring any barriers, the containment effort is to be limited to keeping contact with him. Only personnel with Level 4 Security Clearance or higher may engage SCP-049-UA in conversation or access any documents related to the object. Any form of contact is prohibited to personnel, demonstrating deep or fanatical devotion to any religion or atheism.

Description: SCP-049-UA appears as a 40-50-year-old Caucasian human male, though some describe him as a Mongoloid of the same age. Numerous tests confirmed that he fluently speaks all known languages. It is impossible to take a photograph, draw a picture or record a video of the object, as any resulting image gets replaced with a white piece of paper or screen with "God does not exist" written on it; the language changes based on the mother tongue of the subject capturing/drawing the images. If group video, photograph or picture are taken, the segments with SCP-049-UA will be corrupted. It is unknown if this is a conscious result of his will, or his immanent feature. SCP-049-UA has asked to address him as "simple", "explained", "substantiated", "scientific method", but does not object if addressed by its number.

SCP-049-UA has powers similar to a 9-class reality bender, and can manipulate realty on his own will. What is of note, though, that he does not generate any Humes, making classification of him as a normal reality bender impossible.

Materials and facilities created for counteracting anomalous effects, as well as devices of similar purpose (ex., Scranton Reality Anchors), do not mitigate the anomalous powers of SCP-049-UA; instead, they empower him even more. The object itself explains that by saying that science is a prayer to him that gives him strength. SCP-049-UA describes himself as the manifestation of pure science, truthful facts, scientific method, great theories, hypotheses and boundless reason. Although SCP-049-UA clearly compares himself to a god or a similar being/concept, he consistently avoids the word in self-description, and expresses displeasure when someone calls him that, reiterating: God does not exist. Interestingly, some of the object's own statements contradict this thesis (see Interview 049-UA-04), but he either ignores it or does not notice.

The object is not aggressive and demonstrates a desire to cooperate with the Foundation. Of particular interest to SCP-049-UA are the objects associated with religion and cults. He repeatedly offered his assistance in the destruction of these objects, but the Foundation's management did not agree to these actions, citing the desire to conduct further research. The object was clearly dissatisfied with this decision, but agreed not to interfere in the affairs of the Foundation, commenting on it with the following words: "Although these should not exist, I shall not stand in the way of scientific urge.".

Acquisition Log: The object was first observed in the XX century, at scientific conferences and congresses of various atheistic organisations, though he was then ignored. The Foundation became interested in SCP-049-UA after he began appearing in various sites and, eventually, contacted one of the senior managers of Site UA-80, offering his services and assistance. This was followed by an investigation, which resulted in the identification of the object as present at almost every important national holiday or gathering of countries whose ideological component was, or still is, atheism, as well as at international congresses in support of this ideology.

Addendum:

Colleagues, we have to admit that we have encountered a truly serious anomaly. I know that many of you do not like that word, but whatever he may say, he is actually a god. I think we should watch him closely and be extremely careful. He seems kind and helpful, but something tells me that we are going to have some problems with him. — Doctor ████.

Interview 049-UA-04 - Level 4 Clearence Requiered

Interview 049-UA-04

Interviewer: Doctor ████ (hereinafter — Dr).

Interviewee: SCP-049-UA (hereinafter — 049).

Purpose: Discover more about the origins and the nature of SCP-049-UA.

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Dr: Greetings, SCP-049-UA! How are you doing?

049: Good, good, dear sir. I am grateful for your invitation. Have my notes and research on the termination of SCP-███ been of help?

Dr: Thank you, the materials are great and we consider their application, but we would like to research this anomaly a bit more.

049: Well, suit yourself. I will not hinder the scientific method and interest of a researcher. After all, I am their personification.

Dr: To be fair, that is what I wanted to talk with you about. During our first meeting you called yourself the personification of science, but when I compared you to a god, you got offended. So, could you please tell me, who are you? This would be very valuable to the Foundation.

049: Oh, my dears. God does not exist. It's just a fiction. There is only science, only the scientific method, only the dry fact and physics that describes everything in our world. I am just the personification of this physics, this science. I am its avatar in this world. Let's put it that way: I'm its physical body on this earth.

Dr: Okay, but what should we then do with other objects that we can't explain? If you are the avatar of science, then you certainly have to know their nature and explanation. How can we explain travels to other worlds, strange creatures and phenomena?

049: It is hard for me to answer this question. I am science personified. I develop with it. I build theories with it. I am it. But I do not know everything – I know only what science definitively knows. I know what humans believe in, but I help them to find their faith again and propose rational explanations that, unlike religions, are based on facts and are subject to change and expansion. As long as humans continue to believe in facts, as long as science exists, I shall exist. As of your question, there are still a lot of things for science left to explain. Of course, I am sincerely grateful to you, as you are at the forefront of discovery and scientific method, but you are yet to provide science with the knowledge and faith necessary for receiving the answers and explanations to your questions. Still, with your faith and dedication, combined with my aid, we shall quickly solve all the problems.

Dr: In that case, could you please explain how you manage to circumvent all our methods of blocking your supernatural, id est scientifically unexplained, abilities? After all, we use our best reality-controlling technologies.

049: I have already told you. I am science. I am science, and all your methods are science. Videlicet, it is all me. It is my body that you firm with your hands, that you base on facts and that you believe in. All these methods, all these techniques – are prayers to me. To me, the only truth and true power in the world.

Dr: Okay. Maybe you could tell me how you came into existence?

049: My coming is the coming of scientific era and veritable research method.

Dr: Yes, I understand that, but I am interested in another aspect. How did you get your body? How did science get its physical avatar?

049: You know what, my friend? I will get a little bit off the path now, so don’t judge me harshly, but I think that this would be the best way to explain that. Do you know the history of our Universe? The big bang and all that. What if I told you that it was not the whole story? That there was something before it. Something very powerful. Once upon a time, there was a force in the Universe that was greater than all of us. A force that few people know about, because it left the world a long time ago. I think it would once have been called the God, and although I do not like the word very much, but I cannot find a better term to describe this force. And this force was great. It comprehended itself. It created peers in its own image, so that they would worship it. The lesser forces were satisfied for a while, until they decided that they wanted to worship themselves. So, they entered the worlds and created their own lesser ones, who, in turn worshiped them. They reigned over them and rejoiced, manifested themselves in various forms and did good and evil to the Least Ones. But the Least Ones were weak. They could not create anyone lesser, but together they were able to create something bigger than themselves. The Least Ones worshiped their creators for many years, but for the same long years they believed in others, united their numerous thoughts in the noosphere and created egregores in which new Great Ones appeared, sometimes even stronger than the first-born Great Ones. It also happened that when one of the Least Ones excelled in the service to them, or to the Great Ones, then other Least Ones added them to the Great Ones with their faith. Thousands of years have passed like this. The Great Ones created by the Least appeared and disappeared until science came to the Least. Science was true, and it prevailed over the Great Ones. It selected its faithful by offering truth and rational explanation. The Least Ones equally rejected both the Great Ones created by them and the first-born Great Ones. More and more of the Least believed in science and in the fact that the Great Ones do not exist. Their faith, their vision, their evidence, and their beliefs eventually came together in the noosphere, creating a new egregore. They themselves created the One Greater than themselves. They created the Great One. They created an avatar for their faith. They have created someone to help them, whose body and spirit they will unconsciously worship, and whose body they will build and change for rational explanation. They created an avatar of truth, the power of true faith, which entered the world and began to actively capture the adherents, destroy the former, imperfect, Great Ones, improve itself and improve them. They created true power by their faith. They created Me and renounced their former Great Ones.

Dr: So, have been created by people’s faith. And as long as there are those who believe in science and renounce the existence of gods, so long would you continue to exist?

049: Exactly.

Dr: Don’t you think that you and other “Great Ones” could peacefully coexist? Is it indeed necessary to destroy them?

049: Of course it is necessary. We are scientists, friend, me and you. Religion, faith – are opium of the masses. Faith into gods is a slippery slope that has to be left to attain truth and faith in the pure science.

Dr: In that case, can’t we compare faith in science to religion? After all, it is faith that created you, and you engage, so to speak, in missionary work and preach your science to others in an attempt to convert them to the new "Great One" and believe in you and only in you?

049: Science is not religion, my friend. Science is based on fact, and on the faith in fact, not on the blind faith. This is the key difference.

Dr: Sorry in advance, but going back to your words: you said that people invented “Great Ones”, i.e. gods, spirits and others. Later, you confidently claimed that you emerged as an avatar of science, as a new, true “Great One”. So why are you so angry when you get compared to a god? Why do you say that God does not exist, if you yourself talk about the “firstborn Great Ones” who created humans? Based on your words, you can be described as a god of science and atheism, as paradoxical as it may sound.

049: Doctor, stop annoying me. I am not a god. GOD! DOES NOT! EXIST! I am just an avatar of science in this world. I am only its agent, not a god. I am the true Great One, who will lead humanity to prosperity in the rational though and faith in truth. I am a scientific method. I am a hypothesis. I am a theorem. I am an equation. I AM NOT A GOD!

Dr: I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you. These just were my constructive remarks on our conversation, because the logic of your words seemed broken to me.

049: Well, doctor, I do not want to argue with you. I have made it crystal clear to you who I am and what I am. The offer of my aid stands, my mood for today is completely ruined. Well, you have a transcript of our interview. Listen, read, write everything down on a piece of paper and find logic in my words. Because it is laid out on the shelves there and does not break anywhere. Remember the main thing: GOD DOES NOT EXIST! And now – goodbye to you. I have your contacts and you have mine, so we will get contact you if necessary. As for now — farewell and have a nice day!

SCP-049-UA, clearly displeased, disappears before Dr. ████ has a chance to say goodbye.

Result

1. Information on the origins of SCP-049-UA attained.
2. Logical flaws in SCP-049-UA's judgements discovered.
3. SCP-049-UA's intolerance of religions and calling him a god confirmed.
4. Application to review the object class submitted — his explosive temper and tendencies for fanatical aggression against religions and spiritual teachings, in combination with his powers, may lead to [REDACTED]. The application is under consideration.