I asked you to write about Fishman, and you went crazy with your creations on the spot?

——"This doesn’t work either?! Luo

Ji nodded.

——"This introduces the second important concept: technological explosion. Human civilization has a history of five thousand years, and the history of life on earth lasts billions of years. However, modern technology was developed in three hundred years. From the perspective of the time scale of the universe, this is not a development at all, but an explosion! The possibility of technological leaps is the explosive buried inside every civilization! Therefore, even if I am an infant civilization, it is extremely dangerous for you"

——"Then...I can only remain silent. wrong! It doesn’t seem to work either! Since I can find you, you will be able to search for me one day, and a chain of suspicion will appear between us. If you are weaker than me, but a technological explosion may occur at any time, it will become the first situation. To sum up: 1. Let you know my existence; 2. Let you continue to exist, which is dangerous for me and violates the first axiom."

——"Da Shi, you are really a very clear-minded person."

——"My brain can still keep up with you at this point."

Luo Ji remained silent in the darkness for a long time.

——"Big history is not the beginning, our inference has ended"

——"Finish? Didn't we get anything out? What about the picture of cosmic civilization you mentioned?"

——"After you learn of my existence, neither communication nor silence is an option. You have only one choice left.-"

In the long silence, the two sparks slowly extinguished.

The surrounding darkness is as sticky as asphalt!

Shi Qiang couldn't help but cursed angrily:

——"Grass! Black, so damn dark!"

……

See this.

Han Rendong swallowed hard.

There was no trace of amusement on the faces of the officers on the side anymore.

It was replaced by iron-clad seriousness.

Even Yang Zhenyu, a centenarian who has experienced many hardships, has a dark cloud visible to the naked eye hanging between his brows.

Tanaka Yoshiki's voice at this time was like being run over by a steamroller:"Is this the dark forest theory?" The director said solemnly:"Is this really some kind of theory in reality?!"

He looked at Han Rendong.

Han Rendong shook his head:"No, at least I haven't seen it, and there is no such theory in astronomy." Yang Zhenyu:"This is his own original idea. In modern times, including contemporary physics and astronomy, I have never heard of this theory."

As soon as the words came out, the expressions of several people fluctuated even more.

The director breathed a sigh of relief, but a cold sweat broke out on his back.

As creators, Yoshiki Tanaka and Nolan were in disbelief, with expressions of disbelief on their faces!

At this time, Bingbing pointed at the screen and exclaimed:"It’s started, Teacher Lu Chen is starting again!"

……

Right now, this is a small screen.

But it nailed the eyes of hundreds of millions of people!

……

——"The real universe is so dark."

Luo Ji reached out and touched the night.

——"The universe is like a dark forest, and every civilization is a hunter with a gun, sneaking in the forest like a ghost, gently pushing aside the branches blocking the road, trying his best not to make a sound with his footsteps, even breathing carefully... He must Be careful, because there are stalking hunters like him everywhere in the woods. If he finds another life, whether it is a hunter or not, whether it is an angel or a devil, whether it is a delicate baby or a tottering old man, whether it is a fairy-like girl or a god-like boy, there is only one thing he can do. : Shoot to eliminate them. In this forest, other people are hell and an eternal threat. Any life that exposes its existence will be quickly wiped out. This is the picture of cosmic civilization, and this is the explanation of the Fermi Paradox"

……

Right now, the biting coldness seeping from the words on the screen spreads faster than the speed of light!

Destroy the last line of defense in everyone's heart!

The biting chill penetrated the heart completely!

【Dark forest...is this the dark forest?!!】

【Brothers, I'm scared! I'm really scared!】

【Please tell me, this is not true!】

【Grass! black! So dark!】

【Brothers, I'm on my knees! I kid you not, I literally knelt down in front of the screen!】

【I knelt down too! So shocking! There is a shocking feeling that will crush your heart!】

【Lu Shen, he really became a god this time!!!】

【mom! Come and see God, come and see God!!】

【Has the Fermi Paradox really been solved?……】

A serious lagging accident occurred again in the live broadcast room!

The program crew backstage.

The overloaded servers screamed like never before.

The technicians were so anxious that they were at a loss and almost collapsed.

……

Jury room.

Han Rendong and the others stood silently, like a few dead trees that had been stopped by time.

There was no other sound in the room.

Just a pounding heartbeat!

"So, has the Fermi Paradox really been solved?! Where are they (alien civilization)? Is it because of the Dark Forest Law?!"

Han Rendong felt a little weak at his feet. He held on to the stool and asked the only question he wanted to know.

For a moment, all eyes were fixed on one person, and they would only be fixed on him!

——Yang Zhenyu!

"Do you think this theory is correct?"

Yang Zhenyu asked back.

Several guests looked at each other.

Tanaka Yoshiki's voice was as tenacious as the Bushido:"I think the logic is very rigorous! Two self-evident axioms, two concepts that are consistent with each other and support each other, are like the mortise and tenon structure of your country, unbreakable!

This theory made me forget for a moment that this was a science fiction work!"

Nolan is like a pilgrimage:"This is the second time since"Space Opera" that my soul trembles. The theory itself seems to be impeccable."

The director nodded solemnly:"It's a terrible theory. If it hadn't come from a science fiction work, I would have actually thought it was a basic theory of astronomy.

Yang Zhenyu looked at Han Rendong:"What do you think, Rendong?"

Han Rendong pondered for a long time and shook his head:"Sorry, Mr. Yang, I... I don't know, but I have to admit that this theory did shake some of my foundations. Theoretical ideas, from my personal subjective point of view, I do prefer this theory to be true, because it is almost perfect! I...can't find any loopholes in it."

Yang Zhenyu smiled:"I understand what you mean, in your heart , you doubt whether this is a law, right?"

Han Rendong took a deep breath and nodded heavily.

"Okay, let me answer this theory."

Several guests suddenly trembled, and the light in their eyes that had just converged bloomed again.

"Frankly speaking, I have been waiting for this theory, and looking at it now, it has indeed exceeded my imagination and expectations. There is no doubt that this little guy's talent has reached a level that puts us old guys to shame! as a literary creator.

He is quite accomplished in the study of physics! Yang

Zhenyu was generous with his praise, but then he raised a finger:"Now back to the question." First of all, we can see that the dark forest theory in the story starts from simple axiomatic assumptions, carries out logical deduction, and finally reaches the conclusion.

It is not a summary of the physical laws of the real world, so I can give a conclusion first. It is not a law of the universe, nor is it a truth.

"What is a"law"?

A law is a description of the laws of objective facts. It is often a conclusion drawn from a large number of specific facts, such as the famous law of universal gravitation, the Pythagorean theorem, etc. A law is deduced from the particular to the general, and from the local to the whole..

Therefore, in more general circumstances, existing laws may be invalid or invalid, but this is often a new starting point for scientific progress and development.

Then let’s talk about"axioms".

Different from laws,"axioms" refer to A statement that does not require proof but must be recognized in a certain discipline is actually a"self-evident" premise assumption. The main difference between axioms and theorems is that the correctness of axioms does not need to be proved by logical reasoning, while the theorem does It is based on axioms, and its correctness needs to be proved by logical reasoning.

According to the setting of"The Three-Body Problem", when the Three-Body Crisis came, except for the existence of the Three-Body Civilization, humans did not discover any other cosmic civilization. , let alone summarize the interactive relationships among the many civilizations in the universe.

It can be seen that the sociology of the universe and the dark forest theory do not belong to the category of laws.

In fact, in the process of deriving from axioms to theorems, the simplest and The most commonly used logical deduction method is"syllogism reasoning".

Syllogism reasoning starts from a general principle, that is, the"major premise", and a specialized statement attached to the major premise, that is, the"minor premise", and derives a conclusion. process. (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

For example, if the major premise is"all people are mortal" and the minor premise is"Aristotle is a human being", then the conclusion is"Aristotle is a human being". Aristotle is mortal."

Syllogism reasoning is one of the thinking methods often used when people conduct mathematical proofs and scientific research. It is a simple and correct form of deductive reasoning.

Combined with the plot of"The Three-Body Problem", If the main process of Luo Ji's derivation of the dark forest theory were expressed in the most concise syllogism, it should be as follows.

Major premise: [The total amount of material resources in the universe remains unchanged and the number of civilizations increases rapidly]

Minor premise: [The survival needs of civilization material resources】[]

Conclusion: [Civilizations compete for material resources in order to survive]

It is not difficult to see that from the construction method, the dark forest theory in"Three-Body" is similar to geometry.

It is a cosmic society derived from axioms and logical deduction. academic theory

《As a science fiction work,"Three Body" is a literary work of"science plus imagination". As one of the most important contents at present, the dark forest theory should also follow the general rules of scientific theory construction.

If we compare a discipline to a building, then the axioms of the discipline are like the foundation of the building, on which the entire building must be built.

It can be seen that in order to demonstrate the rationality of the dark forest theory, we should first examine the rationality of its two cosmic axioms.

My question is: As the basis of theory, are these two axioms really sufficient?

In the vast universe, so far, we have only discovered life on the earth, so we will take the natural world of the earth and human civilization as examples. Discuss these two axioms.

The reality is that only when the entire ecosystem is balanced and stable can life have a basis for existence.

The ironclad evidence under the laws of nature: The weak will eat the strong, and only a few creatures will eventually monopolize all survival resources. This is actually not advisable.

Only through symbiotic coexistence can all species continue.

Take the most common plants, animals, and fungi on the earth as examples. They are not only producers, consumers, and decomposers in the food chain, but they also form a"symbiotic relationship" in pairs: one party provides the other with nutrients that are beneficial to survival. help, and at the same time get help from the other person.

They live together in heaven and earth, relying on each other and benefiting each other.

If separated, both parties would not be able to survive.

Throughout the history of the earth's evolution, there is no shortage of species that are at the forefront of the group and dominate one area. However, under the constraints of the ecosystem, no species can survive for a long time by virtue of"self-survival first" and"unlimited possession of resources".

There are mutual influences and mutual constraints between organisms and organisms, and between organisms and the environment.

The development process of human civilization has repeatedly proven the unsustainability of"survival first" and"infinite expansion".

Therefore, it turns out that the two axioms proposed in the story are not fully established.

In this case, the dark forest theory obtained based on these two axioms is not impeccable. but!"

Yang Zhenyu's sudden turning point almost stopped the hearts of all the viewers!

"Everything I said above is only for the dark forest theory and is not a law!

But if I change the word, I will admit itof great value and feasibility"

"What?!"Han Rendong almost blurted out

"guess!!"

Yang Zhenyu raised a finger again

"If we regard the dark forest theory as a cosmic picture conjecture! Then it definitely has value worth discussing and thinking about!

First of all, I admit that I am also biased towards the dark theory of the universe.

《"Three-Body" has been talking from the side, we cannot look at alien civilizations from a human perspective.

But subjectively speaking, we can speculate on this universe with the greatest malice.

In the universe, there is indeed no extraterrestrial civilization discovered so far. In my opinion, observation technology is still relatively backward.

Personally, I am willing to believe that there is a God, but it is not a human God. I am opposed to any god in the religious sense.

The structure of this world is not accidental, because accidents cannot produce so many wonderful things.

Since there is a high possibility that extraterrestrial civilizations exist.

Then among civilizations, there will be the following possibilities.

Possibility 1: Neither party discovered each other.

Possibility two: They discovered us, or we discovered them.

Possibility Three: We discover each other.

Based on the latter two possibilities.

Several civilized relationships will be extended.

Relationship 1: The immaturity of technology leaves us in a stalemate with no way to deal with both parties.

Relationship 2: One party’s technology is mature and can respond to the other party.

From relationship two, I can deduce a deeper relationship.

1: The strong ignore and ignore.

2: The reaction of the strong is kind.

3: The strong destroys the weak!

The dark forest theory is wary of the last possibility!

In terms of probability, it is at least a percentage possibility!

Everyone, you must understand that this possibility, placed in the universe, is already an infinitely large and infinitely terrifying probability!

If humans are weak, then this probability will become an eternal and unbearable burden for humans!

Therefore, I agree with Lu Chen. For safety reasons, humans should try to avoid contact with alien civilizations.

The dark forest theory, even if it is not the truth, may be the last moat for mankind.

It is also a conjecture, although it cannot completely explain the Fermi Paradox.

But it is the guess that is closest to the answer in my opinion so far!

If one day, there really is an alien civilization that will cause catastrophe to mankind.

Then, the dark forest will become the real law that explains the civilization of the universe!

But we’d better not look forward to that day!

To sum up, here is my point.

The dark forest is not a law of the universe!

But it is indeed a theoretical conjecture worthy of scientific research!

At the same time, in the human world, the dark forest is indeed reflected in all aspects, whether it is people and people, people and natural things, tangible and intangible, including business and so on.

We can all see the shadow of Hesse.

But Hessen does not represent all of humanity!

Everything has two sides. Where there is love there is hate, where there is light there is shadow.

From either a rational or emotional perspective, it is undesirable to abandon one side of things and only pursue the other side.

As a science fiction work, we should thank Lu Chen for proposing an advanced and shocking theory!

The dark forest theory provides a unique texture to this work!

It’s really rare for a work to reach such heights!

Now I can freely admit a sentence that was circulated on the Internet before.

Lu Chen really single-handedly brought my country's science fiction to world-class heights with his own efforts!

He not only brings us things to think about!

It also wrote a dialectical question for all mankind!

If humans really want to answer this question, the price may be destruction!

I can see such a boldness that weighs the universe in the writing of a Dragon Kingdom writer.

Everyone, just for this point, shouldn’t we applaud? Son!".