The Dark Forest Theory
Item from The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin
The two-axiom proof that the universe is a forest of armed hunters, every civilization a candle, every visible candle a target.
Also known as: Cosmic Sociology, Dark Forest, Hunter Theory
What They Know
- Axiom 1: survival is the primary need of civilization. Axiom 2: matter in the universe is constant.
- The chain of suspicion: civilizations cannot resolve mutual benevolence across light-years.
- Confirmed empirically by 187J3X1's destruction following Luo Ji's coordinate broadcast.
Connections
- created_by — luo_ji
- created_by — ye_wenjie
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