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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