Wiser Than Yesterday: Book club The Dark Forest - Liu Cixin [Three Body Problem pt.2]
A philosophical discussion on part 2 of the Three-Body Problem series, The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin.
We ponder different answers to Fermi's paradox and how we'd deal with different levels of intelligence in the Universe. This of course requires pondering how different levels of intelligent beings might deal with us.
We also ponder at large adaptions of books into screenplays, why writers change the races of original characters and a lot of interesting stuff about aliens, the Universe and the space-time continuum.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Catching Up
01:06 Discussing 'The Dark Forest' Book
04:56 The Dark Forest Theory Explained
07:42 Philosophical Questions on Alien Life
12:33 Speculations on Alien Discoveries
13:50 Advanced Civilizations and Human Progress
16:35 Exploring the Concept of Lying in the Book
16:59 Humanity's Advantage Over the Tri Laurens
17:10 The Dark Forest Theory
17:52 Intra vs. Interspecies Communication
19:31 The Impact of Truth on Society
22:02 Philosophical Musings on Lying
24:37 Lessons from the Book
28:23 Humanity's Overcommitment to Goals
31:24 Breaking Rules and Asking for Forgiveness
34:09 Final Thoughts and Book Rating
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