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Mar 2025
37m 7s

The Dark Forest - Liu Cixin [Three Body ...

Book geeks Sam Harris & Nicolas Vereecke
About this episode

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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The hosts


Nico's projects


Sam's projects


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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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