People who are crazy about "Three-body" don't know what their mentality is.

I admit that Three-body is an excellent science fiction novel. But the strange and pedantic sociology of the universe in the book may make some readers have some bad impressions. Moreover, the extreme pessimism in this novel will make its negative value exceed its positive influence.

The main reference books in this paper are Infinite Beginning-the Origin of World Progress, the Origin of Political Order and Political Order and Decline. If you have any objection to these three books, you can close this paper immediately and continue to worship the three-body unconditionally.

Origin: Three-body people were forced to rob the earth by their livelihood.

Planetary thinking, that is, the first proposition at the beginning of "Three-body", should be normal for the author to stay in this kind of thinking, because today's human beings can't effectively use the stars, so they will regard "precious earth" as the greatest wealth in the universe, and imagine that a large number of aliens are jealous of the earth (such science fiction and movies are the mainstream), so they will grab it. At the same time, human beings are so anxious to find earth-like planets, as if they can't live for hundreds of millions of years without finding a spare tire.

However, the most valuable thing in the universe is obviously the stars. Nowadays, it seems reasonable that we ignore the value of stars and deliberately raise the necessity of planets to the biological level, but deutsch, the author of Endless Beginnings, tells us that planets are actually of little value, and science and technology and innovation are the most precious wealth of mankind. Higher and higher technology can bring better and better life. If a human group without any scientific and technological means lives on the earth, they will never use the metaphor of kind mother to describe the earth. Animals? Are all the animals doing well? 99% of the living things on the earth have been extinct, and early humans are almost finished. The reason why modern humans do well is entirely because of the current level of science and technology. Then, the primary solution to all problems is actually how to make the best use of the energy of the sun. Unlimited clean energy can bring an infinitely better life and solve most problems in today's society. The word "good life" may be ambiguous. What should we do when we have a lot of wealth and energy? Is it for enjoyment? If I say it is for more material evolution, I don't know how many people can understand this logic.

Then, "Three-body" is obviously misled by foreign science fiction. The hard life of the three people gave them the idea of immigration. After waiting for a long time, good luck finally came (a perfect example of a blessing in disguise), found the earth treasure of mankind and tried to take it away. So, shall we wait for the earth? Waiting for a rabbit is a skill? Can't wait? Alas, it's really hard luck. All committed suicide? You could have found a stable star system without intelligent life and started building it. You are much better than the earthlings. Well, even if you are afraid to go to a place that is not clear, there will always be a detector. Has everyone been brainwashed by the dark forest law?

Core: the law of the dark forest

Many trisomy fans seem to be fascinated by the laws of the dark forest. Let's take a look at some of their ideas first.

Example 1: scald ants with boiling water. It means that a child can kill a group of ants at will. Because such behavior has no purpose and comes naturally, those advanced creatures can also kill low-level creatures for no reason. In fact, this idea is a bit biased. Xiong Haizi is not afraid that ants will do harm to himself when they are strong. He just did a boring thing with a boring mind. Although some adults will kill animals for no reason, it should be a minority. If they kill animals, they will definitely be scolded by others. Then in fact, advanced civilizations will be very unhappy, because we compare them to a group of Xiong Haizi who are close to "brain-dead". Just this insult, they can wipe us out fair and square.

Ex. 2: I'm afraid that civilization will develop too fast. When they surpass themselves, it will be bad for them. We should strike first. This reason sounds good, just like the primary school exam. When an obviously poor student caught up with other students with average grades, a top student became furious, so he stopped studying himself. He deliberately sabotaged those poor students, and must lock in their grades, so as to ensure his good grades. For example, in the workplace, those who are specifically dragging their feet don't want to improve their abilities, thinking that others can get along well as themselves.

Of course, I'm just talking nonsense, and I don't despise these two statements.

Well, let's look at the core content of the dark forest law: the universe is a dark forest, and every civilization is a hunter with a gun, sneaking around the forest like a ghost, gently pushing away the branches in the way, trying not to make a sound, and even breathing must be careful: he must be careful, because hunters like him are lurking everywhere in the forest. If he finds other life, there is only one thing he can do: shoot and destroy it. In this forest, others are hell and an eternal threat, and any life that exposes its existence will soon be destroyed. This is the picture of cosmic civilization, and this is the explanation of Fermi's paradox. In other words, all civilizations that come into contact with other cosmic civilizations will be destroyed.

When I first saw this rule, I felt very strange. If we can't see them, does that mean they can't see us? I read a story by anthropologist Diamond. Humans are watching ants busy collecting food. An observer stepped on the trunk and all the ants fell. Some ants seem to have found something and tried to hide, but they were laughed at by other ants. How dangerous is it? It's very safe here. As long as we don't send random signals, no powerful creature will see us. The whole forest may be very dangerous and we are very weak, but as long as we stay in this area, we are absolutely safe.

Three-body fans always say that human beings are bugs, but even if they really attract human attention, they will not know it themselves. So, what's the point of hiding? It's useless except to scare yourself.

If you hide yourself for fear of being destroyed, you will lose friends while avoiding the enemy. Why do humans have alliances in Star Trek? Therefore, Vulcan people must die, even if they help us; Klingons must die after fighting humans for so long. Do you want an alliance? Set traps to trap them; Romulans are even more damn; Borg? Isn't it striking? Only humans can exist in this universe. What? There's an interstellar parliament in Star Wars. It's a trap. After all civilizations arrive, positioning begins, one by one, and no one wants to escape. Why are Europeans and Americans so simple? I am really worried about them. Friends are used to betray, allies are used to betray, and we will not eat the bullets behind them. Don't we understand? How can human beings survive in the universe without killing all non-human civilizations? What science fiction is it? It really only plays operas. China people don't want friends and allies at all. Everyone is mercenary, and there is only one eternal survival rule. This passage is so accurate and vivid that we dance to celebrate, because the greatest god in the universe feels the same way.

Then, I saw the chain of suspicion in the law, which was expressed in "Three-body": "Humans have the same species, similar cultures, and live in an interdependent ecosystem, which is close at hand. In such an environment, the chain of suspicion can only extend for one or two layers, which will be dispelled by communication. But in space, the chain of suspicion may extend very long, and before it is eliminated through communication, something similar to a dark war has already happened. ..... In the real cosmic civilization, the biological differences between different races may reach the threshold level or even the boundary level, and the cultural differences are even more unimaginable, and they are far apart, and the chain of suspicion between them is almost indestructible. ..... No matter whether the civilization is well-intentioned or malicious, it will become the same thing after entering the network formed by the chain of suspicion. " At first glance, this logic is very hierarchical, nested and explained in place. I think most trisomy fans are attracted by this logic, whether this happens or not. What happens after it happens?

Well, in my opinion, in addition to the above-mentioned lack of friends, there is a more serious consequence, that is, China people are very familiar with the closed door, and the Qing Dynasty is really lingering. In my impression, all the rapid development is the result of communication, cooperation and exploration, and the ostrich mentality of Japan and China has been awakened by people. Is fooling around behind closed doors a good way to develop rapidly? What is the basis for the rapid development of mankind after the Enlightenment, based on mutual blockade? The era that Europe began after chaos was the result of courage and fearlessness. However, there may be such a situation. After they landed on the American continent, they were discovered by an unknown and powerful civilization. As a result, the base camp was even destroyed. Don't say it's impossible, but they are not afraid of death. Besides, what about their initial communication with the Incas? Yes, there were some communication obstacles at first, but what happened later? Just robbing things. Is this incomprehensible? Of course, there is still a big gap between countries in modern times. The embargoes imposed on us by Europe and America seem to conform to this chain of suspicion theory. However, the internet has made the whole world open, and it is really not easy to hide anything. Wikileaks and Snowden are good examples.

However, the biological differences and cultural differences mentioned in the chain of suspicion can certainly not be explained by the example of the earth alone. Then, let's find the answer from the book, because there is a major loophole to say-how do we communicate with the trio? Every time a chicken talks to a duck? It seems that they can understand our information from the beginning. I don't see that these two civilizations can't communicate. The second book even said that they liked the civilization of the earth and learned a lot. How is it so like the story between the civilizations of the earth? You can grab whatever you can, fight when the other party resists, make do when you are caught, and share what you have, but everyone is different after mixing. Go hand in hand.

However, I still can't refute these overly logical ideas, especially these two: First, survival is the most fundamental need of civilization. Second, civilization continues to grow and develop, but the total amount of matter in the universe remains unchanged. These two are also the source of the earth civilization that has been trembling in the shadow of Malthusian theory. However, Malthus just told us not to over-expand, not to make ends meet, instead of drying other weak races after one race became strong and ensuring our own resources. In fact, it is also a choice to assimilate them to strengthen themselves. So, what about the animal kingdom? Animals without wisdom really fit these two concepts perfectly, just seeking survival and gene transmission. After the population is huge, it will completely destroy the local environment, and then the population will drop and repeat. What about humans? Are all the current environmental protection theories self-deceiving? Can't human beings adapt to the existing resources through self-adjustment? Well, even if it is difficult, then control the population through war. But the dark forest is not like this. This is the sin of vacuum purity. It has no distractions at all. Either you die or I die. In short, you can only hide resources. Not much. What, is there a loophole in my judgment? How is the behavior of advanced civilization discovered by other civilizations? They all develop in the dark and get shot in the back, so resources will definitely be monopolized. Okay, good point. Let's look at the second serious conflict in the book.

In the third book, explorers on distant planet ships can meet many cosmic civilizations. What about the dark forest law at this time? Advanced civilization failed in hide-and-seek Only those who travel far can discover the mystery of the universe. It seems to say that only by exploring the unknown can we make progress. This correct three views obviously jump out of the dark forest law. Maybe there are three-body fans jumping out to explain-those people don't have their own home star, there's nothing to be afraid of. However, logically, they should not find a place to hide, but also expand the incense of human beings and the trio. Wandering around is not a good idea. Obviously, they don't trust the law. These people should be responsible for the extinction of mankind.

When a planet exposes its coordinates, the dark forest law that observers directly attack rather than observe, how to ensure that the target of their attack is not a civilization much stronger than themselves? This sentence is seen from a post of a three-body skeptic. Of course, three-body fans basically ignored this sentence, because they thought that the observer was fighting on a spaceship with the speed of light. If the spaceship died, the home planet would be safe, of course. But the divine civilization mentioned in the third book is very profound, so if someone finds fault with them, it will be distorted. It's not science fiction. It's fantasy to attack without knowing who the other party is and make sure that you won't be retaliated.

Speaking of revenge, in view of the fact that there are "remnants" to escape from the war, as the old saying goes, it is not too late for a gentleman to revenge for ten years, so the biggest loophole in the dark forest law is that the whole universe will retaliate against each other, and no civilization can escape from killing its prey. Finding the murderer is only a matter of time and perseverance, and of course luck. So, what about those "remnants" who suddenly became strong? According to the routine of China's classical martial arts novels, you can forgive the enemy if you defeat him. However, what is terrible is that the "remnants" in the article don't want revenge at all. I don't know whether these three views are right or more crooked (in game theory, we can conduct explicit experiments of forgiveness and revenge). Can't we flirt like the earth civilization? After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States will certainly be worried about it. That was not the case. We will continue to create two new enemies, China and Russia. Americans are actually very satisfied with the status quo, otherwise the external contradictions will be gone and they want to fight another civil war.

"Destroying you has nothing to do with you." "I, Ye Chen Liang, have a hundred ways to keep you here, but you have no choice." See the similarity between these two sentences. Of course, the first sentence is very poetic, and the last sentence looks very hooligan. So the advanced civilizations in the universe are poetic rogues, just like singers. When Xiong Haizi poetically trampled an ant to death, he knew that he was a god, and the ant only deserved to be trampled to death. There was nothing he could do.

Ants have nothing to do with us, and humans and advanced civilizations don't want to do it. We have to impose some brain-dead human thinking on advanced civilization. At present, only China people have such courage.

"Losing humanity, losing a lot; Lose the beast, lose everything. " Good, we should applaud this sentence. It seems that there are countless three-body fans trying to explain these four losses, and they also have some seemingly contradictory statements. But one of them told the truth: "In the face of survival dilemma, unscrupulous means is the most basic means." Good logic, I really want to agree with it, but after thinking about it, I haven't met the survival dilemma, and I have no right to speak. Maybe I will have a * * *. I really hope that the supporters of this sentence can do something important when they are in a dilemma, so that we skeptics can open their eyes. What basic means can be used?

There is a three-body fan, very civilized. He doesn't want to scold any skeptics, because he thinks people who question Three-body are arrogant. Why does the universe run according to human thinking? It seems that neither the author nor the three-body fan is human. But this man seems to have overlooked one thing. Most three-body fans think that the sociology of the universe is based on the dark history of mankind. We attack the three-body because it adds insult to the damage and blackens the universe. The founder of the cosmic order! This way of thinking is not arrogant? Science fiction must be based on human experience, and even Asimov's The Last Question must be within the known cosmic framework, otherwise no one can understand it. Fortunately, few three-body fans will go to see these "sci-fi dross" in Europe and America. Otherwise Asimov is the first arrogant person in history. He even thought about how the universe ended and how it began.

But the ending of the third book is really weird, because the universe has really restarted (arrogant Asimov actually let the computer calculate for so long to understand? Sure enough, it is still a three-body high pole), and then a lot of small universes wander around. So, will the new universe be less dark? Everyone is peaceful, quarreling and fighting are measured, and no one will trample others to death without saying a word. They are all experienced people. These people are all gods, so don't worry about evolution. Then I thought, was there such a large group of people in the universe from the beginning? Then, this is the best proof of the existence of God or Buddha. They are no longer immortal.

If zeroers want to, they actually have a way to purify the new universe. The broadcast was as follows: "We will no longer recognize the laws of the dark forest of the universe. If another civilization continues to enforce this law, it will be attacked by us. If the attack fails and is retaliated, we will unite all purification forces to imprison this civilization. " This kind of deterrence may put the universe on the right track.

Episode: two books

I remember that the romance of the Three Kingdoms was mentioned in "Three-body Man" to express intrigue. In my opinion, this book studies how to evaluate alliances and betrayal. This is actually the opposite of the dark forest law, because everything is changing and not absolute. Blacken all civilizations in the universe and make civilizations of the same level enemies, then we can only engage in strategy and tactics. What strategy is there? China people can't live in such a universe.

In the silent spring, at first glance, this book will definitely be deeply stung. But there are not a few people who oppose this book now, because most of the behaviors that cause pollution have their own reasons, not to destroy the environment. I have an example in my mind. After dichlorvos was banned, many suppressed insect-borne infectious diseases began to spread again, resulting in more deaths. Of course, the positive value of this book far outweighs the negative, so it must be right to think more about what harm it will cause. What about Three-body? Will China's three-body fans become the leaders of science and technology development or the dark forest? When brother and sister mentioned the dark side of human society, they were all excited and shouted that human beings were shameful. As a result, they all agreed to use a darker set instead. Moreover, many three-body fans think that most of the actions on earth are caused by despicable human beings, regardless of the cause and effect of these events, and then attack those who question the laws of the dark forest.

Thinking: the real dark forest

Three-body fans unconditionally believe in the law of the dark forest, and think that all those who oppose the law are ignorant, low-dimensional and arrogant people who can't touch the essence of the law. Optimism is a poisonous weed. When God comes, optimists will die first, because you have exposed the hiding place of pessimists.

One hypothesis is that all the advocates of "Three-body" (representing pessimism) and the opponents of "Three-body" (representing optimism) develop in different galaxies according to their own theories, directly giving Singer-level ability, and then make a comparison after 100 years. Perhaps a group of optimists made many friends and developed rapidly, while a group of pessimists made countless enemies and hid at home to burn paper money. Or the optimist is wiped out and the pessimist is still alive. There is also a most terrible ending. Pessimists are chasing optimists, because the laws of the dark forest must be strictly enforced, and our own people are not immune.

Deutsch mentioned an interesting example: No alien civilization found life on the earth because human beings were too well hidden. As a result, an alien civilization collected resources from this side of the solar system and took away the whole solar system and surrounding galaxies, so human beings were inexplicably finished. If it happened earlier, we can still talk to them about the aftermath. I visited Sanzi's WeChat community these days, and found that they recommended the micro-animated film Alien Express on July, 2065438 16, telling a story similar to that of deutsch. But this story completely defeated the idea of the dark forest. I was accidentally injured because of poor communication. I don't know why three-body fans appreciate such animation.

Backward science and technology coupled with a fragile inferiority complex, this is the real dark forest in human hearts. So, what is the reason for it?