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The Dark Forest and the Law of Evolution, Thought and Expression — Some Complaints about The Three-Body Problem

History of Science & Scholarship2014.01.30
The Dark Forest and the Law of Evolution, Thought and Expression — Some Complaints about The Three-Body Problem
《The Three-Body Problem》is indeed a pretty good science-fiction novel: the conception is very ingenious, and it also contains many elements that invite deep reflection. But given Teacher Jiang Xiaoyuan’s excessive elevation of it, I actually found myself becoming rather resistant. As an ordinary fantasy novel, whether it is Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics or Liu Cixin’s cosmic sociology, these are all clever designs; but if one wants to elevate them to the level of genuine social science or philosophy and discuss their profound significance, that is going too far. I had already made sarcastic remarks about cosmic sociology back then. Of course, at that time I had not yet read…
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2014年1月30日
A Discussion of Aliens as a Modern Superstition

History of Science & Scholarship2013.03.31
A Discussion of Aliens as a Modern Superstition
Recently, some netizens have been leaving comments on the blog discussing the issue of aliens (there were some earlier discussions under Jiang Xiaoyuan’s lecture commentary). Since his comment was placed under the introduction page Who Is Gu Bo?, it felt a bit out of place (in general, casual comments and questions may as well be posted under the message board), so I decided to open a new post and transplant the comments over directly~ Although I have already discussed this here and there in bits and pieces, I have always wanted to write a dedicated essay on the issue of aliens; it could be an essay on “science and…
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2013年3月31日
[U.S.] George O. Abel et al., Science and the Weird

History of Science & Scholarship2007.01.24
[U.S.] George O. Abel et al., Science and the Weird
[U.S.] George O. Abel et al., *Science and the Strange*, jointly translated and compiled by the China Institute of Popular Science Research, Shanghai Scientific and Technical Publishers, September 1989 I picked up this old book on Kongfuzi.com (its condition is rather poor; it seems to have been soaked in water, though that does not affect reading it). This book was written by many renowned scientists in an effort to push back against mystical science. It deals with astrology, water monsters and wild men, spiritualism, paranormal powers, witchcraft therapy, the Bermuda Triangle, aliens, UFOs, and other fashionable doctrines of mystical science. Besides a few specialist scientists from various fields, the authors…
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2007年1月24日

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The Dark Forest and the Law of Evolution, Thought and Expression — Some Complaints about The Three-Body Problem

The Dark Forest and the Law of Evolution, Thought and Expression — Some Complaints about The Three-Body Problem

A Discussion of Aliens as a Modern Superstition

A Discussion of Aliens as a Modern Superstition

[U.S.] George O. Abel et al., Science and the Weird

[U.S.] George O. Abel et al., Science and the Weird