
The Three-Body Problem (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 1)

“The plan focuses on emphasizing the negative environmental effects of scientific development and showing signs of supernatural power to the population of Earth. In addition to highlighting the negative effects of progress, we’ll also attempt to use a series of ‘miracles’ to construct an illusory universe that cannot be explained by the logic of sc
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Ouch.
The message that was winging its way to the sun said, Come here! I will help you conquer this world. Our civilization is no longer capable of solving its own problems. We need your force to intervene.
Ken Liu • The Three-Body Problem (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 1)
“What do you think the enemy is afraid of?” “You! Scientists! The odd thing is that the less practical your research is, the more they’re afraid of you—like abstract theories, the kind of thing Yang Dong worked on. They are more frightened of such work than you are of the universe winking at you. That’s why they’re so ruthless. If killing you would
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The use of pesticides had seemed to Ye just a normal, proper—or, at least, neutral—act, but Carson’s book allowed Ye to see that, from Nature’s perspective, their use was indistinguishable from the Cultural Revolution, and equally destructive to our world. If this was so, then how many other acts of humankind that had seemed normal or even righteou
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Wang let his mind wander back to the world of Three Body. Flying stars! The key must be in the flying stars. One flying star, two flying stars, three flying stars … what did they mean? As he had that thought, he found himself at his destination.
Ken Liu • The Three-Body Problem (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 1)
Nice turn and forward allusion.
“This explanation posits that external observation leads to the collapse of the quantum wave function. This is another expression of reactionary idealism, and it’s indeed the most brazen expression.” “Should philosophy guide experiments, or should experiments guide philosophy?” Ye’s sudden counterattack shocked those leading the struggle session. F
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Every era puts invisible shackles on those who have lived through it, and I can only dance in my chains.
Ken Liu • The Three-Body Problem (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 1)
King Wen now pointed at Wang, his eyes sparkling. “Now you know the goal of this game: to use our intellect and understanding to analyze all phenomena until we can know the pattern of the sun’s movement. The survival of civilization depends on it.” “Based on my observations, there is no pattern to the sun’s movement at all.”
Ken Liu • The Three-Body Problem (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 1)
“Each individual’s behavior is so simple, yet together, they can produce such a complex, great whole! Europeans criticize me for my tyrannical rule, claiming that I suppress creativity. But in reality, a large number of men yoked by severe discipline can also produce great wisdom when bound together as one.”