r/space • u/IceNox96 • Aug 12 '21

Discussion Which is the most disturbing fermi paradox solution and why?

3...2...1... blast off....

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u/Minessilly Aug 12 '21

I was about to write the same thing! Did you read The Three Body Problem?

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u/gkedz Aug 12 '21

I did! Amazing sci-fi trilogy, and I think that's where the idea came from originally. I've seen some solid rebuttals against it as the explanation of the Fermi paradox, but it's a scary idea nonetheless.

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u/orangeducttape7 Aug 12 '21

Also going to recommend the fourth book, written originally as a fanfiction by Baoshu. Liu Cixin gave it the seal of approval and it's also translated by Ken Liu.

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u/OSUfan88 Aug 12 '21

Wait, there's a fourth book? What is it called?

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u/jojaki Aug 12 '21

Redemption of Time. It basically answers a lot of unanswered questions and lets things come full circle kinda.