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I was taking issue with the medium post. "In his sci-fi trilogy The Three Body Problem, author Liu Cixin presents the dark forest theory of the universe." "Li
by ethbro 7y ago
I was taking issue with the medium post.
"In his sci-fi trilogy The Three Body Problem, author Liu Cixin presents the dark forest theory of the universe."
"Liu invites us to think about this a different way."
- mikeash 7y agoI don’t see that as implying he came up with the idea. They’re just referencing a recent use of it with a catchy name.
- ethbro 7y agoA singular name. It would have been pretty simple to be clear with "and others." Instead, the obvious conclusion drawn by any reader is that the idea is the principle creation of the only author mentioned.
- pnongrata 7y agoBoth quotes are true. He never says the author created the theory.
- c0vfefe 7y ago"Present" ≠ "invent."