In the novel “The Invincible” by Stanisław Lem, the characters are faced with the unknown and the inexplicable, forcing them to confront the limits of human knowledge. The story follows a space cruiser sent to investigate the fate of a sister spaceship that has lost communication with Earth. On the planet Regis III, the crew discovers a life form that has evolved from self-replicating machines, potentially the survivors of a “robot war.” Lem’s novel delves into the concept of artificial life and explores the idea of different evolutionary pathways for life forms. The book challenges anthropocentric assumptions and offers insights into our present circumstances.
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