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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Let's find flaws in the Fermi Paradox
« on: May 30, 2017, 07:10:59 PM »
"Fermi’s Paradox is the apparent contradiction between the high probability of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations and the lack of contact with such civilizations."
It makes a lot of sense, right? On the surface it does, but it has never been convincing to me. Here are some of the things I think it overlooks:
I don't think the Fermi paradox fully appreciates just how big the universe is.
It makes a lot of sense, right? On the surface it does, but it has never been convincing to me. Here are some of the things I think it overlooks:
- There IS evidence in our field of view. Our detection methods are just too primitive
- They don't want us to know about them
- They are too far away to be contacted/observed
- They made their presence known in the past and decided we were weak sauce
- Earth is an afterthought. Like an anthill you don't notice while driving through the Nevada desert (the ants don't notice you either)
- They don't want us to hack their data centers (lols)
I don't think the Fermi paradox fully appreciates just how big the universe is.