what is the Fermi paradox
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The Fermi paradox is the fact that the data (or lack there of) on existing aliens life appears to contradict predictions of life and/or civilization using the Drake equation.
If our equations suggest that there is other life and that we should be hearing their radio broadcasts and what not… why haven’t we heard them yet?
The Fermi paradox is the idea that based on our observation of the universe, there are countless planets that should have the conditions necessary for life (as far as an atmosphere, water, habitable temperature) and countless time for them to have originated before us and evolved beyond us…. so why haven’t we found any indication of intelligent life?
There are only two major conclusions one can draw:
The first is that the conditions required for life are *much* more specific and rarer than we imagine. We are truly alone, or at minimum, simply the first.
The second is a little more unsettling: that it’s not rare for life to get approximately as advanced as us, but there’s a common barrier that prevents life from evolving into a lasting intelligent interplanetary species.
Our understanding of life indicates that if the conditions are right for it, it will appear. Our calculations indicate that our own galaxy, even with conservatives numbers predict that there are thousands of intelligent civilizations. Yet we have found no evidence of anything outside of this planet.
The reasons why intelligent alien life which may have been around for a lot longer than on Earth might not contact us in order to protect us in some way. – https://youtu.be/FOgwpjeSn24
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