| A couple of weeks ago I read a more compelling theory, that also is an interesting solution for the Fermi Paradox. It said something like this IIRC: The normal evolution of a civilisation of smart species is to arrive to a point where they experience an Intelligence Explosion [0]. (or how Elon Musk puts it: Chances are we're the biological boot loader for digital superintelligence) [1]. In a cosmic scale, given the fact that the timespan to go from industrial/high technology civilisation to a SuperAI is like a drop in the ocean (1000 or 2000 years), it'd be impossible to establish contact unless they co-exist at the same point of evolution, in the same (or near) star system, and in the same period of time. Something far from probable... I think that this is the most plausible solution for the Fermi Paradox, we haven't been contacted by Aliens for the same reason that we haven't "contacted" with ant colonies or microbes. We simply can't, we're in a different state of consciousness. We are probably living among Aliens, but they're too advanced for our reasoning and live in a different dimension/cosmic state. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_explosion [1] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/496012177103663104 |