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Well, yeah. "with all the expected technology" is the important part.
by PavlikPaja 8y ago
Well, yeah. "with all the expected technology" is the important part.
- pavel_lishin 8y agoThat's another variable.
- PavlikPaja 8y agoI'm not sure I understand what you mean. Do you disagree with me on something?
- pavel_lishin 8y agoThe Fermi Paradox requires you to assume a lot of things that we just don't know. They're all variables; you just named two of the more interesting and contentious variables out there. Until recently, even the average number of planets around a given star was really unknown; arguably, it's still an incredibly fuzzy figure, one that changes constantly as our telescopes and observation methods improve. There's no one "THE" problem with the Fermi Paradox.
- reallydude 8y ago> The Fermi Paradox requires you to assume a lot of things that we just don't know. Dont agree on* There is an averge number of planets. The problem some people have is in regard to sample size.
- PavlikPaja 8y agoIt is "the" problem, as it makes it impossible to tell what is natural and what is intentionally created by advanced civilizations, making it impossible to know if the paradox even exists at all, since we may be looking at "obvious" signs of alien activity, yet be completely incapable of recognizing them as such.