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> Fermi’s paradox is pretentious in that it assumes we humans have some sort of cosmic significance. No, it assumes that of all the incalculable advanced civil
by Blikkentrekker 6y ago
> Fermi’s paradox is pretentious in that it assumes we humans have some sort of cosmic significance.
No, it assumes that of all the incalculable advanced civilizations it hypothesizes to exist, at least some would be interested, not all, not the majority, not a significant number, but at least one in a million.
- vidarh 6y agoIt doesn't even assume that. There are a whole lot of scenarios where we'd still assume we'd spot signs of aliens even if they're all totally disinterested in us.
- bluGill 6y agoThe universe is too big for that. Civilizations just 150 light years away could not spot us by any means we can even imagine.
- tlb 6y agoBut if alien life is common, a reasonably likely outcome is that one species gains dominance and eliminates all other potential threats in the galaxy. In that case, we wouldn't see visitors if just that one species was incurious.