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> The lack of imagination around what is possible and the supposed paradox posited by Fermi is disheartening. I think similar reasoning could apply though. If
by geertj 4y ago
> The lack of imagination around what is possible and the supposed paradox posited by Fermi is disheartening.
I think similar reasoning could apply though. If advanced civilizations escape into a different dimension or state of being where they are undetectable, we’d need all of them to do that to explain the Fermi paradox.
- michaelmrose 4y agoExactly. Life being rare and spread out, space requiring enormous resources to move between stars, most species never outgrowing their backyards seems like it could credibly explain the paradox without FTL.
- colordrops 4y agoIt doesn't seem unfathomable that it could be the case that most advanced civs escape the confines of our limited universe or even evolved outside of it. Considering how many species there are, millions, it seems unlikely that we are at the "top" of the tree of life, but rather that we are unable to detect more advanced "animals" that are part of it.