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GiqueCee

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10. I've always thought...

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 10:00 AM

21 hrs ago

... that it was statistically impossible for there NOT to be intelligent life elsewhere in the Universe, but the distances are so incomprehensibly vast as to preclude contact.
Ordinarily, I'd say, "Well, let's wait and see," but I'm too old to have any hope of seeing the final dénouement.
To posterity, good night and good luck!

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The Fermi Paradox Has A Disturbing Solution [View all] Eko Yesterday OP

Thanks. Bookmarking. Easterncedar 23 hrs ago #1

Well... GiqueCee 23 hrs ago #2

I hear you on that. Reality is often just go fuck yourself. Eko 23 hrs ago #3

But... GiqueCee 21 hrs ago #9

There is no reliable way edhopper 23 hrs ago #4

I've always thought... GiqueCee 21 hrs ago #10

But edhopper 20 hrs ago #13

But... GiqueCee 20 hrs ago #15

the peaceful worldwide civilization on earth does not use electromagnetism. rampartd 13 hrs ago #25

That is the crucial point. To elaborate a bit, Disaffected 18 hrs ago #18

This edhopper 17 hrs ago #21

Wonderful presentation HAB911 22 hrs ago #5

that is my belief... ret5hd 22 hrs ago #6

That is a very plausible explanation. Disaffected 18 hrs ago #19

It really shouldn't be called a paradox... biocube 22 hrs ago #7

says who? WhiskeyGrinder 22 hrs ago #8

So Fermi thought there should be..... SergeStorms 21 hrs ago #11

Honestly, given human nature, I would probably not contact us at all. Oneironaut 20 hrs ago #14

Precisely. SergeStorms 16 hrs ago #24

You "don't partake" in social media? misanthrope 19 hrs ago #17

It's a website. SergeStorms 16 hrs ago #23

I think we tend to think of aliens as human-like. Oneironaut 20 hrs ago #12

You are right. Life elswhere edhopper 20 hrs ago #16

The Great Filter is superintelligent AI. LudwigPastorius 17 hrs ago #20

Here is a bit of known data that can go into the calculations edhopper 17 hrs ago #22

Transcript usonian 13 hrs ago #26

isn't this where we turn to gawd and his or her bible for answers? rurallib 13 hrs ago #27

My contribution to the solution space Another Jackalope 9 hrs ago #28