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GiqueCee

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10. I've always thought...

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 10:00 AM

Yesterday

... 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 Yesterday #1

Well... GiqueCee Yesterday #2

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

But... GiqueCee Yesterday #9

There is no reliable way edhopper Yesterday #4

I've always thought... GiqueCee Yesterday #10

But edhopper Yesterday #13

But... GiqueCee Yesterday #15

the peaceful worldwide civilization on earth does not use electromagnetism. rampartd 22 hrs ago #25

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

This edhopper Yesterday #21

Wonderful presentation HAB911 Yesterday #5

that is my belief... ret5hd Yesterday #6

That is a very plausible explanation. Disaffected Yesterday #19

It really shouldn't be called a paradox... biocube Yesterday #7

says who? WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #8

So Fermi thought there should be..... SergeStorms Yesterday #11

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

Precisely. SergeStorms Yesterday #24

You "don't partake" in social media? misanthrope Yesterday #17

It's a website. SergeStorms Yesterday #23

I think we tend to think of aliens as human-like. Oneironaut Yesterday #12

You are right. Life elswhere edhopper Yesterday #16

The Great Filter is superintelligent AI. LudwigPastorius Yesterday #20

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

Transcript usonian 22 hrs ago #26

isn't this where we turn to gawd and his or her bible for answers? rurallib 22 hrs ago #27

My contribution to the solution space Another Jackalope 18 hrs ago #28