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[[File:Fermi Paradox.png|alt=Fermi Paradox|thumb|200x200px|'''The Drake Equation''': Given the size of the universe, extraterrestrial life should have contacted us (click to expand).]] | [[File:Fermi Paradox.png|alt=Fermi Paradox|thumb|200x200px|'''The Drake Equation''': Given the size of the universe, extraterrestrial life should have contacted us (click to expand).]] | ||
'''The''' '''Fermi Paradox''' '''asks''' '''given the universe is infinite, why have we not heard from life other than our own? Is it inevitable that all life thrives and inevitably dies because of some [[Great filter|cosmic filter]]?''' | |||
Is it that there is a great barrier for all intelligent species which in its 14 billion year history has tended towards only one answer. i.e. before reaching the point where interstellar communication is possible the civilisation destroys itself, whether this is from war, overconsumption or disease the result is the same, looking at the sky it seems we see a dead universe. | |||
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The Fermi Paradox asks given the universe is infinite, why have we not heard from life other than our own? Is it inevitable that all life thrives and inevitably dies because of some cosmic filter?
Is it that there is a great barrier for all intelligent species which in its 14 billion year history has tended towards only one answer. i.e. before reaching the point where interstellar communication is possible the civilisation destroys itself, whether this is from war, overconsumption or disease the result is the same, looking at the sky it seems we see a dead universe.