[ExI] 30 Solutions to the Fermi Paradox

[Mike Dougherty]

On Wed, Mar 17, 2021, 8:58 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

>
> BillK, the real paradox isn't so much that no civilization appears to have
> colonized the galaxy, but rather that there is an absence of radio
> signals.  I think I understand why no one has managed to cross the enormous
> gulf between stars: it is just too dang far for actual life forms to
> traverse, even at the dense core of the galaxy.  But I am still astonished
> there are no signals.
>

Take out your old AM/FM radio and see if you can tune in any part of the
WiFi or LTE signals going through your house.

Even if we know where to look, would we actually recognize signals among
all the no signals we do see?

We barely manage to communicate among humans when both parties understand
sentence semantics and word meanings.

We are only starting to recognize intelligence in birds and animals who
share our ecosystem and basis for life.

My preferred answer to Fermi's is that we're just not capable yet.

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