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longship

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8. Well, space is really, really big.

Reply to Humanist_Activist (Original post)

Fri Oct 30, 2015, 02:58 PM

Oct 2015

I think that the answer to the Fermi paradox is that civilizations are far apart in the galaxy and interstellar travel is ridiculously difficult. That is entirely consistent with what we know about the universe. I would be comfortable if there were warp drives and such, but then the Fermi paradox would be a real puzzlement.

Maybe I prefer reality as it is, however how can one know?

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Are we the first, or one of the first civilizations in the galaxy? [View all] Humanist_Activist Oct 2015 OP

I agree with you exboyfil Oct 2015 #1

If we get into probabilities, it seems possible that life might be common... Humanist_Activist Oct 2015 #4

+1 FLPanhandle Oct 2015 #7

You are assuming we are civilized. hobbit709 Oct 2015 #2

Our collective cultures on earth fit well within the definition of "civilization". LanternWaste Oct 2015 #5

Here's my logic on the matter lumberjack_jeff Oct 2015 #3

We're most likely in the first 100 as far as mental abilities over a worm-thing. I'm starting to .. BlueJazz Oct 2015 #6

Well, space is really, really big. longship Oct 2015 #8

I hadn't ever looked at it like that before. Codeine Oct 2015 #9