The Fermi Paradox is Back

nettxzl writes ""Sentient Developments revisits the Fermi Paradox which is "the contradictory and counter-intuitive observation that we have yet to see any evidence for the existence of Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (ETI) although the size and age of the Universe suggests that many technologically advanced ETI's ought to exist." Sentient Development's blog post on the Fermi Paradox states that "a number of inter-disciplinary breakthroughs and insights have contributed to the Fermi Paradox gaining credence as an unsolved scientific problem" Amongst these are "(1)Improved quantification and conceptualization of our cosmological environment, (2) Improved understanding of planet formation, composition and the presence of habitable zones, (3) The discovery of extrasolar planets, (4) Confirmation of the rapid origination of life on Earth (5) Growing legitimacy of panspermia theories" and more ... So, where is everyone?"

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Where is everyone?

[xednieht]

So let's say YOU are the extra-terrestrial and you have overcome gigantic obstacles of technology related to getting from point A to point B in the universe; would you really expose yourself to a "civilization" (and I use the term loosely - so loosely in fact that it makes a French whore seem like a virgin) that murders it's own population for a fuel source that has no future in the space age?

Get real, if there are others out there it will be eons before they introduce themselves, unless by some unforeseen accident.

Re:Where is everyone?

[xednieht]

One negative aspect? Better said THE negative aspect. It is when we unconditionally love not just our parents and children and pets but all life that we can make a claim to being civilized.

Civilized societies don't lead people with guns pointed at others.

A Possible Answer

[Anonymous Coward]

Is that the Disclosure Project has already provided a solution to the Fermi Paradox. If we assume that the testimony of hundreds of highly qualified and sober minded military and civilian pilots, other military officials, and astronauts is in fact true then we can only conclude that we're embedded in a galactic civilization filled with possibly half a dozen or more different ET civilizations.

But if that's true then why haven't they made contact yet?

Well, I would say it can best be explained by saying that there may be a governing law among the civilizations that forbids overt contact (e.g., Meeting with the UN) by any ET civilization with Earth. However, visits can be made for the purpose of scientific study and other reasons that don't interfere significantly with the development of Earth civilization. Sort of like a weak Prime Directive.

But, that won't stop the occasional violations of that law which might explain abductions, crop circles, and other events that have occurred, including periodic craft crashes because of mechanical failure. Because if you have craft from numerous civilizations flying around a planet you're bound to have crashes from time to time and when they happen of course the beings on the planet you're observing will get their hands on the technology, but they wouldn't understand most of it as it would be thousands of years beyond their understanding. But what they do understand and study will be incorporated into their own scientific and technological development. I suspect this is what happened with Roswell, both with the crash and the subsequent use of the crash debris.

So the only reason why we haven't had overt contact from them is that they haven't decided to do so yet. But, I strongly suspect that as humanity moves more into space and his technological progress continues that there shall be an overwhelming need by them to finally establish open contact and acquaint humanity with the reality of the numerous ET Civilizations that they share the galaxy with and how they must comport themselves if they wish to live among them.

And I doubt it's going to take much longer for this to finally happen. I'd give it another 10 years or so.

Re:No such thing...

[eclectic4]

How in the world is this trolling? Sorry, but that made me laugh.... Troll? Seriously? Ah well, gotta love /. and the fact that "everyone" has a chance to get some mod points at times..., even "them".

*giggle*.