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Originally Posted by Huffmeister
I've begun to wonder if this is the answer to the Fermi Paradox.
If there's a natural progression to the advancement of all civilizations in the universe (biological evolutions, stone age, mathematics, harnessing the power of the atom, information age, space travel, harnessing quantum mechanics, etc), then maybe the answer to Fermi's question of "Where is everyone?" is that there's a certain point in that natural progression in which intelligent life evolves into something else completely. Maybe a higher dimension?
This definitely isn't a new idea. It's been explored by most sci-fi writers, including legends like Asimov and Clarke. I just feel like it's a plausible answer to Fermi's Paradox.
Of course, it could also be that the reason that we have heard from anyone is because space is big and interstellar distances are the biggest barrier.
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I had never heard of Fermi's quesiton. Thanks for that. I checked it out. Very interesting.
I'm thinking it's more of a we don't know what we're listening for and it's too far away, plus we're still infants in universe years.