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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 hadn't thought about that. Interesting thought. It is a big sky.
I've always assumed that as civilization advances their ability to perform long range scans will improve. But, even if that is a truism, maybe more advanced civilizations find us but don't bother trying to contact us for many reasons.
I'm still of the same opinion as Hawking, there is a greater chance of our first contact to not being a pleasant one. They will indeed be hostile.