The Fermi Paradox - Why we haven't been contacted by aliens

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

The **** are you blabbering on about, Scott?

The **** you questioning me about, slim?

I'm telling you and all of these other mfers that the truth is hidden right there in front your ****ing faces... its not crazy old Free over here, listen to astronauts, defense ministers, former heads of Project Bluebook etc.

I give a **** if you or any of the other brilliant minds here agree or not, I'm not the one ignoring blatant evidence in the public domain, slim.

[ThaVirus]

Ah, Scott. I'm just ****ing with you, my man.

It's so easy to get a rise out of you!

[Ragged Robin]

It's an interesting topic. The reality is that civilizations just don't last very long and on top of that, intergalactic travel is pretty damn impossible. Sure, there are inhabitable planets billions of years older than earth, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are billions of years of technology ahead of us. Dinosaurs ruled the planet for over 100 million years and mankind is only a few thousand. We're only one stray asteroid from being completely set back to the stone age.

[Dayze]

we're alone / Religion

[MOhillbilly]

Fun article.
The filter and distance from intelligent life On planet A to planet B makes it near impossible to ever find out.
25 years ago I had a conversations with the old man about this topic.
He flatly stated that he did not believe intelegent life existed anywhere else in the universe. Something about probabilities blah blah blah.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Dayze

we're alone / Religion

Well, by definition, God would be an alien...

[Dinny Bossa Nova]

The ability to travel at the speed of light is useless without the ability to steer and stop the vessel. There are a couple of problems here.

I once dropped a tie rod at 70mph and lived. I would hate to drop a tie rod going any faster than that.

I don't think you have a clear path out there in space. There's lotsa space boulders floatin' around. Not to mention all the space junk from the stuff they blowed up in them Star Wars movies.

What kind of reaction time would it take to drive at the speed of light? You'd have to be Madam Cleo or somethin'.

Dinny

[Fish]

Originally Posted by Dinny Blues

The ability to travel at the speed of light is useless without the ability to steer and stop the vessel. There are a couple of problems here.

I once dropped a tie rod at 70mph and lived. I would hate to drop a tie rod going any faster than that.

I don't think you have a clear path out there in space. There's lotsa space boulders floatin' around. Not to mention all the space junk from the stuff they blowed up in them Star Wars movies.

What kind of reaction time would it take to drive at the speed of light? You'd have to be Madam Cleo or somethin'.

Dinny

Well, way over 99% of the universe is actually empty space. That's why they call it space. In many spots, you could travel for millions of light years in any direction and not even see anything to run into. The emptiness between galaxies is mind bottling.

But you're right that we'd have a problem with speed and collisions. You really wouldn't be able to see and react to anything during travel that fast. I'd guess that we'd have to create a 3D map of the travel area and completely program flights ahead of time.

[cdcox]

Originally Posted by Fish

Well, way over 99% of the universe is actually empty space. That's why they call it space. In many spots, you could travel for millions of light years in any direction and not even see anything to run into. The emptiness between galaxies is mind bottling.

But you're right that we'd have a problem with speed and collisions. You really wouldn't be able to see and react to anything during travel that fast. I'd guess that we'd have to create a 3D map of the travel area and completely program flights ahead of time.

Would also need deflectors shields to clear the small stuff.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by cdcox

Would also need deflectors shields to clear the small stuff.

Which would need to absorb insane amounts of energy. Hitting anything at near the speed of light would release unimaginable energy. It's hard to imagine it would ever be possible.

[keg in kc]

Originally Posted by Dayze

we're alone / Religion

Actually the Catholic Church has been talking quite openly about aliens recently. They've had a telescope in Arizona for years, basically in an effort to mend fences between the Church and science, and they held a conference at the Vatican centered around alien life in 2009 and just a couple of days ago co-sponsored another, this time in Arizona.

[Dunerdr]

I believe we're past the filter. Unfortunately we will create our own . I believe we will become so dependent on technology and civilization that eventually a disaster will occur that leaves only the rugged, well built, well prepared, good looking humans, you know stallions like me. Unfortunately all these dooms day prepped survivalists are not even up to nasa standards, so your set back in technology and education every few thousand years. That leads to a slightly different path of evolution for the entire planet. Which never allows you to make it to level II. What I'm saying is the human race will filter itself through an uncontrollable disaster or massive war a few times until 1000 generations down your begging your Sasquatch looking daughter to breed with a man bear pig neighbor so your grand baby can be the manbearsquatchpig that finally takes the chiefs to an astro bowl.

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by Dunerdr

I believe we're past the filter. Unfortunately we will create our own . I believe we will become so dependent on technology and civilization that eventually a disaster will occur that leaves only the rugged, well built, well prepared, good looking humans, you know stallions like me. Unfortunately all these dooms day prepped survivalists are not even up to nasa standards, so your set back in technology and education every few thousand years. That leads to a slightly different path of evolution for the entire planet. Which never allows you to make it to level II. What I'm saying is the human race will filter itself through an uncontrollable disaster or massive war a few times until 1000 generations down your begging your Sasquatch looking daughter to breed with a man bear pig neighbor so your grand baby can be the manbearsquatchpig that finally takes the chiefs to an astro bowl.

[Anyong Bluth]

Originally Posted by Chief_For_Life58

Interesting read. What's your opinion?


http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/fermi-paradox.html

Excellent article! I'm glad you posted it.

[milkman]

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