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Are We Testing One of the Potential Answers to the Fermi Paradox?
It seems to me we’re pushing the boundaries of the Great Filter.
There are certain things about humanity I find extremely fascinating. Particularly when it comes to the seemingly random and unexplainable traits we share, like our innate desire to know whether we’re alone in the universe.
Over the millennia, its grown from a curiosity shared around a fire to a global governmental and scientific expedition worth billions, all dedicated to answering the question: Does intelligent alien life exist?
Does any alien life exist? If so, where are they? Are we really alone in the universe? We wonder these questions so often there’s even a name for it.
The Fermi Paradox.
What’s the Fermi Paradox?
The intro told you, but the Fermi Paradox asks if there is alien life in the universe, why haven’t they visited us? We’ve imagined and invented countless novels, podcasts, shows, movies, and games about alien invasions or discovering alien life. Yet, no well-known, undeniable, provable experiences or records of alien visitors seem to exist in real life.
The paradox becomes even more curious, considering NASA keeps a running count of newly…
