The Fermi Paradox

By David Freeland
 The Paradox
The belief that the universe contains many
technologically advanced civilizations, combined
with our lack of observational evidence to
support that view, is inconsistent. Either this
assumption is incorrect (and technologically
advanced intelligent life is much rarer than we
believe), our current observations are
incomplete (and we simply have not detected
them yet), or our search methodologies are
flawed (we are not searching for the correct
indicators).
 More Simply
The view that there are advanced
civilizations is inconsistent with the fact
that we havent found any
 This could be due to:
There are either very very few or no other
existing advanced life forms
We just havent found them yet
We arent searching in the right way
 My addition
The government is covering up
extraterrestrial life
Slitheen Craft
 Bushs attempts at contacting
extraterrestrial life never got off the
ground
But, luckily they found him
 Main reasons why other intelligent
life does not exist
Inhospitable universe destroys complex
life
Ice Ages, Meteors, Supernovae, Gamma Ray
Bursts
Intelligent life destroys itself
Nuclear War, Biological War, Malthusian
Catastrophe
Intelligent life destroys others
Advanced civilizations in the same galaxy
compete for resources and destroy each other
 Spreading throughout the galaxy
If an alien culture had the intelligence to
populate more than one planet, it would
inevitably populate the whole galaxy
Manifest destiny
The Oregon Trail
 Enrico Fermi
Italian Physicist
Worked on beta decay
Worked on the development of the first
nuclear reactor
Helped develop quantum theory
Won 1938 Noble Prize in Physics for work
on induced radioactivity