What if there are no other civilizations in the Universe?
The Puppy Blender pointed us to a cool summary article about
researchers who used the Fermi Paradox to suggest that there are no more than 10 advanced civilizations in our galaxy.
The Fermi paradox focuses on the existence of advanced civilizations elsewhere in the galaxy. If these civilizations are out there--and many analyses suggest the galaxy should be teeming with life--why haven't we seen evidence of them?
Only 10? All of a sudden I feel a little lonely and depressed. It's time for some cuddling with our Maximum Leader to cheer me up.
The cure for galactic ennui.
There's a science fiction story along those lines. I can't remember what it is anymore. We find that an older species has relocated to the event horizon of a black hole, thus slowing down there sense of time, in order to wait for the next sentient species to come meet them.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe they did it just to get more time off. When each day lasts 845 years, you get a lot more time on the weekends. Of course, getting to Friday would be a total drag...
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Well, this view of Our Maximum Leader sure cheered me up!
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