where the hell are all the aliens?
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
I just read a really great essay that takes Fermi's Paradox (the idea that if there are so many life-sustaining planets in our galaxy, where the hell are all the aliens?) to an entirely new level.
The author makes a very strong case for what an instantly-gratified, highly technological society (yup, like ours) leads to: Eventual Extinction. And he implies that this is in fact what has happened to all of our would-be galactic neighbours. The article actually applies very similar logic to Nick Bostrom's essay in Taking the Red Pill, a personal favourite of mine.
This is a really well written essay, and worth the read. Here's the full article.
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posted by raistlinsghost at 2/21/2006 11:31:00 PM
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