We’re alone in the universe…and here’s why
Oh ET, ET, wherefore art thou, ET
“Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Sir Arthur C. Clarke
I’m sure we can all agree that the title of this article is pretty provocative, clickbaity even. However, I DO in fact believe we are alone in the universe, and, while I doubt I’ll convince you of it, I hope I can at least show that I have a somewhat valid reason for holding such a belief.
Perhaps ‘belief’ is the wrong word to use. For me, ‘reasonable expectation’ is a better way to put it. Of course, we will probably disagree on what is ‘reasonable’ when it comes to arguments and evidence for-or-against intelligent life in the universe, but in this article, I will try to lay down a foundation for why I think we will never meet our alien peers.
“It’s highly improbable in the limitless vastness of the Universe that we humans stand alone.” — Charles Bolden
The Fermi Paradox is the idea that if life is so easy to get started, and intelligent life is the inevitable result, then why oh why, when listening to the great cosmos, all we can hear is deafening…
