What is the Fermi paradox? | Quizzland Trivia Answers

Player #6103765

Intelligent life could have developed in other places millions of years ago and died off again. Also would need faster than light travel to make physical contact.

Blinky

To be honest, we have no idea if, where, when and on what scale other life exists out there.

heavyweaponsguy

seems like the long answer is the correct one

Ancient Alien

Just watch Ancient Aliens cos they’ve got it all worked out….”We are not alone! We have NEVER been alone!”

Wannabe Vulcan

heavyweaponsguy, usually.

Rupert

Tavism13, then I wonder why they haven’t wiped us out for being the loudest in the known universe? It seems this planet won’t shut up.

Jackie

CelticCat, they would only see cavemen (actually more likely dinosaurs) if they captured light coming from us - the light they see now is images from our planet 34 million years ago. If they sent a space probe, at say the speed of light, it would arrive at Earth in 34 million years’ time….and the images would presumably take another 34 million years to arrive. Who knows what earth would look like then? Truly mind-boggling!!

Renoir Zebe

Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying. - Arthur C. Clarke

CelticCat

Considering the speed of light, Let’s say an alien civilisation is thriving 34 million light years away from us. Suppose they send a space probe to our galaxy. That probe sends some pictures of our cavemen taking a dump in the forest. Because even if currently we are in 2023, that probe was sent 34 million light years ago. There is always going to be time lapse between two intelligent lives in different galaxies.

Tavism13

There is the Dark Forest Theory, which posits that there is intelligent life out there, but they are all keeping quiet because they know that if they are discovered, the others will wipe them out.

Merry

CelticCat, Unless they use worm holes. Or like some guy said, time is not linear, its a wave form and you could leap wave top to wavetop, skipping eons.

Woodelf

We are a delicate life form on a planet that is not too near the sun to be burnt to a crisp and far enough away not to be frozen. No other planet can sustain our particular form of life, and we are busy destroying it.

Be wise

I learned more about science by watching The Big Bang Theory sitcom than in high school.

Kitsu Moto

Player #113990637, what do you think the behemoth is?

Dexter_Claude6

Good Explanation and And name Fermi Paradox

"El Lento"

Player #6103765, Sads me to tell you we have both. Imagination and incredible imagination! Intelligenge? That, I lack!

poopy pants

saw a UFO in 1986 in West Yorkshire. never forget it.

Tigress

If other life forms exist and they come here, they must be peaceful because they are certainly advanced enough to destroy us if they wanted. Don't fear all the unknown.

Player #113990637

Rupert, hey just figured out how to comment..., and I hate to throw religion into this.., but the Bible says "God" created everything, then explain why the dinosaurs aren't mentioned in the Bible???