If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens...Where Is Everybody? Second Edition
Seventy-Five Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life
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Narrated by:
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Dan Woren
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Written by:
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Stephen Webb
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Given the fact that there are perhaps 400 billion stars in our galaxy alone and perhaps 400 billion galaxies in the universe, it stands to reason that somewhere out there, in the 14-billion-year-old cosmos, there is or once was a civilization at least as advanced as our own. The sheer enormity of the numbers almost demands that we accept the truth of this hypothesis. Why, then, have we encountered no evidence, no messages, no artifacts of these extraterrestrials?
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-10-28
Worth sticking with!
Stick with the parts that go over your head if you are, like me, a novice to the world of space science! Mind expanding and wonder inducing, while there are some very technical parts don’t be discouraged as there is also very easy to follow narratives and great learning to be had.
Solution 75 probably works best for me…
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-05-11
Excellent book
A comprehensive look at the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Well written in a clear and understandable way. It is a scientific exploration so you won’t find any theological solutions here.
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- Ken '77
- 2022-11-17
profoundly thought provoking
if it was mandatory reading in school and students were capable of comprehending it it could everything!
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- Anonymous User
- 2024-12-19
Makes space exploration and colonization sound like a fascist nightmare.
Of all the solutions to the Fermi paradox presented here, the one I like best is that no extraterrestrial civilization thinks we are worth contacting or communicating with. It is probably the one that is most likely.
The existential and logistical nightmare that is space exploration conducted by human hands is being led by the private sector, in particular Elon Musk, for a reason: it requires a degree of eugenic control over human behavior that only totalitarian regimes have ever achieved, in particular fascist ones.
In short, while Star Trek is the equitable dream we entertain ourselves with, the reality is that most if not all models of space exploration require erasure of human cultural, genetic, and social diversity. In practice, everyone must be a breeder, and no one is allowed autonomy and choice.
This ideologically grim worldview is obvious in Webb's presentations of all the Fermi paradox solutions. Populations that have a high degree of personal autonomy, where reproductive choices and gender non-conformity, to say nothing of religious diversity, are ubiquitous, do not meet with his personal approval, and it shows.
In one way the book is a good round-up of all the solutions to the Fermi paradox, but this is likely to be outdated by the time the reader or listener finishes it. So take that into consideration. But it is a very depressing listen for those of us in the disabled, neurodiverse, LGBTQIA+, and childfree-by-choice communities who get sick of hearing how we have no future in space exploration and colonization.
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