Fermi Paradox – Uncommon Descent

Culture Extraterrestrial life Intelligent Design

Why the space aliens have never shown up? Seven reasons offered

4. It makes the most sense for the aliens to have become artificial intelligences, say many theorists,

Extraterrestrial life Intelligent Design

Researchers: We have dissolved the Fermi Paradox!

The question of, if there are aliens out there, where are they? In short, they ain’t. From Dissolving the Fermi Paradox by Anders Sandberg, Eric Drexler, Toby Ord: Abstract: The Fermi paradox is the conflict between an expectation of a high {\em ex ante} probability of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe and the apparently Read More…

Querius Sandy, Wrong again. Christ as a God deified the humanity this means that Christ brought much more than Adam lost.... – Egnor vs. Dillahunty: 11. Is evil...
Querius Origenes @155, . . . since subjective statements, as Kairosfocus lays out, are considered to be less trustworthy in comparison... – Is there such a thing as...
Seekers JVL, @5 “Some of us are just not sure what kind of God you are talking about. A being with... – Rob Sheldon on the current trend...
Origenes @151 KF Two questions: 1 –> the issue at stake is the credible existence of objective, so, well warranted, moral... – Is there such a thing as...
Querius Kairosfocus @151, Nicely summarized. I'd also note that the person who gets to frame an argument in their own terms... – Is there such a thing as...
mohammadnursyamsu Subjectivity can be seen as? Quoting some arbitrary dictionary, quoting an arbitrary invidual John Hoberman? 1+1=2. Subjectivity is that a... – Is there such a thing as...
Querius ET @148, While it's obvious to many people that our culture is collapsing due to moral corruption in all our... – Is there such a thing as...
EDTA Yes, that's the article. In it he explains how he comes up with reasonable probability distributions over fundamental constants, particularly... – Sabine Hossenfelder: No way to tell...
kairosfocus F/N: I observe a suspicious switch of terms or two, so I note for record, MNY having refused to be... – Is there such a thing as...
JVL Fasteddious: And so we get, “aliens did it”, or “we are in a simulation”, or “anything can happen in the... – Rob Sheldon on the current trend...
JVL ET: ID does not require a belief in God so an atheist can accept ID. But when a atheist starts... – Rob Sheldon on the current trend...
JVL ET:When same sex couples can procreate with their chosen partner they can have the same rights as heterosexual couples. Lots... – Is there such a thing as...
Sandy God cursed the planet after Adam and Eve rebelled. So according to that, the current state of earth is not... – Egnor vs. Dillahunty: 11. Is evil...
mohammadnursyamsu @querius The proof that objective morality is nothing but corruption, is that your understanding of subjectivity is wrong. It is... – Is there such a thing as...
ram Sandy, Jews and Christians believe the earth became cursed. Genesis 3:17,18 indicate that God cursed the planet after Adam and... – Egnor vs. Dillahunty: 11. Is evil...
Fasteddious The obvious answer is that as Darwinism comes under more scrutiny and attack, with evidence against it piling ever higher,... – Rob Sheldon on the current trend...
Fasteddious Thank you Robert, EDTA and Jerry. I will certainly take a look at the article. But taking Robert's caveats into... – Sabine Hossenfelder: No way to tell...
Querius There was probably some legitimate need to research sand flies. - But why beagle puppies? - Why the cruelty? -... – Did Francis Collins or Anthony Fauci...
ET ID does not require a belief in God so an atheist can accept ID. The best ID can do for... – Rob Sheldon on the current trend...
ET JVL: Sounds like a good argument for gay marriage to me. Anything sounds like a good argument for gay, ie... – Is there such a thing as...
ET A proper investigation will uncover the facts. – Did Francis Collins or Anthony Fauci...