Why Fermi’s Paradox Leads To One Terrifying Conclusion
Fermi’s Paradox has been bugging me for quite some time now. Like an itch I can’t scratch. If it doesn’t bug you yet, it’s going to.
Fermi’s problem was that given the sheer number of stars and planets in our galaxy, and beyond, the Universe should be teeming with life and display ubiquitous evidence of technology and civilizations.
But we don’t see it…
Why?
The answer is terrifying!
Exactly How Much Life Is Missing?
Rather than rehash the Drake equation, I think we can get a better idea of how bizarre this situation really is with a thought exercise.
Consider this principle,
One element of an unordered set of size greater than one should not be assumed set-wise unique.
I came up with this (if it already exists in one form or another elsewhere, let me know) to help me better understand the emergent behavior of heuristic systems that help solve massively complex NP-Hard problems associated with enterprise level route optimizations (heuristics also help in our day-to-day lives, with creative endeavors like blogging or coming up with new business ideas).
