Great Silence
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Scientists gather to contemplate The Great Silence | Human World earthsky.org Mar 24, 2019 2 facts
accountThe organization METI (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence) held a one-day workshop in Paris on March 18, 2019, to discuss the Fermi Paradox and the Great Silence.
claimThe Great Silence refers to the conundrum of why extraterrestrials have been quiet if they know that human civilization exists on Earth.
The Great Silence - Nautilus nautil.us 2 facts
perspectiveSome scientists theorize that the 'Great Silence' exists because intelligent species go extinct before they can expand into outer space, effectively making the universe a graveyard.
claimThe Fermi Paradox is sometimes referred to as the 'Great Silence.'
The Great Silence (Philosophy and Fermi's Paradox) wearenotsaved.com Dec 1, 2018 1 fact
perspectiveThe author argues that the 'God Exists' explanation for the Fermi Paradox is not uniquely supernatural compared to other proposed explanations for the Great Silence.
Fermi paradox - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
referenceThe documentary 'Overcome the Great Silence' was translated by Aleksandr Leonidovich Zaitsev.
The Fermi Paradox - Where are all the aliens? - Space space.com Apr 4, 2025 1 fact
claimThe 'great silence' is the theory that there is no evidence of extraterrestrial civilizations and that humanity is alone in the universe, a concept also known as the Fermi Paradox.
The Great Silence: Science and Philosophy of Fermi's Paradox - ADS ui.adsabs.harvard.edu 1 fact
perspectiveMilan Ćirković argues that any evolutionary worldview must eventually address and resolve the problem of the Great Silence.
The Great Silence: Science and Philosophy of Fermi's Paradox books.google.com 1 fact
perspectiveMilan M. Ćirković argues that any evolutionary worldview must address the problem of the Great Silence in some form.