“But Where is Everybody?”: Fermi Paradox

The idea that we, as humans, are not the only form of intelligent life in the universe, is a question that may never be truly answered. Scientists have agonized over a theory that may never be applicable in the lifetime of the human race. The Fermi paradox is the belief that extra terrestrial beings are real, yet question where they are, and why the human race has failed in finding any type of evidence to their existence. It puts any and all facts into perspective, comparing the probability of the truth behind more life and if so, where they are. I believe that we will never figure out if “aliens” exist or not, and to put any resources into their existence is foolish. We should approach the situation with the idea that aliens have the technology we may never obtain. To believe that we are the only intelligent life forms in a galaxy, let alone a universe, as vast and intricate as ours is blatant ignorance. With the notion of the billions and trillions of different planets that are the typical model to ours, Earth, should alone prove the reality of aliens. The zoo hypothesis believes that the human race is not ready to be contacted by other intelligent life, and I agree. Our unstable society is not ready to be met with another big change. A good amount of people hate the “aliens” that exist in the United States of America today. Can you imagine the violent reactions that would be approached to real extraterrestrial life? Humans naturally fear the unknown, and fear is usually paired with anger. The first things that come to mind with potential contact to other life forms would be conflict: war, fear, miscommunication, and most importantly, a form of racist bias towards a new species with the same, or more advanced, intelligence to ours. Peace would likely be unreachable. Even if we wanted to, I hope aliens have understood how to outsmart us for the human race’s own good, and the potential other civilizations in the universe.