Dissolving the Fermi Paradox
It&#x27;s &quot;papers&quot; like this by people that are either clueless or malicious that make everyone pine for the pre-arxiv days.<p>Everyone considered this option. From the very first day the paradox was posed. We don&#x27;t know the parameters well, it&#x27;s within our margin of error that no one else is out there, so it&#x27;s an option. This is such an absurd claim to take as your own that it&#x27;s literally on the wikipedia page!<p>It&#x27;s also extremely shortsighted in order to get media attention. This resolves nothing about the paradox. What about the universe prevents other intelligent species from existing nearby? Sure, it&#x27;s within our margin of error, but where is this coming from? Too few planets, too little abiogenesis, etc? Many factors or a single one? Is our existence simply a consequence of the fact that we&#x27;re here therefore the dice must have landed well for us? Or is there something fairly unique about our solar system &#x2F; planet &#x2F; species &#x2F; etc.<p>That&#x27;s the real scientific question that keeps people up at night.