Friday, May 23, 2014

The Fermi Paradox

"You know when you hear about humans of the past debating whether the Earth was round or if the sun revolved around the Earth or thinking that lightning happened because of Zeus, and they seem so primitive and in the dark? That’s about where we are with this topic."

http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/fermi-paradox.html

There's something terribly exciting about looking at a problem like this.  "...whatever the truth actually is, it’s mindblowing."