This actually strikes me as an eminently plausible explanation. And it certainly is far less distressing than the one offered by Alastair Reynolds in Revelation Space.
AKRATIC WIZARDRY: A blog wherein I scribble about role-playing games (Mythras, Against the Darkmaster, Dungeons & Dragons [esp. old school], Swords & Wizardry, Into the Unknown, Middle-earth Role-playing, Lord of the Rings Role-playing, Adventures in Middle-Earth, Crypts & Things, Call of Cthulhu, etc.) and RPG settings (Middle-earth, Cthulhu Mythos, Greyhawk, Lyonesse, Ukrasia, etc.). I also write about fantasy and science-fiction films, novels, art, TV shows, and the like.
08 October 2015
Edward Snowden solves the Fermi Paradox?
Over a year ago I briefly mentioned the ‘Fermi Paradox’ in a post. It seems that Edward Snowden has a solution! Namely: alien civilizations share a universal need to keep their communications secure. Consequently, "alien signals are simply too well encrypted to be distinguished from background noise."
This actually strikes me as an eminently plausible explanation. And it certainly is far less distressing than the one offered by Alastair Reynolds in Revelation Space.
This actually strikes me as an eminently plausible explanation. And it certainly is far less distressing than the one offered by Alastair Reynolds in Revelation Space.
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isn't that basically what Sagan said?
ReplyDeleteI put it down to smart arses delving to deep in particle physics and..."so thats what a black hole looks like!"
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