What is the Fermi Paradox?
Fermi paradox
the apparent contradiction between the lack of evidence and high probability estimates[1] for the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations
The Fermi paradox, or Fermi's paradox, named after physicist Enrico Fermi, is the apparent contradiction between the lack of evidence and high probability estimates[1] for the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations.[2] The basic points of the argument, made by physicists Enrico Fermi (1901–1954) and Michael H. Hart (born 1932), are: