Fermi Paradox

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As is evident by the vast number of cinematic interpretations of possible events, communication with extraterrestrial life has been a fascination of humans for years. The complex that grew to be known as the Fermi Paradox only exacerbated this fascination, as it accented the unlikeliness that if there is life elsewhere in our own galaxy, we have yet to know anything about it (https://www.seti.org/seti-institute/project/details/fermi-paradox (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.). This desire for contact has grown and culminated in the largest deliberate broadcast with the intent of establishing contact with interstellar life: the Arecibo Message (https://www.space.com/20984-arecibo-observatory.html).

The message contains a pictogram depicting fundamental aspects of earthly life – a human figure, a strand of DNA, and the telescope used to beam the broadcast, for example (https://www.seti.org/seti-institute/project/details/arecibo-message (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.). This pictogram, however, raises an obvious question that is important when considering extraterrestrial communication: will the aliens receiving the …show more content…

The real answer: there’s no way of knowing. Though scientist Rene Heller conducted an experiment that proved that humans were capable of decoding a fabricated “alien” message from

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