The Fermi Paradox Resolved: A Multi-Disciplinary Argument for the Non-Existence of Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This paper presents a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary argument that extraterrestrial intelligent life does not exist. While the Fermi Paradox has traditionally been framed as "Where is everybody?" with various speculative explanations for the absence of observable alien civilizations, this work reverses the question: given the complete absence of evidence across all domains of inquiry, what is the most logical conclusion? Through analysis spanning history, philosophy, biology, mathematics, psychology, and physics, the author demonstrates that the probability of intelligent extraterrestrial life is functionally zero—below any threshold considered meaningful in scientific inquiry. Furthermore, the paper identifies the psychological and cognitive biases that perpetuate belief in extraterrestrial intelligence despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, and traces the historical origin of this belief to Frank Drake's 1961 equation, which anchored scientific and public discourse on unfounded optimistic assumptions.
Author: Raman, Chetan
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7104865336
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