>>11047272I don't disagree with the last part. And I certainly understand your initial argument.
However a universe that clearly is arranged to give rise to life - only to kill them and enforce a developmental ceiling is illogical. Unless you want to explore ideas like Fishbowl theory, Simulation theory, etc.
However on face it wouldn't make sense, and is totally at odds with all measurable phenomena that promotes life and development.
Yes, the Filters are tight. But we are basing the Fermi paradox on the idea that we have a complete and unbiased understanding of the universe. We really don't. Between simple lack of knowledge and outright censorship, we cannot trust our current model of the "where is everyone?" Universe.
The filters are tight. But not impossibly tight. Moreover I think that humans are capable of passing our current great filter, at least in principle. But understand that these filters do not just manifest in unthinking, cosmic phenomena and the rigid laws of physics.
They manifest in evolutionary eventualities. Phenomena among mankind as much as a result of social evolutionary pressures as physical ones. Inevitable manifestations of certain ideologies and tendencies. Until a subgroup exists that occupies a viable Darwinian niche. In this case, a largely parasitic role that fights by non traditional means. If you don't know who or what I'm referring to by now, you need to read more.
Can we overcome that great filter? I don't know. But by being here, we are on the front lines of that. Not just a counterculture but the people most conscious of the terrible Darwinian peril we face and at least doing something about it. No matter how small, or how potentially futile.
Such is life, struggle, try to succeed and breed, or else: Dustbin.
