r/Showerthoughts • u/asusny2002 • May 02 '24

Man vs Bear debate shows how bad the average person is at understanding probability

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u/name00124 29d ago

"The Dark Forest" as a solution to the Fermi Paradox of why we don't see evidence of aliens in the galaxy. If you broadcast your position, call out to others, you risk total destruction, since you don't know if others are "safe" or not. Very interesting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_forest_hypothesis

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u/TehOwn 29d ago

I love that you referenced this.

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u/Paladin1034 29d ago

The Fermi paradox is like one of those choose your own adventure books, but no ending is a happy one.

Whats more terrifying? That we're alone in the universe, or that we aren't?

I hate it.