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Human Fermi Paradox vs. The Universe
I will prefix this entire article with a clear statement that I am not a physicist. I am a software engineer who is somewhat well-read in the realm of physics and studied some moderately complex math. However, I am also well-read in history and anthropology, both of which are applicable since scientists are human and historically tend to follow the same patterns as their non-scientist historical peers.
By this, I mean that the majority of scientists have a similar set of biases as their culture. So, a Greek Philosopher/Scientist would, in general, have more in common with a Greek Play Write than a mid-nineteenth century British Physicist as far as their understanding of the universe and humanities place in that universe.
Why does this matter? It matters because even though a twenty-first-century Physicist of any society on Earth has more in common with a twenty-first-century Creationist than they do with that Greek Philosopher/Scientist. Both the Physicist and the Creationist see their vision of the inner workings of the universe as correct. The Creationist I can, in some measure, forgive — they are blinded by their faith. Scientists? Not so much. Physicists, least of all.
Why can’t I forgive Physicists? A simple statement that leads back to one of the fundamental rules on which modern physics depends. General Relativity posits…
