re: #276 Westward Ho
The aliens “Where are they” is another way to paraphrase this paradox and there has been serious study of this question there is a whole new discipline calledAstrobiology studying this.
WHERE ARE THEY?
WHY I HOPE THE SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE FINDS NOTHING
Nick Bostrom
Future of Humanity Institute
Faculty of Philosophy & James Martin 21st Century School
Oxford University