“We're definitely alone in the universe—alien civilizations don't exist”
Agree
- Fermi paradox proves silence
- Life's emergence is impossibly rare
- Great filter lies behind us
- Universe appears empty
- We'd see evidence by now
Disagree
- Universe is incomprehensibly vast
- We've barely looked anywhere
- Life could be common but intelligence rare
- Contact may be impossible
- They could be hiding deliberately
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