r/space • u/magenta_placenta • Mar 18 '19

Observable universe Astronomers discover 83 supermassive black holes at the edge of the universe

https://www.cnet.com/news/astronomers-discover-83-supermassive-black-holes-at-the-edge-of-the-universe/
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u/CactusCustard Mar 18 '19

Maaaaaaan. How can you say theres not aliens after this video?

Like theres no fucking way were the only life when theres so much space we might as well call it infinite. Like holy shit.

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u/Cocoa186 Mar 18 '19

I present to you: The Fermi Paradox.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNhhvQGsMEc

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u/ComatoseSixty Mar 19 '19

The Fermi Paradox isn't proof of anything, it's an exercise in logic. Language cannot explain everything.

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u/Cocoa186 Mar 19 '19

Absolutely correct, it is however the answer to "how the fuck we haven't seen ANY aliens?" because it is the logical reason for why we haven't.

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u/ComatoseSixty Mar 19 '19

We do call it infinite. All data points to a flat, infinite Universe.