fèi mǐ

费米

bèi lùn

悖论

hé

和

yì shí

意识

zhé xué

哲学

For a long time, humans have looked up at the sky and asked an important question: in this vast universe, are we the only ones?

There are countless stars in the universe, and there may also be planets suitable for life, but why have we not received any messages from other civilizations?

Why does the universe seem so quiet all the time?

This question is called the “Fermi paradox,” and it was proposed by the scientist Enrico Fermi.

Today, as artificial intelligence, space research, consciousness studies, and cognitive science develop more and more rapidly, this question has become important again.

There is a philosophy of consciousness called “Xiluo” that offers a very human-centered idea about this question: perhaps the silence of the universe is not only a scientific problem, but also related to how humans understand themselves, life, and consciousness.