The Fermi Paradox and the Dark Forest Solution: Why We Shouldn't Look for Aliens

Throughout human history, from our ancestors from the stone age to the modern world, we have followed a similar trend: to create something new. Our competitive spirit, through clashing, capturing, or subduing, has historically evolved our world into a newer age of technology and advancements. Humans have long launched such infamous campaigns that are remembered to this day, and each achievement has been similarly dangerous. Dangerous in ego, desire, greed for resources, and so on. Our human nature has led us to take over all areas of the planet for our own benefit. This leads us to the idea of the Fermi Paradox and the Dark Forest Solution.

The Fermi Paradox is the idea that extraterrestrial civilizations exist but we lack the evidence to conclude that. We humans, as I said, are dangerous. If other civilizations out there do exist, then they're similar to us. They may also be as or more dangerous, posing a threat to our species .

The Dark Forest Solution, conducted in relation to the Fermi Paradox, is the hypothesis that the first civilization to strike first will come out on top. If our kind were to meet different kinds of species that are not a part of our planet, then, in theory, it is better to shoot first and question them later. This is the equivalent to our animal habitats; animals with advantageous abilities always come out on top in the food chain. The one to come out and win is most of the time always the one to strike first. The dangers of meeting with extraterrestrial species will bring harm to our kind since we will have to go through the trials of war, destruction, and chaos, along with the risk of the extinction of humanity. Currently, we don't have a solution. If we somehow knew this ridiculous situation would come up in the next 100 or so years, then scientists in this field would need to find answers today. This is why the exploration of alien species outside of our planet should be carefully considered, or not done, because it might be the last large-scale action we might do.