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The simplest resolution of the Fermi paradox is that “they”—in other words, intelligent representatives from extraterrestrial civilizations—are already here (or, if they aren’t here now, they were at least here some time in the past).
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Webb, S. (2015). They Are (or Were) Here. In: If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?. Science and Fiction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13236-5_3
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