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The '''planetarium hypothesis''', conceived in 2001 by [[Stephen Baxter]], attempts to provide a solution to the [[Fermi paradox]] by holding that our astronomical observations represent an illusion, created by a [[Kardashev scale|Type III civilization]] capable of manipulating matter and energy on galactic scales. We don't see evidence of extraterrestrial life because the universe has been engineered so that it appears empty of other life.<ref>Baxter, Stephen, 2001, [http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/sitesia.aspx/page/358/id/890/l/en The Planetarium Hypothesis: A Resolution of the Fermi Paradox], Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, Vol. 54, no. 5/6, pp. 210–216.</ref> It is a variation of the [[simulation argument]].<ref>Nick Bostrom, 2003, Are You Living In a Computer Simulation? Philosophical Quarterly, 2003, Vol. 53, No. 211, pp. 243–255. See also [http://www.simulation-argument.com/ this web site about the simulation argument].</ref> It has been suggested that the best explanation for certain [[Quantum paradox|quantum phenomena]] that do not obey the physical laws of the universe as we know it, lies in the fact that the simulation is flawed.<ref>{{cite web|last=Haymond|first=Bryce|url=http://www.templestudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/A-Modern-Worldview-from-Platos-Cave-by-Bryce-Haymond.pdf|accessdate=24 July 2010|title=A modern world view from Plato's Cave}}</ref>{{Nonspecific|date=January 2011}} |
The '''planetarium hypothesis''', conceived in 2001 by [[Stephen Baxter]], attempts to provide a solution to the [[Fermi paradox]] by holding that our astronomical observations represent an illusion, created by a [[Kardashev scale|Type III civilization]] capable of manipulating matter and energy on galactic scales. We don't see evidence of extraterrestrial life because the universe has been engineered so that it appears empty of other life.<ref>Baxter, Stephen, 2001, [http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/sitesia.aspx/page/358/id/890/l/en The Planetarium Hypothesis: A Resolution of the Fermi Paradox], Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, Vol. 54, no. 5/6, pp. 210–216.</ref> It is a variation of the [[simulation argument]].<ref>Nick Bostrom, 2003, Are You Living In a Computer Simulation? Philosophical Quarterly, 2003, Vol. 53, No. 211, pp. 243–255. See also [http://www.simulation-argument.com/ this web site about the simulation argument].</ref> It has been suggested that the best explanation for certain [[Quantum paradox|quantum phenomena]] that do not obey the physical laws of the universe as we know it, lies in the fact that the simulation is flawed.<ref>{{cite web|last=Haymond|first=Bryce|url=http://www.templestudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/A-Modern-Worldview-from-Platos-Cave-by-Bryce-Haymond.pdf|accessdate=24 July 2010|title=A modern world view from Plato's Cave}}</ref>{{Nonspecific|date=January 2011}} The hypothesis has been considered by some authors as speculative<ref>{{cite web |url= http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-vZ0BVSHix4C&pg=PA51|title=If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens - Where Is Everybody?: Fifty Solutions to Fermi's Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life|first=Stephen|last=Web|work=books.google.co.uk|ISBN=978-0387955018|year=2002|accessdate=24 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ćirković|first=Milan M.|title=Against the Empire|date=13 May 2008|url=http://arxiv.org/abs/0805.1821|accessdate=24 April 2011}}</ref> and even next to useless in any practical scientific sense and more related to the theological mode of thinking along with the [[Zoo hypothesis]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Cirković|first=MM|coauthors=Vukotić, B|title=Astrobiological phase transition: towards resolution of Fermi's paradox.|journal=Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere : the journal of the International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life|date=2008 Dec|volume=38|issue=6|pages=535-47|pmid=18855114}}</ref> |
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The planetarium hypothesis, conceived in 2001 by Stephen Baxter, attempts to provide a solution to the Fermi paradox by holding that our astronomical observations represent an illusion, created by a Type III civilization capable of manipulating matter and energy on galactic scales. We don't see evidence of extraterrestrial life because the universe has been engineered so that it appears empty of other life.[1] It is a variation of the simulation argument.[2] It has been suggested that the best explanation for certain quantum phenomena that do not obey the physical laws of the universe as we know it, lies in the fact that the simulation is flawed.[3][not specific enough to verify] The hypothesis has been considered by some authors as speculative[4][5] and even next to useless in any practical scientific sense and more related to the theological mode of thinking along with the Zoo hypothesis.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Baxter, Stephen, 2001, The Planetarium Hypothesis: A Resolution of the Fermi Paradox, Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, Vol. 54, no. 5/6, pp. 210–216.
- ^ Nick Bostrom, 2003, Are You Living In a Computer Simulation? Philosophical Quarterly, 2003, Vol. 53, No. 211, pp. 243–255. See also this web site about the simulation argument.
- ^ Haymond, Bryce. "A modern world view from Plato's Cave" (PDF). Retrieved 24 July 2010.
- ^ Web, Stephen (2002). "If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens - Where Is Everybody?: Fifty Solutions to Fermi's Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life". books.google.co.uk. ISBN 978-0387955018. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ Ćirković, Milan M. (13 May 2008). "Against the Empire". Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ Cirković, MM (2008 Dec). "Astrobiological phase transition: towards resolution of Fermi's paradox". Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere : the journal of the International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life. 38 (6): 535–47. PMID 18855114.
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External links
Michaud, Michael (2006). "Contact with Alien Civilizations: Our Hopes and Fears about Encountering Extraterrestrials". books.google.co.uk. ISBN 978-0387285986. Retrieved 24 April 2011.