# Fermi Paradox. What am I missing? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 11, 2019, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermi-paradox-what-am-i-missing/827614 "2019-01-11T20:05:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 130
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermi-paradox-what-am-i-missing/827614/130 "2019-01-26T08:51:14Z")
Hello **Mr. Avatar.** This whole discussion is very reminiscent of [another recent thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=21344444) where we talked past each other. Not mentioning specific names, one of us seemed unwilling to acknowledge what the other said, preferring to debate strawmen of choice. > [@rat\_avatar](#): > > … The paradox you are seeing … Nobody’s seeing a paradox. Somebody is testing to see if you understand the statistical nature of the 2LoT. At this point, all I can do is repeat my effort to keep the dialog on-track, using larger and larger fonts until it appears you’ve caught up. > [@septimus](#): > > I think you are deriving erroneous conclusions from what I write and then debating those strawman conclusions. In my previous post I intended only the obvious: > (a) With the exception of 2nd LoT and a weak-force peculiarity which is probably of minimal relevance, the laws of physics are time-reversible. > (b) The Second Law of Thermodynamics is a statistical law, not a dynamical law. > Do you agree with these? _Then_ we can move on. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermi-paradox-what-am-i-missing/827614)._