# Fermi Paradox. What am I missing?

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**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")\
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**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 28, 2019, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermi-paradox-what-am-i-missing/827614/144 "2019-01-28T11:22:09Z")

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> Are you arguing that …

Wow. Talk about a consistent, almost pathological, inability to comprehend the simplest of English.

No, I’m not going to push the Button Which Must Not Be Mentioned. But going forward, I will avoid \*all \*attempts at dialog with you.

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