# Fermi's Paradox and the 'Prime Directive'?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 15, 2021, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermis-paradox-and-the-prime-directive/930582 "2021-01-15T08:59:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermis-paradox-and-the-prime-directive/930582/47 "2021-01-17T23:16:10Z")

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**Jim\_B** and others interested in this issue, there’s lots of relevant reading material available in the previous topic, “[Is the Fermi Paradox becoming more acute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/759574)” **Mijin** and **k9bfriender** have written a lot there, too.

> [@Jim\_B](#):
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> I have to tell you, I often do wonder about things like [Fermi’s Paradox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox) and its possible solutions. […] they have this thing called the Prime Directive […] **Is that the consensus among scientists, the primary likely candidate for solution to the question? Or if not that, then what?** […] But I do wonder about [Ancient Astronaut Theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_astronauts). It does seem at least partly plausible. And seems to me at times, scientists are often too skeptical.

You seem to be asking if there exists a scientific consensus that resolves the Fermi paradox - the answer is no. There’s no evidence of extraterrestrial life, and thus no basis for consensus; otherwise the paradox would cease to exist 😉

~Max

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