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g_pepper comments on If there IS alien super-inteligence in our own galaxy, then what it could be like? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: James_Miller 27 February 2016 03:03:34PM *  0 points [-]

Crazy Idea--What if we are an isolated people and the solution to the Fermi paradox is that aliens have made contact with earth, but our fellow humans have decided to keep this information from us. Yes, this seems extremely unlikely, but so do all other solutions to the Fermi paradox.

Comment author: g_pepper 01 March 2016 06:31:38PM 0 points [-]

That is the basic idea behind the X-Files TV series and various UFO conspiracy theories, isn't it?