Which of the Following Questions Expresses Fermi's Paradox

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which of the following questions expresses Fermi's paradox?

• A) If extraterrestrial life exists, why is oxygen so rare in the Universe?
• B) If extraterrestrial life exists, why is it not inside our Solar System?
• C) If extraterrestrial intelligence exists, where should we search for it?
• D) If extraterrestrial intelligence exists, why is it not here yet?

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Definitions:

O Proposition

In traditional logic, a categorical proposition that is universal in quantity and negative in quality, stating that some members of a category do not belong to another category.

Affirmative Singular Proposition

A statement that positively asserts the existence or some characteristic of a single specific subject.

Distributed

A term in logic referring to when all instances of a subject are accounted for in a statement.

I Proposition

In traditional logic, an affirmative proposition making a claim that some subject is part of the extension of some predicate, as in "Some S are P."