Yo Mark,
sorry I missed you. I don't spend much time looking at the board anymore.
I actually don't believe in the "Great Filter" or Fermi's Paradox.
I think planets and environments that can sustain life are still evolving. I actually think there IS life on other planets but that the space between us and them and the fact that that space continues to grow, can not be overcome by technology (the way God intended)
I also ponder the thought that nothing comes as close to the idea of "let there be light" than the big bang theory.