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20 minutes ago, joigus said:

No, sorry. I wasn't clear. Fermi was skeptical of the possibility of intelligent life in the universe that would be in principle technologically capable of interstellar travel. So in that sense, Fermi's comment must have been critical or skeptical of that possibility.

While we were talking, I've searched for references to the origin of Fermi's mutterings, and it seems to have been an informal conversation of which it is by no means totally clear what he meant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox#Original_conversation(s)

Then it seems that he got involved in somewhat more serious calculations and estimated the probability of interstellar travelers to be negligible. One of his arguments apparently was that the Earth is a typical planet, which we know for sure not to be true, for example.

 

I see thank you. 

Though I am not sure we can conclude that aliens do not exist, you're right in that the fermi's paradox alone suspects that aliens do exist without any evidence and heavy claims must be supported by the one making it not the one disproving it.  This is why things like the drake equation just seem  like the product of a lot of assumptions. I see what you are saying and appreciate your input. 

What are some scientific solutions to the Fermi paradox?