You guys are arguing the Drake Equation as apposed to the Fermi Paradox.
Correct me if I'm wrong. It appears to me that the Drake Equation is formulated on the premise that life will arise on other planets....but the Fermi Paradox doesn't necessarily make that assumption, allowing for no life at all.
I'm a bit perplexed why the writer would have included Drake in the article. Sort of made me think...wtf??
BTW...how you doing.