User:Paul Wi11iams/sandbox

The Fermi paradox http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_Paradox can be a criticism of the technological singularity hypothesis. It appears in the "see also" list, but is omitted from the list of Criticisms

The criticism is here http://hanson.gmu.edu/vi.html

Vinge's defence is here http://hanson.gmu.edu/vr.html

(i) Should the above quotations be inserted or should the Fermi reference be removed ? If the former, I would prefer to leave the write-up to more experienced editors. Please could anyone comment this and maybe do the edit

(ii) There is only one reference to the Fermi paradox which appears in Archive 4. The editor suggests the paradox, not as a criticism of the singularity, but suggests the singularity as a solution to the paradox. The editor's inference would seem be that, instead of causing a spherical colonisation, the singularity would be an implosion, analogous to a (astrophysical) black hole. The editor gives no reference. Do you know of a reference to this so that comment could be included in the article as supporting the theory ?

I have further comments, but prefer to solve the above issues before presenting them.