Text 1 The Fermi Paradox highlights the contradiction between the high probability of extraterrestrial civilizations and the lack of evidence for them. Given the age and size of the universe, we should have detected signals by now. Text 2 The 'Dark Forest' hypothesis offers a chilling solution. It posits that the universe is a dark forest where every civilization is an armed hunter stalking through the trees. To survive, they must remain silent, for any signal reveals their location to a potential threat.