Fermi Paradox and the Replication Limit

A well-known paradox in astrobiology has been discussed at length by the research and general community. In this work we offer a novel perspective associated with the relationship of timescales of development and response of natural learning systems. It is shown that a balance that could lead to a long-term stable development of such systems can be highly unstable and the development trajectory is predisposed to one of the two main tracks: gradual decline in a harsh environment; or exponential expansion driven by replication, with resulting depletion of the environment. Thus, the possibility of a stable balanced development beyond planetary level can be strongly suppressed for such systems that can explain observed absence of advanced intelligent species at the solar system and higher levels of development.