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>>The earth isn't the problem It is. If you are yet not convinced, you might want to take a look at how many species go extinct every day. There are a many th

by kamaal 10y ago

>>The earth isn't the problem It is. If you are yet not convinced, you might want to take a look at how many species go extinct every day. There are a many threats to human existence beyond human behavior and preparing for them is a good move forward.

AndrewKemendo 10y ago
Or you know...discovered [1] Also, show me the species on other planets. Far as we know there aren't any and none of the planets seem to be habitable. Stop living in fantasy land. [1] http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/new-animal-species http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/new-animal-species
- kamaal 10y ago
  >>Also, show me the species on other planets. Exactly, lets go there and see for ourselves.
  - AndrewKemendo 10y ago
    Send robots.
- 91bananas 10y ago
  i lol'd
- wyager 10y ago
  > and none of the planets seem to be habitable. You surely don't mean that no other planets could be used to sustain life with technological assistance? Mars has water, accessible nitrogen (HNO3), carbon (CO2), hydrogen (H2O), oxygen (all of the above)... technologically assisted humans could absolutely inhabit mars.
the_af 10y ago
Even from that point of view, Mars is even more hostile to life (as we know it) than Earth.
- kamaal 10y ago
  Mars is just a placeholder for an alternate home to earth. Most technologies developed for these missions will be reused or new ones will built on top of them.
  - the_af 10y ago
    Yes, I understand Mars is a placeholder. But I life in a new planet that must be terraformed is even worse and more hostile to human life than, say, colonizing a new continent. Or building undersea colonies, like someone else said. Even the colonization of an Earth-like planet would be almost impossible, and we aren't aware of any nearby. We would be going to a less inhabitable place, while taking all the problems of mankind with us. I must echo the grandparent post: Earth is not the problem -- we are.

by kamaal 10y ago

AndrewKemendo 10y ago

Or you know...discovered [1] Also, show me the species on other planets. Far as we know there aren't any and none of the planets seem to be habitable. Stop living in fantasy land. [1] http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/new-animal-species http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/new-animal-species

kamaal 10y ago
>>Also, show me the species on other planets. Exactly, lets go there and see for ourselves.
- AndrewKemendo 10y ago
  Send robots.
91bananas 10y ago
i lol'd
wyager 10y ago
> and none of the planets seem to be habitable. You surely don't mean that no other planets could be used to sustain life with technological assistance? Mars has water, accessible nitrogen (HNO3), carbon (CO2), hydrogen (H2O), oxygen (all of the above)... technologically assisted humans could absolutely inhabit mars.

the_af 10y ago

Even from that point of view, Mars is even more hostile to life (as we know it) than Earth.

kamaal 10y ago
Mars is just a placeholder for an alternate home to earth. Most technologies developed for these missions will be reused or new ones will built on top of them.
- the_af 10y ago
  Yes, I understand Mars is a placeholder. But I life in a new planet that must be terraformed is even worse and more hostile to human life than, say, colonizing a new continent. Or building undersea colonies, like someone else said. Even the colonization of an Earth-like planet would be almost impossible, and we aren't aware of any nearby. We would be going to a less inhabitable place, while taking all the problems of mankind with us. I must echo the grandparent post: Earth is not the problem -- we are.