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Why either one of options? Why not to do that at the same time? Just take resources from military spendings and put them on both tasks. But right, humans need
by c-smile 9y ago
Why either one of options? Why not to do that at the same time?
Just take resources from military spendings and put them on both tasks. But right, humans need to learn first how to trust each other...
As one wise gentlemen in Russia once said "большая беда нужна" / "we need a big trouble" for all of us to work on such global task. Is this the only option for creating humanity deserving motivations? Not a star but [relatively] small asteroid on crash course with Earth, are we ready?
- NeoBasilisk 9y agoThe one event that would unite humanity like no other (even taking advantage of our xenophobia) would be contact with other intelligent life.
- c-smile 9y agoIf we will survive until that moment. We already know at least 5 extinction events on the Earth : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_event#Major_extinction_events https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_event#Major_extinct.... But no proven contact with extraterrestrials. Probably because life forms on other planets didn't care at their time - didn't pass the Great Filter : https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/fermi-paradox.html https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/fermi-paradox.html