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> Except Antarctica is on Earth. The point of colonizing an off-world body is so that we can spread ourselves out. Maybe I'm missing something obvious, but why

> Except Antarctica is on Earth. The point of colonizing an off-world body is so that we can spread ourselves out. Maybe I'm missing something obvious, but why? I mean, I understand why each individual human wants to survive, and I understand wanting to ensure people have a good quality of life. But why is preserving the species in the event of disaster important?

bbojan 8y ago
Because we could easily be the only technological (other people like to use the term "intelligent") species in the Universe?
- Cerium 8y ago
  If that is true then there would be nobody to miss us when we are gone.
  - jobigoud 8y ago
    If live long enough and prosper we will speciate.
everdev 8y ago
We're here, we might as well play the game as long as we can.