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Until we can demonstrate we can look after our single habitat, and demonstrate terraforming or a sealed habitat that's proven viable indefinitely, why would we
by NeedMoreTea 7y ago
Until we can demonstrate we can look after our single habitat, and demonstrate terraforming or a sealed habitat that's proven viable indefinitely, why would we look to space and multi-planetary? Seems like extreme and dangerous hubris to prioritise that over getting here long term viable first. Or a way to avoid the issue while civilisation crashes...
Quite apart from not having a suitable planet in reachable range. Mars doesn't really cut it - that puts humanity's future in a sealed tin can or needs terraforming.
- TheAdamAndChe 7y agoHumanity now has the capacity to anhaliate all people from the Earth within a year with our nuclear arsenals. Even though Mutually Assured Destruction has prevented this from happening yet, the statistics point to inevitable doom on a long enough timescale. Hell, we nearly wiped ourselves out several times since 1950. In such an environment, it makes sense to push towards interplanetary colonization as quickly as possible.