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If we assume relatively slow travel, which do you think we'd be more successful at designing? 1) A psychological screening program to select those suited for l
by zhengyi13 6y ago
If we assume relatively slow travel, which do you think we'd be more successful at designing?
1) A psychological screening program to select those suited for long life, or
2) A whole society that manages to perpetuate itself long enough to reach the goal?
(Not that these are our only two options in a slow travel scenario)
- papaf 6y agoI am assuming that the nearest star is not reachable in a human lifetime (even given some breakthrough in longevity). The big problem being fuel and how to carry it [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstellar_travel#Required_energy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstellar_travel#Required_e...