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I may have an unorthodox opinion about this, but I believe our primary goal should be to propagate life rather than to search for it. Sooner or later, we will n
by totalZero 5y ago
I may have an unorthodox opinion about this, but I believe our primary goal should be to propagate life rather than to search for it. Sooner or later, we will need to expand our horizons as a species. When that time comes, we will benefit greatly from a long period of study regarding the forms of earthly life that can potentially survive elsewhere. To me, finding evidence of past life would be fascinating and groundbreaking, but not particularly actionable.
- IG_Semmelweiss 5y agoThat's what the spanish did with the native americans About 90% died as a result. If the objective was to propagate life, they definitely failed
- totalZero 5y agoThe Spanish knew Native Americans (humans) existed in the New World, and actively persecuted and enslaved them. This is a poor comparison. Have we found and enslaved humans on Mars?
- Tabular-Iceberg 5y agoIt would be an interesting experiment for sure to see if one could "terraform" Mars with some kind of life from Earth. But I don't see how it would be any more actionable than any discovery of past life. Both experiments will give greater insight into theories like abiogenesis and panspermia, but that's about it. Better to exhaust the first before trying the second, since you can't undo the second one. Also a bit more scientific rigour than just seeing what happens to piggyback on the spacecraft would probably be warranted.