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But those things take millions of years at least and we barely know how to fling bits of foil-wrapped garbage at the other specks of dust around our star and se
by hoseja 5y ago
But those things take millions of years at least and we barely know how to fling bits of foil-wrapped garbage at the other specks of dust around our star and seem to be rapidly improving still. I'm no Red Martian but we really shouldn't have the confidence to contaminate other worlds yet. I'm not saying we are likely to find another life in the Solar system but there might be other unknown-unknown phenomena we shouldn't blindly rob ourselves of.
- WalterBright 5y ago> But those things take millions of years at least Perhaps. But we may not be spacefaring for very long. Now's the chance. We've been exploring Mars for 45 years now. No life yet. As I said, the people who regard life as a malignancy will never be satisfied. There's always a deeper hole to look in. > contaminate Earth life isn't "contamination". > unknown-unknown phenomena we shouldn't blindly rob ourselves of Instead we'll blindly rob ourselves of the opportunity to spread life into a lifeless universe. How incredibly sad.
- hoseja 5y agoIf you let air into my high vacuum electron microscope I will not be passing moral judgement on the air but will nonetheless be unable to study my specimens.
- WalterBright 5y agoLife on earth has not prevented you from using your electron microscope. What science has life on earth prevented? What secret of the universe has life blinded us to?