"Earth is actually quite an inhospitable planet as well. We survive on it because of our technology - Mars may be no different." Seriously? That's not entirely

"Earth is actually quite an inhospitable planet as well. We survive on it because of our technology - Mars may be no different." Seriously? That's not entirely accurate. It's true the humans is able to defend against predators and poor environments with our tools, but that's not something unique to our species. Mars is not capable of sustaining life as we know it, and that's the basic problem. The amount of tools needed to convert Mars to such a place may be prohibitive.