I think this vision is more ancient, but I don’t want to influence anyone to think one way or another. I think this blog did a good job of trying to find diffe

I think this vision is more ancient, but I don’t want to influence anyone to think one way or another. I think this blog did a good job of trying to find different perspectives: https://dailynous.com/2021/02/22/philosophers-on-space-exploration/ https://dailynous.com/2021/02/22/philosophers-on-space-explo... There are others who believe space colonization and exploration are unethical pursuits: https://vce.usc.edu/volume-7-issue-3/space-colonization-and-why-humanity-is-better-off-not-pursuing-it/ https://vce.usc.edu/volume-7-issue-3/space-colonization-and-... Here is a recent text, but I’ve not read it: https://www.routledge.com/The-Philosophy-of-Outer-Space-Explorations-Controversies-Speculations/Garasic-DiPaola/p/book/9781032448893 https://www.routledge.com/The-Philosophy-of-Outer-Space-Expl... In all such discourse, there is a danger of being convinced by poorly-reasoned and incomplete arguments, but if one adheres to principles of parrhesia, the conversation becomes more manageable.