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It's not a single point. We could alternatively synthesize humans or modify humans to survive apocalyptic conditions. Or build sustainable low orbit colonies. O
by zerostar07 14y ago
It's not a single point. We could alternatively synthesize humans or modify humans to survive apocalyptic conditions. Or build sustainable low orbit colonies. Or transfer our knowledge to artificial intelligent agents. Or simply fix the planet so it doesn't become a point of failure.
- Florin_Andrei 14y agoAll of the above except the last one are much harder to do than kickstarting a Mars colony. The last one is downright impossible.
- zerostar07 14y agoWe already have a colony in low earth orbit. Also, by colonizing mars we will only have 2 points of failure.
- Florin_Andrei 14y ago> We already have a colony in low earth orbit. It's a little flying shack, not a "colony". Anyway, it's not self-sustainable, which is the main issue. > Also, by colonizing mars we will only have 2 points of failure. It appears that you've never done backups.
- Apocryphon 14y agoThere's plenty of fallback places under the sea, deep underground, at the poles of the Earth. Or on the Moon, even. We've been there before.