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> At some point in the future Earth will be uninhabitable for humans. At that point, it will make plenty of sense Are you suggesting humans will damage the pla
by zizee 11y ago
> At some point in the future Earth will be uninhabitable for humans. At that point, it will make plenty of sense
Are you suggesting humans will damage the planet that much?
I find it difficult to imagine we can damage the Earth to such a degree that is is easier to try and settle Mars than undo the damage on Earth.
I want manned outposts on Mars as the next person. I like to think that the challenge of doing it is enough justification to undertake such an endeavour.
- amalcon 11y agoWell, if "some point in the future" is taken liberally enough, then at "some point in the future" the Sun will be a red giant whose radius is greater than Earth's orbital radius. Earth is getting destroyed in about 5-6 billion years no matter what we do. Of course, if that's what you're planning for, the much more sensible plan is to wait for about a billion years, and see if either A) Technology has made this cheaper or B) We've already died for some other reason.
- joshuapants 11y ago> Are you suggesting humans will damage the planet that much? Yes. Now that the nuclear genie is out of the bottle, I would imagine that total human annihilation will happen sooner rather than later. The only way to guarantee survival of the species is to take to the stars and spread out.