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babyrainbow
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> Does the possibility of minor changes to an individuals physiology matter when the current alternative is death for quite a few people? Again. That was not the question. But I see you have answered the actual question also, agreeing wi
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babyrainbow
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Please take a look at my reply to this ^ comment. I think you might have missed it...
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babyrainbow
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Ha! Look. This is absolutely not the issue we are discussing. If you go back and read my question calmly, you might recognize it...
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babyrainbow
9y ago
Didn't really answer my specific question...
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> who got the vaccine have more problems than an otherwise identical group that didn't? But we were not talking about problems. The person I was replying said this > but it can't be a complete picture vs their never-smoked p
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I have this same thought when people say their didn't have any problems even after they got all the vaccine shots as a child, so it is completely safe... How did you compare you with your version who never had shots? Or how did any vac
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>not many of them have launched a rocket and landed it on a barge... Are you saying this was something thought to be impossible before? >I'd like to ask what you think Musk's real intent is? Spacex is a space transportation
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9y ago
>having ideas is a bad thing.. No. Having "ideas" that are solely meant for generating publicity and attract investors money is a bad thing. >you have no argument against going to mars, only that you think Musk is not genuin
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> what are you trying to argue here? If you are not clear about my argument even now, I give up. Have a nice day!
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>what exactly are you upset about? Upset? I am not upset about anything. If anyone is upset, it seems to be the fanboys who come across people like me ( I mean, My account has gone from 170 to 140 points by participating in these threads
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>Are you saying that the only worthwhile thing to do is come up with something that completely fixes one or more of those things? Not really >what are you trying to argue there? only how this mars thing won't solve anything in lo
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>You have a very narrow notion of failure. I am not sure. You said Hyperloop was one of his failures. I mean, how can it be a failure, * if he hasn't never attempted to do it * !! ??
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His failure? Has he invested in or attempted to build a prototype for Hyperloop funding it himself? if that is so, I wouldn't be doubting him now, even if he had failed..But I don't think that to be the case....
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> It's remarkably pessimistic to argue that colonizing a new planet after two centuries of experience with industrialization, democracy, environmentalism, ex-colonialism, etc. under our belt wouldn't be at least slightly better
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Maybe, not everyone need a religion to tell them what is proper..
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> we are not the only ones that could wreck our home. The next dinosaur asteroid that hits or supervolcano that erupts will take out us and lots of the other higher lifeforms on Earth. Sure, there are all kinds of apocalyptic events. Bu
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>in a lot of ways, at odds with what economists think are the best way to run them Do you have a source for some of these? > Being able to experiment is really important for progress, but it's really hard to do within established
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>Do you still live at home with your parents? Some people grow up and move out. So will humanity if it will be responsible. Sure. But imagine you have destroyed your home by your own carelessness. Do you think it is proper to abandon you
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>your aperture on the world is quite narrow. May be that is why they can filter out the bullshit....
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> It's just the closest starting point. The closest starting point is right here on earth. Are we yet able to make it work here? I don't think so.
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>a new start and experimentation with new forms of social organisation. What options do we have? I mean, have anyone really thought up an alternative social/economic system that could work, given the human nature?
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> That's interesting. Still no volcanoes (or other seismic activity) has been observed on mars, so it's pretty safe to say it's not something to worry about. I am not sure. Can you say how we have been looking for seismic&
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> innovation comes from people working on hard problems... You are saying we don't have enough hard problems here on earth? > The fresh start of a new planet would provide the opportunity for people to try out new forms of social
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How can you trust the person after the farce called Hyperloop? Have he invested in it financially? Isn't it pretty clear that these "grand enterprises" are a cheap pr trick to stay relevant and attract more investor money to
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> Volcanoes, yes. There is no molten core. Seems like we are not really sure about that... https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11962-lab-study-indic...
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OK. I will spell it out for you. I think greed, insecurity and shortsighted thinking are the root causes of most evils on earth. Does going to mars fix that?
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>If your on mars you also know exactly what you're going to face. The temperature, lack of significant atmosphere, and dust storms. That's pretty much it. You can prepare. On earth you don't know what's going to happe
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> we clear-cut forests Have we stopped doing this since we have know better for a long time now? > we built Boston's streets to fit horses and not cars, we built houses before public transit, etc. You want to leave earth because
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Did you also count the amount of lives that could be saved here on earth for the same amount of money. What about their descendants? (by the way, who has a much better chance of surviving here on earth than in the fragile conditions in what
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