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I'm not too worried about humans wrecking the environment on the planets we know of. The
environments on those planets are pretty bad already. Of course, humans could cause the destruction
of the solar system by altering planetary environments but I think there's time to figure that one
out.
I would be much more concerned with humans killing other beings. Humans kill humans. Until they stop
killing each other, they should definitely stay where they are. |
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First we solve poverty. Then a killer zombie plague comes up. We solve that. Immediately after, the
problem of spontaineus
tidal waves come up. We solve that.
Then the internati- uh-oh, we just got wiped out by a huge solar flare. What a shame. |
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If you believe humans are destroying this planet (like it would appear you do) then wouldn't it be
irresponsible not get off this rock and onto another one ASAP!? |
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We are indeed making a mess of this planet but I don't see why we shouldn't colonise another. You
say other species wouldn't want us moving in on their patch, but given that all planets within
colonisable distance are uninhabited, I see no harm in us making as much of a mess on them as we
like.
I see where you are coming from, but just like I see no inherent value in a strong environment, I
see no inherent value in unpolluted other planets. |
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The premise of your argument is noble - you don't want us to make the same mess elsewhere like we
already do here... The only problem with that is we will never ever 100% finish solving the problems
here which means we would be doomed to never leave. If the same standard had been applied in the
Old World most of the world would still be fairly isolated cultures and the rate of our technical
advancements would have been far lower. Not that that would be all bad, but we need as a
civilization to keep trying to move forward. |
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We will kill ourselves in another 200 years or so anyway so it really doesn't matter. |
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We would learn a lot more about the atmospheric conditions and another life
and also it would give us a new home instead of earth |
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Colonizing another planet might very well teach us things about living on this one. Additionally, we
will never figure out all our problems because new problems inevitably develop. By that logic we
would never colonize another planet at all. |
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Sometimes the solution is clear but hard to implement because of rigidities in the system. A tabula
rasa may be exactly what's required. Look at the founding of the United States as an example. The
system of government was essentially based on the ideas of European philosophers who had written
extensively about the flaws inherent in Europe's existing systems of government. They already knew
what the answer was, but had no way to implement it because of the power of vested interests. The
creation of a new country gave an opportunity to put those ideas into practice. |
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08 Jul 2008 23:20
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