Obama Has Permanently Shut The U.S. Manned Space Program.

[Human No More]

Originally Posted by Taronyu Eywa

Well, Space holds many soloutions to our problems. In terms of Mining for raw materials and resources, Space could be the way to go. However, in terms of planetary exploration and colonisation, I think that is a bad idea. Humans have developed bad characteristics which would just make us threats to habitable planets. There is a conscious and moral aspect to Space Exploration. Do we really want to find planets? Considering what we are capable of doing to perfectly good planets, I think not.

The moment a Human sets foot on a new planet, its fate is sealed. Of course, many leaders ignore moral or conscious issues regarding matters such as these and will more than happily tear up space for personal gains. Like I said, I think Mining for resources to support THIS planet for when our natural resources deplete is something I can live with, providing that what we mine from harbours no life. To go roaming across the stars bringing our problems to peaceful, and content Planets can only bring bad things for us.

Deciding to stay here on Earth rather than move would be perhaps one of the most thoughtful decisions ever made by the Human race.

What about planets with no sentient life? What about terraforming dead planets such as Mars? I agree t hat it would be wrong to find one with sentient life and just colonise it, but ones with non-sentient life or no life, as long as the actual non-sentient life if any was respected and not just destroyed.

The truth is, humans NEED to expand beyond Earth if they are to survive long term, anywhere from a few thousand years (extinction-causing impact) to millions (eventual red giant phase of the sun). Not to mention that having the entire population on one planet is just asking for something to happen.