We need a better way to get to space

Re:We need a better way to get to space by iamcurious on Monday November 09, 2015 @09:38PM (#10537281)

So all resources are to be distributed from a central organization. Pray, who will be decide this? How will disputes will be solved when, inevitably, an armed group decides to use resources some other way?

Also, the whole point of leaving earth is leaving scarcity. There are meteorites with gold, we can and we should mine them as we see fit.

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Re:We need a better way to get to space by anon8764 on Monday November 16, 2015 @04:35PM (#10577374)

By creating abundance, it lessens the need and purpose for armies to take resources from others. There are no armies I am aware of that invade and conquer for Oranges, but they do for Oil.

To complete your second statement, why do you believe we should mine them for gold when we cannot efficiently manage them here on Earth to begin with?

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