Re:Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species [video]
by goatlover on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @04:16PM
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Because we don't have access to another pale blue dot. Turning Venus, Mars or one of the gas giant moons into a livable planet in any way comparable to Earth is a gigantic long term undertaking.
Re:Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species [video]
by cududa on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @05:17PM
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Who cares if it's a long term undertaking? The people capable of bringing about something. So miraculous won't be looking to achieve it all or see the fruits of their labor in their lifetime - a start contrast to the 12-30 month timelines that most modern software projects follow..
Re:Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species [video]
by lloeki on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @04:56PM
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I didn't mean "special" in a practical way but in a "spiritual" (for lack of a better term, not necessarily tied to religion) one.
We have no chance of achieving that if we keep on endlessly postponing each step towards it. And as far as rocky space dots go, Mars looks incredibly close to Earth.
I'd venture that's because it somehow silently challenges the humanocentric point of view that many (unconsciously, mostly) hold onto. Why would anyone seemingly cling so much onto that pale blue dot unless it's held as deeply special in some way?