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Re:Let's Colonize Titan by phs318u on Sunday November 27, 2016 @03:04PM (#13051146)
Of course they are the easier to solve, however your comparison is unfair. One one hand we're trying to solve for the entire human race, on the other hand we're solving for a handful of colonists. Now try expanding your colony for a significant proportion of the planet's population.
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Re:Let's Colonize Titan by gilopll on Monday November 28, 2016 @01:18AM (#13053751)
The colonists have no interest in solving problems for the rest of humanity
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Re:Let's Colonize Titan by phs318u on Monday November 28, 2016 @04:20PM (#13058525)
Indeed. In which case no one should be surprised when the "rest of humanity" doesn't get behind the colonisation effort as enthusiastically as some.
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Re:Let's Colonize Titan by inimino on Monday November 28, 2016 @01:27AM (#13053782)
Even though they would by developing new technology, as with the space race.
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