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Re:Gene Cernan has died by yellowapple on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @12:19AM (#13415362)
"No, I'm not saying that if we explored space, world wars wouldn't happen."

One actually could argue such. Being able to permanently and self-sustainably inhabit space means being able to reduce the strain on Earth's own resources, thus reducing the need to compete for said resources (said need being a major contributor to plenty of wars, both current and historical).

It's a stretch, sure, but it's still an argument one could make.

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Re:Gene Cernan has died by jsymolon on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @08:51AM (#13417459)
> Being able to permanently and self-sustainably inhabit space means being able to ..

Going to into space and making something of yourself rather than grabbing a gun and killing each other like rats in a cage?

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