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Re:Model predicts we're the only advanced civilization in th... by tomatotomato37 on Monday June 25, 2018 @09:31AM (#17392242)
>colonizing the galaxy is a great insurance policy against extinction

I'm not so sure. The only difference between a colony ship and a kinetic world destroyer is that the colony ship slows down before it reaches its destination

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Re:Model predicts we're the only advanced civilization in th... by sliken on Monday June 25, 2018 @09:58PM (#17397354)
The earth would easily handle the impact of any colony ship we could currently manage. Sure things are you approach the speed of light, but we can't.
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