Do you realize the extent of humankind jingoism you're espousing here? There are other inhabitants of this planet, and I, for one, think they deserve equal footing, which they certainly do not have now. To put it more succinctly: Just because we can doesn't mean we should. Blindly plowing through our natural resources and dashing headlong towards ecological catastrophe all while wishing upon a star that maybe one of these millions of people we're pumping out will save us all is an astoundingly reckless, thoughtless way to proceed.

> We owe the coming generations one last push to glory.

This is not a Marvel movie. If our oceans turn acidic, if our glaciers melt, it's going to take a lot more than a magical South African to turn back time.