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Re:A Recap of the Mars Terraforming Debate by lmm on Friday May 14, 2021 @02:33AM (#27151393)
I think national parks have value, but not infinite value. We should weigh up using somewhere as a preserve against other potential uses.

There are millions of Mars-like planets out there in the galaxy. I'd be more than happy to preserve, say, 10% of them. But there's only one that's in the right place to be the next step for humanity.

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Re:A Recap of the Mars Terraforming Debate by OmicronCeti on Monday May 17, 2021 @02:42PM (#27186674)
As I said elsewhere, I do not believe we will ever travel beyond our own solar system so we should preserve what we already have close by, instead of counting on pristine worlds elsewhere.
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