Re:Why We Can't Solve Big Problems
by zerostar07 on Thursday October 25, 2012 @11:18AM
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It's not a single point. We could alternatively synthesize humans or modify humans to survive apocalyptic conditions. Or build sustainable low orbit colonies. Or transfer our knowledge to artificial intelligent agents. Or simply fix the planet so it doesn't become a point of failure.
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Re:Why We Can't Solve Big Problems
by Apocryphon on Thursday October 25, 2012 @01:02PM
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There's plenty of fallback places under the sea, deep underground, at the poles of the Earth. Or on the Moon, even. We've been there before.
Re:Why We Can't Solve Big Problems
by Florin_Andrei on Thursday October 25, 2012 @12:44PM
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All of the above except the last one are much harder to do than kickstarting a Mars colony.
The last one is downright impossible.
Re:Why We Can't Solve Big Problems
by zerostar07 on Thursday October 25, 2012 @12:51PM
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We already have a colony in low earth orbit. Also, by colonizing mars we will only have 2 points of failure.
Re:Why We Can't Solve Big Problems
by Florin_Andrei on Thursday October 25, 2012 @01:06PM
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> We already have a colony in low earth orbit.
It's a little flying shack, not a "colony". Anyway, it's not self-sustainable, which is the main issue.
> Also, by colonizing mars we will only have 2 points of failure.
It appears that you've never done backups.