Would you volunteer to live on Mars..... Permanently?
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It would fulfill a life long dream of mine not only to personally live on another planet, but for humanity to spread beyond the boundaries of Earth and increase the chances of our species survival long-term. I also believe the expansion beyond Earth would allow many of the differences we face to be solved by allowing people to go their own way and do their own thing.
One of the greatest things to happen to humanity was the promise of the "new world" in America. New ideas, new places, new opportunities. I think Mars represents what America once did.
One of the greatest things to happen to humanity was the promise of the "new world" in America. New ideas, new places, new opportunities. I think Mars represents what America once did.
Archie Moses
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I hope Vinylone volunteers. I really do.
Duck Rodgers
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Isn't Richard Branson really into this stuff? He's probably already there right now. As for me, no way am I ever getting in a ****ing spaceship.
Marty McFly
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Earth blows pretty hard. If they gave me some chicks, lots of beer, cable and a DVR I'd be totally down.
Gyp Rosetti
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Yeah those new places and opportunities worked out great for those indigenous to the region. Quite frankly, I feel you're right. Mars represents what we once did. Took what wasn't ours, and later abuse the resources provided to the point that we feel we must go elsewhere to then abuse more.
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To whom does mars currently belong? Mother Nature?
Easy fix. We give them all Casino's and a lifetime supply of Fire Water. We'll also send them FREE MONEY (woot!1) for doing absolutely nothing. We'll continue to give that money to generations of fat lazy Martians, because, you know, we were big meanies n' stuff.
Gyp Rosetti
Banned
Touche. But my point still stands. We ****ed the Indians out of their land and we abuse resources here, yet despite that still have plenty to sustain life for a very long time if utilized intelligently but we simply choose not to use them wisely and do so why? Because of politics. For me, it's mostly about the fact that the billions upon billions it would cost to send engineers and whoever to Mars to construct some housing that would hold a tiny population not even worth talking about, and then send the people willing to live there, there, is so insanely expensive, it would be better used here on Earth on oil, wind, solar, and other alternative energy outlets. Seriously, the cost would be so outrageous for so little return on investment that it's not even remotely worth it in my opinion.
Did you forget about the Native American Indians? It didn't work out for them too well.
no, no and no
I'd rather leave Mars for the intelligent life forms....
ok, I'm joking there, but I see more problems than benefits in mankind trying to colonize space
unluckyseventeen
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On a more serious note, I wouldn't only because in the theoretical situation that I did, I wouldn't ever be able to return to Earth (or if I did I'd undergo some serious health problems, assuming I was fully acclimated to Mars and healthy living there). The difference in gravity between the two plants would make anybody born on Mars or living on Mars for a substantial time basically unable to return to Earth.
Living in Mars is most likely a pipe dream anyway. The amount of time and resources to terraform Mars and the risk you'd take doing so would be astronomical (no pun intended).
Living in Mars is most likely a pipe dream anyway. The amount of time and resources to terraform Mars and the risk you'd take doing so would be astronomical (no pun intended).
I think you folks are thinking in terms of the benefits a hundred or two hundred years from now. I'm talking about the difference between a species that survives one great disaster or one that is destroyed by it. There really is no price tag on humanities long term (tens of thousands of years to millions of years). We can sit here talking about how hard it is or we can start learning how to do it. The price will come down, eventually.
I think the example of the Native Americans is a good one. They ended up on the wrong side of the discovered vs discoverer relationship. Another reason I'd like humanity to start spreading into space is so that we might discover other intelligent life as opposed to being discovered by it.
I think the example of the Native Americans is a good one. They ended up on the wrong side of the discovered vs discoverer relationship. Another reason I'd like humanity to start spreading into space is so that we might discover other intelligent life as opposed to being discovered by it.