Should we A) colonise other planets or B) build habitats in the middle of space, like O'Neill Cylinders and stuff? - eviltoast
  • Gabadabs@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 months ago

    Why? Nice planet we’ve got here, we could focus on preventing it becoming inhabitable due to climate change instead.

    • LavenderDay3544@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      No matter what you do the Earth won’t stay habitable forever. So we either learn to expand out into space as a species or face extinction eventually. Not to mention putting all our eggs in one basket is a terrible idea. Any cosmological event could wipe out the Earth at any time. The question is are you okay with our entire species going with it?

      There needs to be a backup, ideally multiple.

      • IHave69XiBucks@lemmygrad.ml
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        2 months ago

        the answer is yes. I am ok with our entire species going with it. Death comes for us all it should not be seeked out, but neither should it be feared.

    • KevinFromSpace@lemmy.mlOP
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      2 months ago

      I’m not convinced that suspending space programs would create solutions to climate change.