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We constantly talk about the possibility of inhabiting another planet, possibly even the moon, but is this really a smart approach? Don't we have enough areas on our own planet that we could inhabit if it came down to it, for example the ocean floor or the North or South Pole?

View A

We should attempt to inhabit other planets beyond Earth. This will allow us to survive and advance us in the areas of healthcare and technology.

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We should inhabit as much of the Earth as possible including ocean floors and seemingly desolate areas. The expense would be much less than traveling to outer space.

7 comment(s) so far

gooner thinks: I'm assuming that our journeys to the moon and mars is as much about finding out the origins of earth as it is to find out if it's inhabitable. I doubt that space travel and lodging such as tourism to the international space station is many years away ans more of a novelty than actual necessity. There is plenty of space on this earth to support our current polulation and much more.

Alexkaatsch thinks: There are already far too many human-beings on the planet, so investing in expansion will stave off the unpleasant day when reproduction will be a privilage, not a right.

newman42 thinks: It's inevitable at the curren tpopulation rate that we will soon be at maximum capacity on our planet. There are plenty of inhabitable areas now thanks to technology we can access these aeas more easily. We should, however, consider the consequences of overpopulation before we actually get to that point.

vanoort thinks: It is simply a matter of increasing our chances at survival, as a species. The dark side of it all is that, until now, here on Earth we have been scr*wing up pretty well. Will we scr*w up as well on other planets ?

abum96 thinks: I'd have to think that finding ways to inhabit our own planet is the cheaper and easier way to go. The human species and all other life forms we know of, after all, started on this planet for a reason.

jimyproton thinks: We should definitely inhabit other planets. Humans are at the top of the food chain, which means that they are the ones most affected by the extinction of other creatures. Think of the ecosystem as a huge pyramid. Each species is a block in the pyramid. When a species is extinct, a block is removed. Think about what happens when too many blocks are removed. The answer is quite simple: the pyramid will collapse. When the earth becomes over-crowded, only the fittest species will survive, which means that some species will die out. The earth is approaching overpopulation. It may be hard to see, but the effects of 7 billion people have a big impact on the earth's surface, especially since many people use way more resources than what they need. In order to produce more resources, humans need to free up land on which to grow them. Where do they put the former human inhabitants? The first solution is skyscrapers. There should be cities completely composed of superstructures, which can house millions of people. Once that is taken care of, move to the moon. Once that is taken care of, move to mars. Technology makes it possible to solve the problems with overpopulation, with the effects lasting for 100,000's of years.

The only problem is people who are not willing to move into crowded structures. Not everyone believes me, and in fact some of my readers are probably disagreeing with me right now. People are selfish, they want their own land, and they will destroy the earth to get what they want. They gather resources for themselves, not having any concern for other people who are dying due to the effects of the loss of resources. They are blind, and they refuse to see the ecosystem collapsing. There is no way to make everyone agree with this, so that is what the law is for. Call me Spartan, but if people refuse to see the ecosystem collapsing, other people should not have to suffer for it. Once technology has provided decent living standards in superstructures, people (except for farmers) should be forced to move into the structures in order to make room for the resources that they need. The only way to do this is for the nations of the earth to unite. However, that is never going to happen, and the human race is probably going to die out because of selfishness and dogmatism. Sin is a very bad thing, and the tortures it creates are horrible in every sense of the word. All we can do is pray that God will have mercy on the earth and unite its nations in technological advancements. I mean that, and we really do need to pray. Let's do it right now.

jimyproton thinks: Oops, did I choose View A??? I meant B. Sorry...