Should we infect them with dumb life?
Humanity will never survive on one planet.
Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on September 11, 2014, 04:25:48 PMQuote from: Kitsune on September 11, 2014, 04:17:53 PMQuote from: SecondClass on September 11, 2014, 04:13:17 PMEh, they're brave, sure. I don't really think space exploration in general is a good use of our resources, though.this. All I can see that we'd get out of it is new rock types and dirt.We honestly have lots of issues "at home" that need to be fixed first. Besides. It should be a world wife effort to go beyond the stars. Some form of world peace or harmony should be a priority before that though. Anyway, I doubt were going to find any inhabitable planets... Without a warp drive that is. Consider this period of space exploration to be a phase of laying down the foundation for a building. The ground was dug in the Space Race, but we need to keep working on it. We need to be taking these rudimentary steps (landing rovers on other planets, sending probes out of our solar system, constructing the ISS) to further astronautical research and eventually reach the point of mining asteroids (which tend to be very mineral rich) and terraforming planets. Mayb I think it's dumb because none of us will be around to see it which is fucking depressing.
Quote from: Kitsune on September 11, 2014, 04:17:53 PMQuote from: SecondClass on September 11, 2014, 04:13:17 PMEh, they're brave, sure. I don't really think space exploration in general is a good use of our resources, though.this. All I can see that we'd get out of it is new rock types and dirt.We honestly have lots of issues "at home" that need to be fixed first. Besides. It should be a world wife effort to go beyond the stars. Some form of world peace or harmony should be a priority before that though. Anyway, I doubt were going to find any inhabitable planets... Without a warp drive that is. Consider this period of space exploration to be a phase of laying down the foundation for a building. The ground was dug in the Space Race, but we need to keep working on it. We need to be taking these rudimentary steps (landing rovers on other planets, sending probes out of our solar system, constructing the ISS) to further astronautical research and eventually reach the point of mining asteroids (which tend to be very mineral rich) and terraforming planets.
Quote from: SecondClass on September 11, 2014, 04:13:17 PMEh, they're brave, sure. I don't really think space exploration in general is a good use of our resources, though.this. All I can see that we'd get out of it is new rock types and dirt.We honestly have lots of issues "at home" that need to be fixed first. Besides. It should be a world wife effort to go beyond the stars. Some form of world peace or harmony should be a priority before that though. Anyway, I doubt were going to find any inhabitable planets... Without a warp drive that is.
Eh, they're brave, sure. I don't really think space exploration in general is a good use of our resources, though.
Quote from: SoporificSlash on September 11, 2014, 04:19:30 PMAsteroids have more resources than we will ever find on Earth. Not to mention the possibility of terraforming other planets in the solar system to help solve overpopulation.Well, from the anti-natalist perspective, that sounds like absolute shit.Terraforming other planets? That's... not a solution for overpopulation. You're exacerbating the issue.Infecting other planets with intelligent life would probably be the most irresponsible and stupid thing we could ever, ever do.
Asteroids have more resources than we will ever find on Earth. Not to mention the possibility of terraforming other planets in the solar system to help solve overpopulation.
So you want humanity to go extinct?
Quote from: Kitsune on September 11, 2014, 04:27:12 PMQuote from: DAS B00T x2 on September 11, 2014, 04:25:48 PMQuote from: Kitsune on September 11, 2014, 04:17:53 PMQuote from: SecondClass on September 11, 2014, 04:13:17 PMEh, they're brave, sure. I don't really think space exploration in general is a good use of our resources, though.this. All I can see that we'd get out of it is new rock types and dirt.We honestly have lots of issues "at home" that need to be fixed first. Besides. It should be a world wife effort to go beyond the stars. Some form of world peace or harmony should be a priority before that though. Anyway, I doubt were going to find any inhabitable planets... Without a warp drive that is. Consider this period of space exploration to be a phase of laying down the foundation for a building. The ground was dug in the Space Race, but we need to keep working on it. We need to be taking these rudimentary steps (landing rovers on other planets, sending probes out of our solar system, constructing the ISS) to further astronautical research and eventually reach the point of mining asteroids (which tend to be very mineral rich) and terraforming planets. Mayb I think it's dumb because none of us will be around to see it which is fucking depressing.You should want the next generation to be better off than your own.
Quote from: Verbatim on September 11, 2014, 04:24:04 PMQuote from: SoporificSlash on September 11, 2014, 04:19:30 PMAsteroids have more resources than we will ever find on Earth. Not to mention the possibility of terraforming other planets in the solar system to help solve overpopulation.Well, from the anti-natalist perspective, that sounds like absolute shit.Terraforming other planets? That's... not a solution for overpopulation. You're exacerbating the issue.Infecting other planets with intelligent life would probably be the most irresponsible and stupid thing we could ever, ever do.lol I fucking love anti-natalism
Quote from: Verbatim on September 11, 2014, 04:30:41 PMQuote from: SoporificSlash on September 11, 2014, 04:30:10 PMSo you want humanity to go extinct?As a result, yes.That, no joke, has to be the edgiest statement I've heard in my life.
Quote from: SoporificSlash on September 11, 2014, 04:30:10 PMSo you want humanity to go extinct?As a result, yes.
That, no joke, has to be the edgiest statement I've heard in my life.
Quote from: SoporificSlash on September 11, 2014, 04:32:19 PMThat, no joke, has to be the edgiest statement I've heard in my life.That, no joke, is the most meaningless platitude I've ever read in my life...I mean, Jesus, read a book:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinatalism
I like my species to continue and conquer the galaxy, thank you very much.
Quote from: Korra on September 11, 2014, 04:35:27 PMI like my species to continue and conquer the galaxy, thank you very much.I'd argue we've already basically "conquered" it.
Just this planet....the Moon doesn't count.
Quote from: Korra on September 11, 2014, 04:39:08 PMJust this planet....the Moon doesn't count.I mean in the sense that there's not much else to conquer.
Quote from: Verbatim on September 11, 2014, 04:34:46 PMQuote from: SoporificSlash on September 11, 2014, 04:32:19 PMThat, no joke, has to be the edgiest statement I've heard in my life.That, no joke, is the most meaningless platitude I've ever read in my life...I mean, Jesus, read a book:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AntinatalismActually I've read my fair share of Schopenhauer and Nietzsche and I thoroughly enjoy their books. However antinatalism is still an idiotic philosophy.
Quote from: SoporificSlash on September 11, 2014, 04:38:20 PMQuote from: Verbatim on September 11, 2014, 04:34:46 PMQuote from: SoporificSlash on September 11, 2014, 04:32:19 PMThat, no joke, has to be the edgiest statement I've heard in my life.That, no joke, is the most meaningless platitude I've ever read in my life...I mean, Jesus, read a book:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AntinatalismActually I've read my fair share of Schopenhauer and Nietzsche and I thoroughly enjoy their books. However antinatalism is still an idiotic philosophy.I can't not picture this whenever someone mentions Nietzsche.
Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on September 11, 2014, 04:41:34 PMQuote from: SoporificSlash on September 11, 2014, 04:38:20 PMQuote from: Verbatim on September 11, 2014, 04:34:46 PMQuote from: SoporificSlash on September 11, 2014, 04:32:19 PMThat, no joke, has to be the edgiest statement I've heard in my life.That, no joke, is the most meaningless platitude I've ever read in my life...I mean, Jesus, read a book:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AntinatalismActually I've read my fair share of Schopenhauer and Nietzsche and I thoroughly enjoy their books. However antinatalism is still an idiotic philosophy.I can't not picture this whenever someone mentions Nietzsche.That post gave me Thanos.