2- *laughs* Thank you.
Highly impossible? Improbable, yes, but think about how Earth looked a few billion years ago.
Or do you mean practically impossible as opposed to theoretically? In that case, I’d have to say I agree. The costs would be astronomical, and the rewards, if any, would be millions of years in the future. I don’t think that human beings are capable of that kind of organization.
OK, that topic’s pretty much done for, unless someone happens by with a different view.
What’s everybody’s take on human colonization of other planets? (terraforming optional)
If humans think they are smart enough to fix another planet for themselves to live on (otherwise known as ruining the place) and to move there, they are plenty smart enough to fix up their own planet to working order. We have no business ruining other planets for our own greed; it’s bad enough what we’ve done to our own.
11-Is it easier to fly to another planet, turn it inside out to make it faintly livable, move all our stuff and people up there, and set up new cities and farms and factories and stores or is it easier to face the fact that we have an overpopulation problem and deal with it here? If we are smart and rich enough to do the former, then we are smart and rich enough to realize we are really smart and rich enough to deal with the problem here *Dizziness from long sentence *
I don’t know if that made sense, but hopefully it did…
Also, is ruining another planet just because we don’t want to deal with overpopulation okay? And who do we send up there? Poor people in other countries who have no control over what happens? I’m not trying to be mean, I’m just seeing if your plan accounts for these major issues…
I think human colonization is a good idea, as long as we don’t try to share the planet with some aliens. Then we would be ruining their planet as well as our own.
Thanks, GAPAs!
6- Colonization is important because we have no idea what may happen in the future. If a big asteroid hits Earth again, we’re toast. No more humans…
But if you are a multi-planet civilization, you are safer in that respect. If Earth is hit by a big asteroid, your settlements on the Moon, Mars, Ceres, etc. are still fine and there will still be humans.
12- Lets look at it like this:
We have 6 Billion people. If we send 1/3 to the moon, 1/3 to mars and 1/3 stays on earth, then The 1/3 on earth (Made of up of poor, middle, and upper classes.) with be in charge of helping clean it up. the 2/3 in space will settle those planets, and lead research efforts.
Look, The Problem of Global Warming is caused by Overpopulation.
15- Partly so. However, although I think that colonization is a good thing to do in the long term, I also think that we should clean up our act down here first.
In my science class we were supposed to learn about space. And weather, for that matter. But our science teacher taught us something different, which I can’t even remember right now.
1- Geuseundheit! (or however you spell it)
I think the best parts of space are the black holes and the space-time continum. General Relativity’s pretty cool, too.
Does that count as space?
See my last post on Hare-athon for the motivation behind this song:
To the tune of The Beatles’ Can’t Buy Me Love:
We’d show you Saturn’s rings my friend
If it makes you feel alright
We’d flyby anything my friend
If our purse wasn’t so light
We give all we have to give but there’s not much we can do
We’re always hard-pressed for money
‘Cause NASA don’t get no love
Don’t get no love
NASA dpn’t get no love
Don’t get no love
Don’t get no love, get no loe
26 – We watched a video in science last year. It mentioned the string theory, and everybody went around saying “spaghettification” all day long. I luuuurve that word.
This is an extremely short, dead thread. A short, dead thread. A short … OK, I’m stopping now. In fact, I’m going to hit comment even though this is a PoPo, and risk being zapped or yelled at by PoPoPolice. Oh dear. This has become a very pointless post. How to save it? Ah yes, say something about space – I HOPE THERE IS LIFE ON THAT NEW PLANET THAT IS 42 LIGHT YEARS FROM EARTH AND I’M SURE THAT KAIYVES WELL TELL US IF THERE IS …
Hang on a sec……Why is this old Space thread still open? Don’t we have a new one that people have been posting on recently? (I just got sent here by the random link button)
Terraforming. What does everyone think of it?
It’s a good book. *Laughs*
No, Real, I think it’s highly impossible.
2- *laughs* Thank you.
Highly impossible? Improbable, yes, but think about how Earth looked a few billion years ago.
Or do you mean practically impossible as opposed to theoretically? In that case, I’d have to say I agree. The costs would be astronomical, and the rewards, if any, would be millions of years in the future. I don’t think that human beings are capable of that kind of organization.
And cooperation.
3- Yeah. It’s possible, but not for Humans to do. You can do it in theory.
OK, that topic’s pretty much done for, unless someone happens by with a different view.
What’s everybody’s take on human colonization of other planets? (terraforming optional)
Good.
7- “Good that terraforming’s optional”, or “colonization of other planets is a good topic”?
8- no, Human Colonization is good.
If humans think they are smart enough to fix another planet for themselves to live on (otherwise known as ruining the place) and to move there, they are plenty smart enough to fix up their own planet to working order. We have no business ruining other planets for our own greed; it’s bad enough what we’ve done to our own.
Red-tailed HAWK
10- I see it as a way to stop overpopulation.
11-Is it easier to fly to another planet, turn it inside out to make it faintly livable, move all our stuff and people up there, and set up new cities and farms and factories and stores or is it easier to face the fact that we have an overpopulation problem and deal with it here? If we are smart and rich enough to do the former, then we are smart and rich enough to realize we are really smart and rich enough to deal with the problem here
*Dizziness from long sentence 
*
I don’t know if that made sense, but hopefully it did…
Also, is ruining another planet just because we don’t want to deal with overpopulation okay? And who do we send up there? Poor people in other countries who have no control over what happens? I’m not trying to be mean, I’m just seeing if your plan accounts for these major issues…
Red-tailed HAWK
I think human colonization is a good idea, as long as we don’t try to share the planet with some aliens. Then we would be ruining their planet as well as our own.
Thanks, GAPAs!
6- Colonization is important because we have no idea what may happen in the future. If a big asteroid hits Earth again, we’re toast. No more humans…
But if you are a multi-planet civilization, you are safer in that respect. If Earth is hit by a big asteroid, your settlements on the Moon, Mars, Ceres, etc. are still fine and there will still be humans.
12- Lets look at it like this:
We have 6 Billion people. If we send 1/3 to the moon, 1/3 to mars and 1/3 stays on earth, then The 1/3 on earth (Made of up of poor, middle, and upper classes.) with be in charge of helping clean it up. the 2/3 in space will settle those planets, and lead research efforts.
Look, The Problem of Global Warming is caused by Overpopulation.
15- Partly so. However, although I think that colonization is a good thing to do in the long term, I also think that we should clean up our act down here first.
16- Agreed.
I have a bad association with space. My evil science teacher taught it all last year. Yes, all of last year.
16- Wholly agreed.
16- Most definitely.
In my science class we were supposed to learn about space. And weather, for that matter. But our science teacher taught us something different, which I can’t even remember right now.
Does anybody else follow missions in their free time?
Folks, I don’t think it necessary to point out that PC just restated what I said. Just so I get my full credit and all
Red-tailed HAWK
2- I’m glad you think so. The science is rather messed up, however.
1- Geuseundheit! (or however you spell it)
I think the best parts of space are the black holes and the space-time continum. General Relativity’s pretty cool, too.
Does that count as space?
24- I guess so. I can grasp Relativity, but String Theory is just beyond me.
What’s your favorite planet? I’d say either Mars or Saturn.
25- String theory is currently being rethought.
21 – Occasionally. Mostly I don’t have free time.
See my last post on Hare-athon for the motivation behind this song:
To the tune of The Beatles’ Can’t Buy Me Love:
We’d show you Saturn’s rings my friend
If it makes you feel alright
We’d flyby anything my friend
If our purse wasn’t so light
We give all we have to give but there’s not much we can do
We’re always hard-pressed for money
‘Cause NASA don’t get no love
Don’t get no love
NASA dpn’t get no love
Don’t get no love
Don’t get no love, get no loe
Excuse any gramatical errors in the last post, the comments box shrank to nothing and I was typing blind.
28 – *laughs* Good one.
26 – We watched a video in science last year. It mentioned the string theory, and everybody went around saying “spaghettification” all day long. I luuuurve that word.
Spirit has been saved!
O Most Excelent Day!
30- Hmm. I wonder if any string theorist’s are People Of the FSM.
32 – I don’t know. Maybe… that would be weird!!!
Four hours until Endeavour touches down.
All looks well.
This is an extremely short, dead thread. A short, dead thread. A short … OK, I’m stopping now. In fact, I’m going to hit comment even though this is a PoPo, and risk being zapped or yelled at by PoPoPolice. Oh dear. This has become a very pointless post. How to save it? Ah yes, say something about space – I HOPE THERE IS LIFE ON THAT NEW PLANET THAT IS 42 LIGHT YEARS FROM EARTH AND I’M SURE THAT KAIYVES WELL TELL US IF THERE IS …
Hold on, didn’t LBK post here?? Recently? Did she get retrozapped? *confusion*
Hang on a sec……Why is this old Space thread still open? Don’t we have a new one that people have been posting on recently? (I just got sent here by the random link button)
Hm. That is confusing. I’ll close this one.