How do you know they're getting serious about space colonization? When you start hearing talk about "ethics" and "guidelines" in space- you know, your standard-issue code words for "government":In a time of potentially catastrophic climate change, our need to consider the exploration of outer space is greater than ever. This need is made visible by the rise of various networks that are contributing to the establishment of governmental policies that will oversee our move into outer space, either as visitors or inhabitants. The importance of ethical debate within such conversations is signaled by the work of such organizations as UNESCO, which held its first congress on the ethics of outer space in 2004.
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I guess I'm a bit astounded by the fact that we feel that it's okay to trash this planet and leave for another one. That's what seems to be on the minds of these folks. I don't believe that that's what will happen, for a second - I think space is too vast to ever get anywhere. I also sense that "space" is actually part of the most elaborate "hologram" out there, that you kinda "hit the wall" as it were, like in "Dark City" or "The Truman Show". Effectively, all this space talk seems diversionary, to me, distracting us from the inner by focusing on the eternal "outer". Who knows, there's just way more questions than answers.
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