Bruce Bostwick wrote: > > There is a third > option, if viable enough habitats can be created elsewhere in the > solar system -- ::eyes Mars enviously:: > Opening new frontiers is never a solution to overpopulation. The reason is that emmigration will only reduce the home population by a tiny fraction, and sooner than we think we will have overpopulation in the new frontier. Just look at what Africans did to Europe and Asia, and what Europeans did to America and Oceania.
BTW, instead of looking at Mars, there are viable spots right here on Earth: the Seas (given that we find an economically viable way to separate fresh water from seawater), Antarctica (plenty of fresh water!), the deserts, etc. Alberto Monteiro PS: Not to mention that bloody and useless rainforest :-) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
