> On 22 Jun 2020, at 22:48, Lawrence Crowell <[email protected]> > wrote: > > When it comes to space colonization or a permanent presence in space we must > have some clear positive economic feedback. It is of no use to build a base > or colony on the moon, or even more outlandishly on Mars, if there is no > return on investments. Maybe solar power satellites and then mining small > near Earth asteroids are a start. Yet, so far no clear strategy exists. > > It is a matter of industry and economics and not science. We can do plenty of > science in space without astronauts. In fact rather little science comes from > putting people in space. > > If we do have some trajectory into space it is possible genetic reengineering > of Homo sapiens may become necessary. Brave New World may become reality.
It all depends of what we want. The problem with the humans is that they don’t know what they are looking for. If we digitalised ourself, without progressing on some existential question, some human wreckage (as you said) has to be expected. Now, once digitalised, the very economic rule will change a lot, and we will be even more confronted with ourselves. With the humans, that is often not quite pretty. It looks like going to heaven requires some detours through hell, as mechanism suggests. Bruno > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/f73f6930-be91-4b46-b622-fd46715c645fo%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/9D74D544-DC6A-4A10-8F6D-88B8E94D32D1%40ulb.ac.be.
