With all of the exploring that human beings are doing, I would wonder what would happen if we found such a scenario. There are surely many planets that are "suitable." It's just a matter of finding one that offers the "exchange" that humans can tolerate.
2007-12-05 15:53:47 · 15 answers · asked by In God We Trust 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Firstly we have to survive this world.
Then it's just a simple matter of bending time and space or cryogenics to make sure that we can get there once we have located it.
2007-12-05 16:06:57 · answer #1 · answered by Freddy 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Well thats a loaded question and ill tell you why. First we humans are having damned hard time exploring Mars, which is our cosmic neighbor. Second we have no way of knowing which plantets are "suitable" for habitation. IF we could achieve light-speed travel its a possiblity that we could explore some close star systems but it could take hundreds of years to reach others even at light speed. I think the only reason we would leave Mother Earth is in the case of a cataclysim previously unknown.
2007-12-05 16:12:46 · answer #2 · answered by kachao 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon will most likely be our first planetary colonization as it is a jump point to Mars which every major space agency on the planet is currently trying to reach. Sometime within the next 50 years we will have people on Mars. The Discovery channel is currently airing a mini series called 'Mars Rising' that is discussing this very topic.
We will probably colonize other moons in the solar system after Mars before we venture to the nearest extra-solar planets as the nearest would take hundreds of years to reach with our current propulsion technology.
2007-12-05 17:49:32 · answer #3 · answered by Gee Whizdom™ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wouldn't surprise me. No one could have dreamed of today's technology a couple of centuries ago. I daresay, we can only guess of the technology that will exist in a couple of more. But surely space travel will be far more feasible. We definitely can't consider it impossible because of the technical challenges of today.
But don't count on the Star Trek methods. The first insterstellar trips will take generations to reach destinations. Heck, they might not even have destinations. They'd simply be explorers. Ships can get pretty big, and people are pretty adaptable. Work out minor details like a renewable energy source and gravity, and away we go.
2007-12-05 16:49:45 · answer #4 · answered by freebird 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think that its much more likely that we will find a way to easily conquer new terrain here on Earth. Our planet is 75% water, what if we found a way to make water habitable, such as building a true floating city? Or started creating underwater cities? Or conquering Antartica, or larger portions of the deserts and tundras?
Despite the hysteria, I think that good old girl Mother Earth still has a lot left to give us, if we ask nicely.
2007-12-05 16:01:51 · answer #5 · answered by null 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You already have good answers so I'm going to indulge myself with the cryptic answer.
At present, it appears that this fantasy of us colonizing another planet somewhere is more to salve our unconscious knowledge that we, as a species, are killing the only planet we can live on.
We can continue to pollute our drinking water, dirty our air and kill our oceans as normal if we can fantasized about living somewhere else after we succeed with the effort of making earth uninhabitable.
It might be wise for us to ponder the unconscious motivation for most of our assumptions before we decide that avoiding reality is...OK...as usual.
As has been pointed out by those above and no doubt below, We must be able to survive on earth before we advance enough to populate and begin to pollute other worlds.
Keep thinking; I wish us all....LUCK!
2007-12-05 23:54:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. For now it's just a dream. I am just thankful even though I was a 16 year old kid in 1969 I saw Neil Armstrong put his foot on the moon. One day that will happen again. Perhaps not in this century but maybe the next one.
2007-12-05 16:39:29 · answer #7 · answered by Uncle Remus 54 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless our governments get on the ball, we'll never get back to the moon.
Our first goal should be a real presence in space and settlement of Mars. Before we leave the solar system entirely, we need to learn HOW to modify a planet and how to design settlements.
I suspect our current civilization will fall and another will rise before that happens.
2007-12-05 15:58:54 · answer #8 · answered by loryntoo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If we survive long enough then will have to,
I wont answer this because it will take way too long but if you read the book the science of DiscWorld by terry pratchett : links below
He explains thing in a very interesting way. Its a good read and quick funny as well!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Science-Discworld-Terry-Pratchett/dp/0091865158
http://www.sfsite.com/07b/sci61.htm
2007-12-05 16:13:25 · answer #9 · answered by Sly Fox [King of Fools] 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd like to see a observatory and a small inhabitable lab on the moon soon. Small step and a giant leap.
2007-12-05 16:24:33 · answer #10 · answered by silly symphonies 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋