I was watching an interesting video on Youtube about NASA’s plan to build a colony on Moon as a stepping stone to launch/build colony on Mars. It brought into my mind a thought that I have had for the past year or so.. should humans expand beyond the Earth.
Let’s leave
the question of human survivability (nor non-survivability) on Earth, it’s a different
question and is not the subject of this particular blog.
Let’s make the
argument for or against humanity expansion across the Solar system/Galaxy.. let’s
not even discuss about spreading to other Galaxies.
Humans or
Homo Sapiens survives to live across multiple planets/moons/space stations.
Now, lets
look at a deeper perspective.
Do we
really think that humans spreading across multiple planets/moons is going to
remove all the social/economically/racially/caste/political/religious class
distinctions that humans have?
Do we
really think, instead of one country against another, it will become one planet
against another?
I know,
what its going to become like – sure some planets will be ethnically/politically/racially/caste/socially/economically/religioussly
diverse. But some planets will become monogenic in terms of any of the above
stated. And, do you think these monogenic planets will let the diverse planets
be at peace? Or let the other planets/moons of what they consider inferior at
peace? There will be wars fought against other planets for supremacy even at
the cost of destruction of entire planets
Know how these
planets will react if & when humanity comes across say a other sapience species
(Species that is on same or above the technology level of humans at that time).
Won’t they try to form alliances with the other species to destroy or rule over
the other planets. And before you say No, look at human history. See what happened
in Africa/ India. Some of the native population used/tries to use the Europeans
to settle scores with their traditional enemies, and that is how the Europeans
got a foothold in these places.
To say,
this would not happen is to ignore humanity’s nature and ignore everything that
has happened in human history.
Let’s not
talk about what will happen if humanity comes across a sapience species that is
technologically less developed. Let’s be honest they would be subsumed and made
to serve under humans, no question about it.
So, simple
answer – please lets no spread across multiple planets and do ourselves a favor.