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Originally Posted by Thunder Bow
That is the Jetson Myth. Science and technology has its limitations. We have to live with the Earth and adapt to its limitations. We can not rule the Earth with technology. That is a cultural based myth. We have to care for the Earth by limiting human population to a level the can be sustained by available resources. The resources in Space are unobtainable. That is because the laws of physics make it so.
To have an abundant future we must adapt to our environment and honor it. Trying to control it with technology is totally impossible. We must use technology to help us adapt to the Earth, not to exploit it. Thinking that we can jump into the stars after we used up the Earth, is totally crazy.
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I didn't say to exploit and hope the best, but to tap on new resources. The population problem isn't a new one. 30 years ago they were saying the Earth cannot hold all the people at the time, but somehow we managed, and even we have gotten better lives than then. The population is predicted to stabilize at 11 billions at the end of this century, and scientist say we can survive.
What is the limitation of science? Once I was watching a science documentary and one scientist said about an attempt by other scientists that it won't lead us anywhere, but then he withdrew and said I would say it is unlikely but may be possible. Science keeps an open mind to the possibilities because new technologies and knowledge open new possibilities unthinkable before.
Why then NASA and scientists exploring the idea of space travel if the laws of physics don't allow it? We are trying to know more so we can exploit this knowledge to our own benefits. I think space travel is taken seriously because we are under the mercy of something unpredictable to happen and wipe out life.