No but it's wise to buy a new car when your family gets too big for it.
Having another planet to live on means we wouldn't have to abuse this one as much, less people here means less pollution and more food to go around. Also we should be able to master nuclear fusion within the near future.
Nothing could possibly help our species more than another planet's worth of resources and land. All throughout history there has been poverty, war, and a shit ton of other problems. If we tried to fix all that before we started exploring we'd never leave this old rock.
Having another planet to live on means we wouldn't have to abuse this one as much, less people here means less pollution and more food to go around. Also we should be able to master nuclear fusion within the near future.
Nothing could possibly help our species more than another planet's worth of resources and land. All throughout history there has been poverty, war, and a shit ton of other problems. If we tried to fix all that before we started exploring we'd never leave this old rock.