10-17-2012, 01:10 PM
Let me round up and end this off-topic trail real quick.
Being a mod doesn't mean I cannot be criticised, no problem there, really. Either way, as Mighty Jetters already said, small offtopic comments happen all the time and everywhere and as far as I know have never been an issue or forbidden, it's when the original topic gets swamped or the derailment drags on when it becomes a problem so I didn't see what the fuss was all about.
Back to my point; let me elaborate on how it is connected to the space exploration topic.
It has been brought up that it holds the possibility of populating mars, creating new living environment and thus helping us to deal with overpopulation. Moreover, it shall help us to survive when resources on earth get rare.
That's where the "survival of humankind" comes in. Kinda related to the dream of immortality. Couldn't it be more important to improve life instead of just makign sure it prevails? It will be over at some point anyways, so maybe instead of trying to postpone the inevitable, it may be considerable to make it as good as it can be. Try to reduce the actual problems we have that make life worse - war, poverty, all these things, you know.
Now concerning the "advancement" part. Let me just mention that there's still indigenous people somewhere in some jungles, untouched by the "civilised" world. I wouldn't say they have a bad life or must be unhappy just because they're "not advanced". Whatever was meant by "advanced".
Being a mod doesn't mean I cannot be criticised, no problem there, really. Either way, as Mighty Jetters already said, small offtopic comments happen all the time and everywhere and as far as I know have never been an issue or forbidden, it's when the original topic gets swamped or the derailment drags on when it becomes a problem so I didn't see what the fuss was all about.
Back to my point; let me elaborate on how it is connected to the space exploration topic.
It has been brought up that it holds the possibility of populating mars, creating new living environment and thus helping us to deal with overpopulation. Moreover, it shall help us to survive when resources on earth get rare.
That's where the "survival of humankind" comes in. Kinda related to the dream of immortality. Couldn't it be more important to improve life instead of just makign sure it prevails? It will be over at some point anyways, so maybe instead of trying to postpone the inevitable, it may be considerable to make it as good as it can be. Try to reduce the actual problems we have that make life worse - war, poverty, all these things, you know.
Now concerning the "advancement" part. Let me just mention that there's still indigenous people somewhere in some jungles, untouched by the "civilised" world. I wouldn't say they have a bad life or must be unhappy just because they're "not advanced". Whatever was meant by "advanced".