11-23-2019, 10:49 AM
So, this thread is about "Mars Colonization" by us, the poor little Earthlings that we are. My short answer is a big No. Mars colonization by mankind is a fantasy that belongs to the SciFi realm.
Of course, I'm all for Mars Exploration; this is necessary to gain knowledge and understanding with the accumulation of data from the multidisciplinary studies conducted on-board of those missions and, ultimately, may become a good investment when 'something' come up from out there. But, the leap from the exploration to colonization is just absurd at this point (ok, may be not so in Hollywood movies.)
Human beings are a "product" of Life processes on our Mother Earth, this simply means that we can't survive outside its limits. The list of the conditions that Earth provides, and that we take for granted, is so long (in fact it's an entire Ecology course) that it's futile to cite them here (gravity, atmosphere (if any), atmospheric pressure, radioactivity, temperature, air composition in case of an atmosphere, water, food chain...)
Please folks, we know enough on Mars to acknowledge that the harshest spot on Earth will still look like paradise compared to any spot on Mars. And, Colonizing Mars in sealed self-sustaining bunkers isn't a bright idea either, even if it becomes possible. So let's just preserve and cherish what we already have and enjoy.... because (fantasy aside) that's all we got.
When Earth is doomed, we are doomed too. Always remember: we are part of it. We don't call it Mother Earth for nothing.
My take on this "sudden interest" on Mars is that those Greedy Big Corps (with the backing of their governments, of course) are no longer satisfied with pillaging, trashing and sucking up LIFE out of the Earth and its inhabitants, but are now targeting the Moon then Mars... for their raw material.... for their own profit nothing else (no saving humanity, no escaping the doomsday B.S...)
Of course, I'm all for Mars Exploration; this is necessary to gain knowledge and understanding with the accumulation of data from the multidisciplinary studies conducted on-board of those missions and, ultimately, may become a good investment when 'something' come up from out there. But, the leap from the exploration to colonization is just absurd at this point (ok, may be not so in Hollywood movies.)
Human beings are a "product" of Life processes on our Mother Earth, this simply means that we can't survive outside its limits. The list of the conditions that Earth provides, and that we take for granted, is so long (in fact it's an entire Ecology course) that it's futile to cite them here (gravity, atmosphere (if any), atmospheric pressure, radioactivity, temperature, air composition in case of an atmosphere, water, food chain...)
Please folks, we know enough on Mars to acknowledge that the harshest spot on Earth will still look like paradise compared to any spot on Mars. And, Colonizing Mars in sealed self-sustaining bunkers isn't a bright idea either, even if it becomes possible. So let's just preserve and cherish what we already have and enjoy.... because (fantasy aside) that's all we got.
When Earth is doomed, we are doomed too. Always remember: we are part of it. We don't call it Mother Earth for nothing.
My take on this "sudden interest" on Mars is that those Greedy Big Corps (with the backing of their governments, of course) are no longer satisfied with pillaging, trashing and sucking up LIFE out of the Earth and its inhabitants, but are now targeting the Moon then Mars... for their raw material.... for their own profit nothing else (no saving humanity, no escaping the doomsday B.S...)