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Re: Future of Humanity (was: lotsa stuff)
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Fri, 2 Nov 2001 12:30:28 GMT
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Ross Crawford wrote:
> > Once we colonise space though I think it's almost inevitable,
> > if fertile humans can be conceived and born in non-earth gravity.
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> We'll need some fairly large colonies before earth becomes expendable (IMO).
Not with technology advancing at the rate it is. You only need a colony large
enough to help raise crechebabies in the case of major disasters, and a diverse
enough genetic stockpile to avoid having to waste time working around genetic
abnormalities from too narrow a stock.
Once we have space travel down to a decently reliable science, all we'd need is a
few colony ships with enough genetic stockpiles - after that, it's simply a matter
of finding the right planets/places to develop. And if we develop a ZG branch of
humanity, we won't even need the planets except as supply depots for elements not
easily gathered in space.
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| (...) any) (...) it's (...) That's possible, but doesn't stop evolution within the species. (...) We'll need some fairly large colonies before earth becomes expendable (IMO). (...) "Do you hear that, Mr. Anderson? That is the sound of inevitability. (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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