Why disgusting? We need to be able to spread humanity to other worlds, we might as well start as soon as possible.
I thought you were joking at first, but then I saw your response to
@TheDanishGirl and realized you weren't. You must be okay in life — not in a debilitated state — or you wouldn't be thinking like this, unless you enjoy living the "dead" life. When people are severe, like many on this forum, the realm of the living emulates the dead, as life becomes cold, barren, and lifeless, really. You can't engage with earth anymore 'cause you're trapped inside your house. Some people on here can't be around people, even. They're living in closets 24/7 and wearing protection all the time. They're incompatible with the world.
I've always been a fan of the cosmos and its beauty, but unimaginable suffering caused me to rethink what's important in life. People and their well-being should come first. It's okay to stargaze and look for planets, but not at the expense of our own people. I agree with
@Tweaker. We're chasing fantasies and neglecting a sacred responsibility — to care for our own and put them first. Once we fix that, we can look to the stars all we want. To be honest, the way we currently spend money is really reckless and immature, like kids who won't do homework. They spend their time goofing off and ignore what really matters.
Instead of spending 54 billion a year on stargazing, we should spend 2 billion. I'm not saying strip it completely. Give the other 52 to the people that need it, for crying out loud. All this suffering on earth exists for a reason and doesn't have to. And we're still in the Stone Age period of space exploration anyway, and 54 billion doesn't go a long way in expediting that. However, 52 billion does for matters of health. Medical breakthroughs happen all the time with that kind of money. For now, 2 billion would be sufficient enough to keep that snail crawling toward the Bronze Age of space exploration.
At best, we're hundreds of years away from interstellar travel. Even if it's fully realized, you and I won't be here to see it. Mars and the moon will see it first before we could ever dream of other planets. In fact, colonizing one in our solar system — with pressurized buildings and domes — is far more realistic than looking for another earth. Life isn't like the movies, unfortunately.
In cosmic terms, we haven't even been here that long. According to science, humans are still in their infancy. Dinosaurs are the reigning champs of time... the most successful species to ever populate this planet. They existed for 165 million years and humans have only been here 200,000. We have nothing on them, as far as time goes. If an asteroid gets us, too, in the next 100-300 years, it was inevitable anyway. We're a long time away from leaving earth and, personally, I don't think we ever will. You also have to consider the nature of the cosmos. I believe in God and not in chance, so earth wouldn't end accidentally, in my opinion.
Member
Disgusting, ain't it?
