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RE: Why We Need To Colonize Other Planets
Although I see the point of the "all eggs in one basket" argument, it is not the most important one to me.
Peering back at our history, it is obvious that our ancestors could have used the same "logic"to choose not to progress and explore. Why spend so much money and resources on large fleets of ships to then risk lives entering the dangerous oceans when we have enough problems at home? Why cross the rapid river when we're already safe and comfortable on the other side? Why leave the cave when it is all nice and comy inside?
You choose whatever point you like and the answer will always be the same: We would have missed out on the discoveries that taught us how to better master the world in which we live. Why should it be different today?
The "eggs in one basket" is only one among many and I used that one to just cover reason I thought could help people to understand the importance of expansion into space. Nothing makes people understand teh gravity of a situation better than the threat of extinction ;) hehe
Also, I completely agree with the questions your have posed. As a race, we never really "needed" to do anything. We could have just lived like our ancestors in the stone age and just kept living normal lives, doing things like hunting, gathering, reproducing. But that's not who we are. We are an explorer species and it is in our nature to head into the unknown.
I am glad people like you exist on the planet and understand the reason to the question "why". The world would have been totally different otherwise. Cheers man!! :) :)