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kenfrequed

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23. sigh

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 04:49 PM

Oct 2012

I don't think you are a cynic. I think you are mistaken about a few things.

For starters this entire thread was about terraforming Mars. Not about invading Alpha Centauri or some farflung lifebearing star system that we could never actually make it to. So disabuse yourself of that self righteous perch pronto.

It is not the voice of reason or scientific inquiry or exploration that has failed us. It has been listening to the voice of greed, exploitation, the corporate model, and mindless religious drivel that has brought us to this point.

You talk about the absolute worst but you point your target EVERYWHERE and then blame the very best elements of humanity for the very thing that we seek to defend against.

Scratch a cynic and you find a frustrated, disappointed optimist. There is nothing optimistic about you.

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Terraforming Mars [View all] Quixote1818 Oct 2012 OP

Neat video, but there's a few problems with the idea... Scootaloo Oct 2012 #1

!! heaven05 Oct 2012 #11

hmm kenfrequed Oct 2012 #15

okay heaven05 Oct 2012 #16

That doesn't make sense. kenfrequed Oct 2012 #21

yeah heaven05 Oct 2012 #22

sigh kenfrequed Oct 2012 #23

you heaven05 Oct 2012 #27

+1. But it's a nice diversion while all Earth's resources are stolen, though. freshwest Oct 2012 #26

Fascinating. kat22 Oct 2012 #2

There one very fatal flaw to this� MrScorpio Oct 2012 #3

Just Big Enough To Send All The Republicans. TheMastersNemesis Oct 2012 #4

Maybe Crow73 Oct 2012 #7

Earth has undergone reversal of its magnetic field before.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #5

90% Crow73 Oct 2012 #6

The sky is full of dust now, the rain would clear that up.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #8

A couple of things Confusious Oct 2012 #30

LET'S SEE... drynberg Oct 2012 #9

After so many billion years Earth will get too hot to live on Quixote1818 Oct 2012 #10

HA!! heaven05 Oct 2012 #12

?? iamthebandfanman Oct 2012 #13

okay heaven05 Oct 2012 #14

Actually, once Earth gets too hot to live on and Mars is warming up Quixote1818 Oct 2012 #17

yep heaven05 Oct 2012 #18

Here is more realistic short term project Quixote1818 Oct 2012 #19

These are fairly reasonable arguments kenfrequed Oct 2012 #24

We're the 3rd planet from the sun Confusious Oct 2012 #31

Cool video, but until we "terraform" our strip mines, I don't think we should fuck up another planet HopeHoops Oct 2012 #20

How would we "fuck up" a dead planet? nt Confusious Oct 2012 #28

Oh, if there's a way to do it, we'll find it. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #32

It's dead. Confusious Oct 2012 #33

Dead, or dormant? Earth had long "dead" periods. Our propulsion methods are deficient. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #34

Seriously? So much wrong. Confusious Oct 2012 #35

Well, the "no magnetic field" thing is significant, but Curiosity has pretty much proven water. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #36

What kind of life forms are we sending to Mars? Confusious Oct 2012 #40

More to the point, what kinds of life has Mars sent here? And not just mars, asteroids. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #42

For all we know, the original building blocks are 10 B years old or more. Confusious Oct 2012 #43

More like 13, but hey, now we're just getting petty. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #44

Right- Because Messing with Two Eco Systems is So Much Better fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #25

Ecosystem implies life Confusious Oct 2012 #29

Watch the video. fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #37

Yea... and? nothing new Confusious Oct 2012 #38

Obviously fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #39

Well, you thought something Confusious Oct 2012 #41

So..... fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #45

I watched the video... Nothing new Confusious Oct 2012 #46

Huh? fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #47

I said I was guessing Confusious Oct 2012 #48

Confusious Says fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #49

If you're misusing and misrepresenting Confusious Oct 2012 #50

Peace fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #51