Should Humans Colonize Other Planets? No
In certain segments of the space community, the idea of colonizing other planetary bodies has been popular for decades. Disproportionate attention to this idea in the mass media, and lip service from key U.S. government officials, may convey the impression that the goal of space colonization1 and ex...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2017]
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Theology and science
Year: 2017, Volume: 15, Issue: 3, Pages: 321-332 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KBQ North America NCD Political ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Ideology
B space exploration B Exceptionalism B Colonization |
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| Summary: | In certain segments of the space community, the idea of colonizing other planetary bodies has been popular for decades. Disproportionate attention to this idea in the mass media, and lip service from key U.S. government officials, may convey the impression that the goal of space colonization1 and exploitation is universally embraced. This author will argue that this is not the case, and, further, should not be. Given the current state of humankind’s overall ethical and moral development, humans should clean up the mess they have made on their home planet and learn how to take care of one another here before they go off into space. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6700 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2017.1335065 |