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Originally Posted by RoboMadi
Something i would like to point out is Bases outside Earth. NASA has already started to think about a moon base, while at the same time a lot of scientists are working to wards the goal of landing man on mars. This can be a baby step to wards the permanent Mars City (which i think is quite possible). Because i believe that if humans have to survive, they've to leave Earth eventually; so why not start preparing for that right now.
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This is a good point to make. Even with people making
Day After Tomorrow-esque predictions, there are many other issues at play in our world. The Earth can only support so much life. Humanity is already taxing the productivity of our planet, and at the present rate of growth, the problem will only exasperate itself. A permanent lunar or Mars city will greatly alleviate the strain of excess population.
Steps are already being taken to reduce pollution. Alternative fuel sources are being explored, and are being implemented. Those of us currently in FIRST may not need to adress this now-pressing issue. These other issues - over-population and rampant hunger, will be, in my mind, the great issues we face in the future. The northern hemisphere is not going to freeze tomorrow. There are more issues that we, as future scientists and engineers, will address than anyone could possibly imagine. So please, hold off with the doomsaying. We're the ones who are going to fix these problems.