Subject: Re: To infinity and beyond
Science fiction does construct a pathway to the stars. Whether or not that pathway is practical, achievable, or even desirable, is a matter for future generation to discern.

The issues facing us at the moment are more concrete; how shall we care for the planet/home we inhabit right now?

When I listen to the pessimistic futurists today who speak of dwindling earth resources and the need to colonize other planets in order to preserve a future for the human species, I wonder why all of the future technologies that they claim will be needed to terraform other planets for human habitation….. might not first be dedicated to addressing the issues of our own earth habitat?

Why must we look at ourselves as a species that fouls its own nest and then goes searching for other nests to foul?

IF there exists any sort of Intergalactic Council that tracks developing civilizations of sentient beings, then surely their current analysis of human civilization has led them to the conclusion that we are akin to a lethal virus that destroys the ability of planets to sustain life. Having degraded earth, humans are now poised to seek other worlds in order to subdue, extract and ultimately- discard.

Perhaps our efforts would be better applied to earth’s flourishing than to its abandonment.

Just my thoughts on this beautiful April morning in Michigan