From how I look at it, we only have one option to survive.

Expand the space program. If we were to take most of the money out of welfare, medicare, etc. and put it all towards space exploration, we could have a colony on mars in just a couple of years. So people who are pro all of those things, do you find it worth it to help continue the existance of the human race, but sacrifice some people who don't work's cable TV? (We can leave some money for people who are physically incapable of creating income or taking care of themselves)

I think we could survive on earth for a few million more years w/o having to goto mars if we would get our heads out of our asses.

TO me though its like we came from mars and screw that up then earth and screw it up and thern back to mars to screw it up again...I take back my last thread..Aliens should kick our ass.

I think we could survive on earth for a few million more years w/o having to goto mars if we would get our heads out of our asses.

TO me though its like we came from mars and screw that up then earth and screw it up and thern back to mars to screw it up again...I take back my last thread..Aliens should kick our ass.

Kcube

you do realize the U.S is on the verge of defaulting

I have a feeling there's no rush to colonise other planets.

you do realize the U.S is on the verge of defaulting

SlitYourGuts

I thought this thread was going to be about ethnic cleansing for some reason.

I have a feeling there's no rush to colonise other planets.raynimrod

I saw a movie where the apocalypse was running out of oil, which hindered everything to the point of shutdown. Scary.

no need to cut much, just the military, our current annual military budget has outspent all the money NASA has received since it was createdlamprey263

Um, if we do that, how will we fight the Martians? :|

This is exactly what will happen in the world within the next 20 years. I can garuntee it.

mr_poodles123

I wouldn't go that far. It's going to take more than 20 years for oil reserves to run out, and when world governments realize that things are really looking grim, you can bet swift action will be taken. Will it be enough? Let's hope so. Honestly, this scenario unnerves me, because I worry that the "swift action" taken may be more along the lines "Invade another nation to steal their oil" than investing heavily in alternate fuel research.

In the ultimate end though, you're right. Assuming the human race still exists at the time, we will become extinct when the Earth does, unless we manage to find a way off of it. The timespan involved in a "natural" planetary destruction though, is so long that most people have difficulty even thinking about it.

[QUOTE="mr_poodles123"]

This is exactly what will happen in the world within the next 20 years. I can garuntee it.

drochnathair

I wouldn't go that far. It's going to take more than 20 years for oil reserves to run out, and when world governments realize that things are really looking grim, you can bet swift action will be taken. Will it be enough? Let's hope so. Honestly, this scenario unnerves me, because I worry that the "swift action" taken may be more along the lines "Invade another nation to steal their oil" than investing heavily in alternate fuel research.

In the ultimate end though, you're right. Assuming the human race still exists at the time, we will become extinct when the Earth does, unless we manage to find a way off of it. The timespan involved in a "natural" planetary destruction though, is so long that most people have difficulty even thinking about it.

[QUOTE="Kcube"]

I think we could survive on earth for a few million more years w/o having to goto mars if we would get our heads out of our asses.

TO me though its like we came from mars and screw that up then earth and screw it up and thern back to mars to screw it up again...I take back my last thread..Aliens should kick our ass.

mr_poodles123

SOmething like the movie Knowing could happen and it would really suck if it did.

I thought this thread was going to be about ethnic cleansing for some reason.

6_Dead_360s

Not sure why, but so did I...

Expand the space program. If we were to take most of the money out of welfare, medicare, etc. and put it all towards space exploration, we could have a colony on mars in just a couple of years. So people who are pro all of those things, do you find it worth it to help continue the existance of the human race, but sacrifice some people who don't work's cable TV? (We can leave some money for people who are physically incapable of creating income or taking care of themselves)

mr_poodles123

Unless anyone finds a wy to break the light speed barrier, we're stuck in this solar system. Which still means that we are absolutely doomed.

Mars is all fine and dandy, but we can get there NOW. We just don't send people there, because it's not worth it. Anything that we could hope to get out of it doesn't weigh heavier than the risks of doing it.

A colony on Mars in two years? Yea right! :lol: