Do we have the right to populate other planets?

[ultimategamer]

Observe: In reguards to your first post, I don't think even one post in this entire thread but yours specifies a specific country or group of countries.

In reguards to the posts saying that we can because there are no regulations stopping us, I view that as a very self-centered thing thinking that we as a species are so far superior to that of other species that we can simply do whatever the hell we want to another planet without thinking about what'll happen to the planet in the end.

If theres no life, then ya sure I could care less if we blow the thing up as long as it wouldn't effect other planets with living organisms. If there is non-intelligent life then thats a trickier subject. If we can do what we need to do on that planet (in this case live in it) without causing any side effects to the ecosystem then i don't see a reason why not to do it. However if there is intelligent life then living on the planet should be avoided at all costs.

NOTE: If the human species is in a dire situation and would be practically wiped out if habitation on a planet isn't possible, and the only viable planet has life in it then yes, we should do whatever it takes to habitat it. Sorry ET, but survival of the fittest comes first.