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Old 01-9-2004, 11:37 PM   #1
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Default Do we have the right to populate other planets?

lets say hypothetically its in the future and the us people need to populate another planet. However, the only way to do this would be to drastically alter the planet's atmosphere, terrain, and stuff (which in the process would kill off any native life forms). Do we, as humans, have the right to do any, all, or none of the following:

1) Populate and alter another planet with no life at all
2) Populate and alter another planet with single celled organisms and the like
3) Populate and alter another planet with intelligent life.

I personally think that we should adhere to number 1, although 2 and 3 are possible as we've done similar things on earth (colonize islands and places like that, and in the process destroy much of what is there).

BTW: i took this topic from another forum and i wanted to post it here to see what your responses are
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Old 01-9-2004, 11:43 PM   #2
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1) Populate and alter another planet with no life at all

also, hunans are ailens. it takes 450 million years to a single cell organism to evolve into existence. the earth is like 400 million years old. dum dum dum!
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Old 01-9-2004, 11:55 PM   #3
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So we have a right to do it based on what?
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Old 01-9-2004, 11:57 PM   #4
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Well, according to us planets don't have rights because there inatimate objects so:

1) yes

And even if there was life, we probably wouldn't care about their rights:

2) yes
3) yes
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Old 01-10-2004, 12:22 AM   #5
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planets don't have rights because there inatimate objects
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Old 01-10-2004, 09:22 AM   #6
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The earth is about 4.5 billion years old. -_-
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Old 01-10-2004, 10:49 AM   #7
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Definetely 1 and 2, not like anyone will get mad if we do. But for 3, I don't know maybe we could land on their planet and try to use sign language or something to explain that we need to live on their planet.
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I think it's 1 and 2
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Old 01-11-2004, 09:02 PM   #9
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Old 05-21-2004, 09:36 PM   #10
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If a planet had intelligent life, they would probably try and kill the settlers. So what is the point of this? If others are there it would be better to leave them alone
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Old 05-21-2004, 09:53 PM   #11
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Dead thread revival, not too good. And.. as a guest?

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Old 05-22-2004, 02:26 AM   #12
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Um.... I'm not answering this question, because i'm not a U.S Citizen, and since you guys apparently don't consider the facts that OTHER countries might need to colonize other planets as well. Fools.
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Old 05-22-2004, 09:44 AM   #13
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aw spec and observe, please dont try to kill the thread pointlessly, contribute!

im trying to be nicer from now on... due to popular demand... =/


i think it depends on the intelligent life. and how we go about it.

also, how desperately do we need their planet.


maybe we could pay for it somehow. give them some beads.
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Old 05-22-2004, 09:56 AM   #14
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[This message was deleted because Musical Master wanted to delete it, and the fucktards Jam and Omeganitros don't like the Samurai Swords board game.]
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Old 05-22-2004, 10:09 AM   #15
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sooo....one of your first posts in the critical thinking board...


Please do not compare the take over of alien planets to Samurai Sword video games ever again. I think you have much more interest in the game than in creating thoughts and principles when it comes to this.


and...back on topic...

I personally think aliens will be VERY different from us if we ever encountered them. They would probably live with a darwin philosophy and be the only species on their planet that is free to live for their own good. every animal on this planet fights other animals to survive except for humans. Chances that animals on other planets, intelligent or not will live this way as well.

I didn't know i was so literate. I feel so organized today... this is great! I can see how Spec gets a kick out of writing intelligently.
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[This message was deleted because Musical Master wanted to delete it, and the fucktards Jam and Omeganitros don't like the Samurai Swords board game.]
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[Message deleted because Musical Master deleted his, and on a side note Omeganitros does like Samurai Swords. Just that he posted in wrong forum.]

I think we have the right to populate other planets.
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We've got a right to anything we damn well please with the other planets. I don't see any laws on the books regarding the rights of alien lives, nor do I see any interplanetary legislation that we have to follow. What matters is if we're met with resistance.

Oh, and Samurai Swords (Shogun) is pretty cool, but I'm an A&A man, myself.

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Basically that one dude is right, we can do whatever the hell we please on other planets. We're (hopefully) not going to just invade other planets, and take over peoples land, but i mean, who gives a fuck if there's animals or w/e there. Are we going to kill off all the animals on purpose? no. Is it the animals planet? fuck no. So we can just go wherever we need, assuming we ever have an efficient way of getting there.
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