I sure am glad that Christopher Columbus didn't give up looking for a faster route to India.
Manned stuff is what separates humans from the mop bucket ringer.
Deep space: Are we smart enough to beat the physics?
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I sure am glad that Christopher Columbus didn't give up looking for a faster route to India.
Manned stuff is what separates humans from the mop bucket ringer.
Native Americans probably thought otherwise, and by the way Columbus never did find that route, did he?
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No, but he did get to mismanage his affairs badly enough to be relieved of his post as Viceroy and Governor and get thrown in prison, to be released long enough for one last voyage, during which he was stranded for a year on Jamaica. Good times.
Learn what from it exactly? How to become more brutal? Good job there don't seem to be any aliens nearby.
Lol. History fail as @Nebusj pointed out.
I assume you mean wringers rather than campanologists whose instruments happen to be metal pails. My suspicion is that SLS will be cancelled but I hope to be proved wrong. The Russians, Chinese, and people such as Elon Musk will likely carry on as they appear to have the right stuff.
No.
Well, optimistically, how to be less brutal. But that pretty much goes without saying. Not sure what kind of person would see becoming more brutal as the preferred way to take that quote.
Regression to aggressive behaviour appears to be the way of the world at the moment, unfortunately, so I think it's important to be clear.
Nationalism peaks during generational crisis eras. We haven't endured and learned the lessons of our grandparents. . . yet.
http://www.generationaldynamics.com/ww2010.htm
http://www.generationaldynamics.com/ww2010.htm
Oh, I hope not. I'm still not giving up hope that I'll stand on the bridge of a starship.
I don't like transhumanism. I think that the better way is to merge our technology with our "primitive" past. We should bring the natural and technological worlds together harmoniously rather than throwing away that natural world to make things how we want it. That's also why I disagree with the notion that we need technology to make life "easier." More efficient perhaps, but with too much ease comes stagnation.
All generalizations suck.
"The way of the world" isn't any one particular thing.
"All generalisations are dangerous, even this one." -- A Dumas
My glass half-empty statement was purely subjective so I won't defend it.
My glass half-empty statement was purely subjective so I won't defend it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus
Given that space travel is harmful to biology, the most efficient course is to not use biological systems with needs of massive air, water, and food. Tiny, intelligent probes—that perhaps carry the identity and memory of a person—or more economical.
`The process above is not possible because the Tiny Probes would only carry `recordings of the person. Each person experiences life every second of the day completely different than someone sitting right beside the person.
Regardless of how dangerous space travel is to human and biological systems in general the need for humanity to develop the mechanisms to defeat such dangers is a necessity. Humans have thrived and survived for millions years because we did not turn our backs on the light outside of the cave but instead ventured out into the daylight.
Venturing into space and defeating the hazards that lay before humanity is the base of humanities existence. It's built into our DNA and cannot be removed.
Given that space travel is harmful to biology, the most efficient course is to not use biological systems with needs of massive air, water, and food. Tiny, intelligent probes—that perhaps carry the identity and memory of a person—or more economical.
`The process above is not possible because the Tiny Probes would only carry `recordings of the person. Each person experiences life every second of the day completely different than someone sitting right beside the person.
Regardless of how dangerous space travel is to human and biological systems in general the need for humanity to develop the mechanisms to defeat such dangers is a necessity. Humans have thrived and survived for millions years because we did not turn our backs on the light outside of the cave but instead ventured out into the daylight.
Venturing into space and defeating the hazards that lay before humanity is the base of humanities existence. It's built into our DNA and cannot be removed.
I disagree. It's obviously not built into the DNA of Joe Public or the typical member of the US Congress.
What in the world does this mean?
Uh, that is transhumanism. Like, spot on.
My understanding is that transhumanism is about moving beyond human. Like cyborgs and nanobots to change our forms. Like what was described in the post, uploading our minds into a computer and being able to create new body's at will. My understanding of transhumanism is that the goal is ultimately to become more than human.
Right, by literally merging technology (be it in cybernetics, computer engineering, genetic engineering, etc.) with our "primitive" past/current form.
If I understand, it is that to explore and expand and colonize space is inevitable and unavoidable. This may be so, but it does raise the question: if this is inevitable and unavoidable, then why does anyone need to take any steps to make it happen?
