Should Mars be colonised?

Or are there better options like using it as a giant factory used by automatons?

We lack the technology right now however we could use it as a giant farm once we do it. That combined with asteroid mining would mean we'd only need to produce goods on earth.

To introduce human failures on another planet?

Most of people around the world, (including the western world) are uneducated. We have a tendency to waste large amouts of resources for nonsense and primitive amusements, which still often doesn't even make us happy, we're destroying natural environment, and we're running wars for most stupid reasons.

At this point, it doesn't matter is colonisation of Mars by humans possible or not, it's a nonsense because most of us are useless and dangerous to other people and other forms of life.

It won't do. Attempts to solve problems of humanity by technology is almost as naive as doing it with religion.
In case of technology, it will only make future disasters bigger.

To introduce human failures on another planet?

Most of people around the world, (including the western world) are uneducated. We have a tendency to waste large amouts of resources for nonsense and primitive amusements, which still often doesn't even make us happy, we're destroying natural environment, and we're running wars for most stupid reasons.

At this point, it doesn't matter is colonisation of Mars by humans possible or not, it's a nonsense because most of us are useless and dangerous to other people and other forms of life.




It won't do. Attempts to solve problems of humanity by technology is almost as naive as doing it with religion.
In case of technology, it will only make future disasters bigger.

I don't really see the point, unless it's given a similar political status to Antarctica.

Yes just like there was no point in colonising the americas.The point is that there are more places to explore than the one tiny rock we are currently stranded on.Also mars had water in the past which means it could have had life.That life could have travelled to earth via meteorite.Which would make earth life possibly martian.Either way the discovery of life on mars-past or present,would be world-changing in its implications.

You do realise that colonising Mars would completely destroy any chance of confirming whether or not there's life on Mars because it would contaminate the surface?

The surface is already contaminated.There is only so much you can sterilise a space craft.Nasa judges it to be low risk because its unlikely life can survive on the surface.There are things that humans can do which would take rovers many days to do.

No i think we should leave Mars alone...we need to fix Earth first

The surface has not undergone much contamination if any, and all landers have specifically been placed in regions where we would not expect life to exist in order to minimise any risk of contamination. It is also not correct that it's unlikely that life could survive on the surface. It is highly likely that life could.

To introduce human failures on another planet?

Most of people around the world, (including the western world) are uneducated. We have a tendency to waste large amouts of resources for nonsense and primitive amusements, which still often doesn't even make us happy, we're destroying natural environment, and we're running wars for most stupid reasons.

At this point, it doesn't matter is colonisation of Mars by humans possible or not, it's a nonsense because most of us are useless and dangerous to other people and other forms of life.


It won't do. Attempts to solve problems of humanity by technology is almost as naive as doing it with religion.
In case of technology, it will only make future disasters bigger.

How does one fix Earth?

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