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Old Mar 12 2008, 10:36 AM   #733
mikeP
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Default Re: Ask Chuck about space

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Chuck, What should we do about THIS?
What's that line about putting your head between your legs and kissing something goodbye? In this case, you could legally put a towel where you'll lie...

Seriously though, I think one of man's highest priorities, whether you're religious or not, should be figuring out how to extend our population across the galaxy. The only true win for all of this billions of years effort to evolve both as a species and civilization is if you continue to survive. Only makes sense to get some people launched to far away places as soon as technically possible and hedge our bets. I heard they need a rating system near Orion...
I wonder if the HIV virus had this discussion before jumping from monkeys to humans...HIV 1:"we really need to expand our concept of a host". HIV 2:"yeah, monkeys are a dead end in our evolution". HIV 1:"we need a longer lived host so that we can enjoy dormancy for perhaps decades instead of years"...
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