Tweet Should humans explore the depths of space? Should we settle on Mars? Should we become a “multi-planetary species”? There is something in the ideal of human space exploration that stirs the soul, that speaks to a primal instinct, that plays upon the desire to explore and test ourselves to the limit. At the same time, there are practical reasons to want to take the giant leap. Space is filled with resources (energy, minerals etc) that we can utilise, and threats we must neutralise (solar flares, asteroids etc). On previous occasions, I have looked at various arguments defending the view that we ought to explore space. Those arguments fall into three main categories: (i) intellectual arguments, i.e. ones that focus on the intellectual and epistemic benefits of exploring space and learning more about our place within it; (ii) utopian/spiritual arguments, i.e. ones that focus on the need to create a dynamic, open-ended and radically better future for humanity, both for moral and personal reasons; and (iii) existential risk arguments, i.e. ones that focus on the need to explore space to both prevent and avoid existential risks to humanity. For the purposes of this article, let’s assume that these arguments are… Read full this story
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