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List of doomsday scenarios

Could use votes to save this article, thanks MapleTree 22:38, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

"Far more likely, an independent colony may revolt and pursue its independent self interest. In terrestrial civilizations, this frequently occurs on the order of 10 to 100 years. Even a loyal colony may decide that it is against its economic or political interests to aid a troubled Earth, or to recolonize Earth." How is this an "objection" if the goal is simply survival of the species? One would hope many independent colonies could be established, collectively forming a safeguard against one person or government amassing too much power over the fate of the human race. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.55.206.189 (talk) 18:33, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Misinterpretation of natural selection

I have removed speciation as a reason for space colonisation. Natural selection occurs when a species is challenged, when there is a threat to its survival, a threat to the continued existence of fertile descendants. Simply sending humans to Mars and waiting 100 000 years does not necessarily yield a different species. Since the dawn of agriculture, humans have not been subject to any significant evolutionary pressure. With the use of tools and fire, humans have not been genetically adapted to their environment, but rather have adapted their environment to them, by using the resources of nature to ensure not just survival, but abundance and comfort. If we colonise distant worlds, we are likely to settle more hostile places, like Mars or Europa, than Earth-like places, which must be rare in the universe. Humans, humans' pets, humans' parasites and complex life in general are unlikely to be able to adapt to the 95% carbon dioxide atmosphere of Mars or to the -160 ºC temperature of Europa. In colonising space, humans will not have direct contact with the hostile worlds they inhabit; instead, they will live inside domes and use space suits to work on the outside. Therefore, there is no reason to believe Martian humans 100 000 years from now will be much physically different from us, ordinary Earthlings.Halfleaf (talk) 06:01, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

I suggest the merger of this article into Human Planetary Habitability

It has been suggested that this page be merged with ]. (]) Proposed since September 2009.

Space and survival is directly related to the limits placed on people in inhabiting other worlds.
To complete the (proposed) article I recommend merger with Human Planetary Habitability
GabrielVelasquez (talk) 01:53, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

I believe this is -at least- yor fourth different proposal to disrupt the article Planetary Habitability: one day you want to expand, then split, then merge, rename, and now split and merge simultaneously. All were shut down, yet you keep at it withot listening to reason. The article is brilliant the way it is; what could you possibly be thinking to place TWO tags on Planetary Habitability within 2 days, one proposing to split it and one proposing to merge it? Your bogus and chronic requests to interfering with that article are quite disruptive, and I do not expect your requests will be taken seriously any more. BatteryIncluded (talk) 04:11, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

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