I don't have to like it...

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I don't have to like it...

TB — 12/17/2008 4:19:28 AM (archived)

But given thousands of years of our history, it's probably true. There have been examples of colonizations and explorations done for purely non-commercial reasons: the Pilgrims come to mind. So does the voyage of the Beagle, and others.

But vast areas of the planet were opened up only when somebody thought they would do better materially by going there. European colonization of the New World is one example, and I'm sure you can think of dozens of others, but it goes back a long way. Do you think humanity would have moved out of Africa if the grass didn't seem greener on the other side?

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- On medication since 11 years old due to these kind of questions (n/t) - GB - 12/20/2008 4:26:58 PM
- Does dark energy bring back the cyclical Universe idea? - Socrates II - 12/19/2008 4:54:04 AM
- re: Where else would the mass come from? (n/t) - Johannes - 12/15/2008 5:52:29 PM
- I can't get over the luxury of those considerations. - Bowser - 12/15/2008 2:58:34 AM
  - Unfortunately, throughout his entire history, - ER - 12/15/2008 3:02:59 AM
    - re: throughout his entire history, - TB - 12/15/2008 4:59:41 PM
      - re: throughout his entire history, - ER - 12/15/2008 7:05:34 PM
        
        Individuals were accountable and society was protected from human nature. - Bowser - 12/16/2008 4:30:43 AM
        
        re: throughout his entire history, - TB - 12/16/2008 4:02:13 AM
        
        Technological civilization's requirements trump the tribes' - ER - 12/16/2008 6:36:19 PM
        
        This is how Nature forces us to colonize space - Socrates II - 12/16/2008 2:03:18 PM
        
        One world or several worlds - Raoul - 12/16/2008 8:41:30 PM
        
        You make an excellent point. - ER - 12/17/2008 4:00:09 PM
        
        re: You make an excellent point. - gbaikie - 12/17/2008 10:47:53 PM
        
        re: One world or several worlds - gbaikie - 12/17/2008 3:21:31 AM
        
        The European Union is an example of compromise (n/t) - Raoul - 12/17/2008 6:35:44 AM
        
        You are absolutely right! - Socrates II - 12/16/2008 9:07:40 PM
        
        We can do lots of things ! - Raoul - 12/17/2008 6:39:47 AM
        
        Won't happen in this iteration. - Bowser - 12/16/2008 4:12:24 PM
        
        On the other hand... - TB - 12/16/2008 5:10:48 PM
        
        The advantages of Vegas - Bowser - 12/16/2008 7:21:14 PM
        
        You do realize the corollary to that is... - ER - 12/16/2008 6:42:15 PM
        
        I don't have to like it... - TB - 12/17/2008 4:19:28 AM
        
        There was this guy named Ernest Shackleton - Socrates II - 12/16/2008 6:32:50 PM
        
        re: There was this guy named Ernest Shackleton - Andrew - 12/17/2008 5:27:44 PM
        
        There goes my next suggestion - Socrates II - 12/17/2008 5:59:06 PM
        
        "Most of the focus on space colonization Bowser worries about is all theoretical and on paper alone." - Bowser - 12/16/2008 7:58:48 PM
        
        If your first sentence were true... - Socrates II - 12/16/2008 9:03:39 PM
        
        The United States has failed to move forward because.... - zed - 12/16/2008 11:57:33 PM
        
        The meek shall inherit the Earth - Socrates II - 12/18/2008 3:17:59 PM
        
        Speculation is fun! (n/t) - zed - 12/20/2008 5:39:38 PM

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