On Monday, September 04, 2000 4:56 PM J. R. Molloy jr@shasta.com wrote:
> > That said, how many on this list see planetary colonization is necessary
or
> > desireable? I tend to think once we get to space, we should stay there
and
> > not be anchored to any large rocks. See my web page for more on my
views in
> > this area.
>
> Space colonization looks necessary to me. Since it would be undesirable to
> neglect to do something necessary, I guess that makes it desirable also.
Whether
> it's space or planets that you want colonized, the bigger question seems
to me:
> With what should it be colonized? With people? With humanoids? With
robots?
All of the above.
> Of course the first thing we should colonize is AI. Seek ye first the
Kingdom of
> Singularity and its righteousness, and all else shall be added unto you.
I think all these things can be done in parallel. In fact, that's what's
happening. Would be space colonists are not waiting for AI or
nanotechnology. Would be AI makes are not waiting for space colonization.
And so forth.
Later!
Daniel Ust
http://uweb.superlink.net/neptune/
"I like bread. It tastes much of reality." -- Jean Contrare
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