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horseback_heroism t1_iw4fxp4 wrote

I don't think humans will be able to do it, not in the near future (on a cosmic level, that would mean the next millenium?). The world will look vastly different then, and maybe we will have figured out a way to dispatch androids on voyages that will last thousands of years, but I don't think generation ships will ever be considered a safe or useful idea. After all, any human-comandeered ship that is sent out an any point in time, will be overtaken by the next human-comandeered ship that is sent out, making the first one absolutely useless (due to advancements in travel speed). That said, I wonder if things like warp drives or wormholes are even physically possible, that would drastically change the way we think about space travel.

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ExtonGuy t1_iw4ot4u wrote

How about AI controlled ships, with human germ plasma in cold storage, and artificial wombs? There have already been a few sci-fi stories that have touched on this.

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Evening_Team t1_iw5n7k6 wrote

We don't have knowledge or technology yet to permanently colonize anyplace that is extraterrestrial. An entire robust, sustainable environment suitable for humans would have to be transplanted. We must understand and fix the environment for human life on Earth first.

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ironregime t1_iw50dfv wrote

“any human-comandeered ship that is sent out an any point in time, will be overtaken by the next human-comandeered ship that is sent out, making the first one absolutely useless)”

But doesnt that defeat the idea of scientific advancement? If no one had ever bothered to build a rowboat, we’d never have developed the steamship.

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thirdeyefish t1_iw5afj3 wrote

Have you read any Asimov?

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Evening_Team t1_iw5npap wrote

It is mostly a waste of time to read the fantasies of so many others. Learning the sciences and mankind's own true history is a rich enough project.

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