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Hi scott...I think your design for the prototype Martian settlement is a sensible one....however, I can't seem to avoid considering 'tribal' in its more primitive perspective.....'tribal' to me always evokes images such as the civil war in Rwanda between the Hutus and Tutsis, leading to gross human rights violations...or the ethnic violence/cleansing in the Balkans.
the diameter of the straw is 1/4" ?
hope when they get there that they spend their time building worthwhile stuff though.....not temples, mosques, synagogues and catherdals.
I would agree that we do not have the right to act as judge and jury, however, we have been guilty of just that on our own planet...on countless occasions...against our own native neighbours... for thousands of years.
sure looks like a whole lot of nano-tubes needed to build it....how long would it take to complete construction if and when started?
Just how strong would this carbon nano-tube straw be ?
Seems as though if it is too fragile then the idea is a non-starter.
What if....in the event that a biological species (in whatever form or size) were discovered on Mars...and it turned out to be hostile, perhaps lethal to us humans....would we then be forced to try and eradicate it...before it got us first?
Presumably, any human civilization settling on Mars is not likely to originate from ?simpler societies?. On the contrary, they will be drawn from the most civilised specimens of the human race. So that comparison doesn?t really hold true for a Martian civilization?.it will not be tribal...will it ?
On a more personal level, I hope to be cremated rather than buried?seems much tidier?.I never liked the idea of all those maggots feasting on my spaceship anyhow.
As far as ?religion helping people to deal with stressful situations??..well sure?.it works for those who choose to believe in ?whatever? God?..but personally, I have managed to deal with extremely stressful situations without the need for that sort of crutch. But hey?..different strokes for different folks?I don?t have a problem with anyone that feels the need to worship an ?almighty??.as long as they don?t try and force it in my face?or use their religion as an excuse for carrying out fanatical atrocities and all the rest.
I reckon a civilization settling on Mars is going to be far better off without any of that?.but if individuals feel the need any time to make peace with their makers?no problem?..but best kept to the confines of their own room.
I for one "left the religious stage behind"....a long time ago. Was brought up in a strict catholic environment only to realise at about the age of 11 that it was all just psychological crap to control the masses...much like any other religion. I reckon it would be best to leave all that stuff behind when colonizing Mars. If individuals want to cling to their beliefs within their own private confines....fine....but no bible-thumpers..please!
Omner Joel....you said it all before I got the chance.....so true !!!
First of all...I am brand new to this forum, and so apologise if this topic may have already been discussed recently.....
What factors determine the (2 and a half hour)duration of the Huygens probe's decent on Titan ?
hey Shaun....I know exactly what you mean....it seems like so many people are more interested in all the trivial stuff in their lives, rather than to realise the significance of what has been....and continues to be...accomplished in terms of space exploration.
....and yes....Saturn V was magnificent !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I guess it will be up to the dolphins to pick up the pieces... once the human race has drowned in its own poisons...and after a few more million years of evolution, to then go on and colonize the universe......peace to dolphin-kind.
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