Originally Posted by crockett

If everyone only dwelled on and was scared of the dark side of human nature we would still be living in caves. You say that well adjusted people wouldn't walk away from a normal life, yet people do it everyday, knowing it might be their end.

Soldiers go off to war, with out being drafted.. Fishermen go off to sea in some of the most dangerous places on Earth.. Humans have long gone in search of the unknown in the face of danger. It's part of what separates us from those chimps in the trees.. We explore, we advance and we colonize new lands, it's what humans have done for thousands of years.

If we are to continue to thrive we now have to colonize new planets. It's what we will do or our species will eventually come to a wasted end here on this planet.