How is it that the human race claims to be the most intelligent and,yet, manages to destroy their natural …show more content…
You know what else is necessary? Mars colonization. This is funny, isn’t it? According to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden “And so if this species is to survive indefinitely, we need to become a multi-planet species. So one reason we need to go to Mars is so we can learn a little about living on another planet, so when Mikaley, my granddaughter, is ready to move out of the solar system we’ll know a lot more about living away from this planet than we know today.” How ridiculous is this? Don't get me wrong, I’m very interested in space exploration and find it breathtaking,but some people just have all the wrong reasons for becoming multi- planet species. Even if we manages to find a way to colonize other planets it wouldn’t be for everyone. Elon Musk estimated that one way trip to Mars would cost approximately ten billion dollars per person. Only 130 people would be able to afford it, Elon Musk being one of them. At the 67th Nation Astronautical Congress Elon Musk said the following: “I think there are really two fundamental paths. History is going to bifurcate along two directions. One path is we stay on Earth forever and then there will be some eventual extinction event. I don't have an immediate doomsday prophecy, but eventually history suggests there will be some doomsday event. The alternative is to become a space-faring civilization and a multi planet species, which I hope you agree that is the right way to go.” …show more content…
However, both will have a positive effect on our planet. It will take a very long time, but it will happen. As of right now, we could be less selfish and stop wasting the limited resources that our planet provides for us. Even though it’s too late in the game to reverse the process of climate change and air pollution, we could slow it down. Basically we are all hypocrites and murderers who pretend to care about our environment, but every time we get the change and think that no one sees us, we do something that kills a child in a third world country or causes some animal or plant to extinct. So, next time you forget to turn the lights off or waste paper or throw plastic out, remember that you are responsible,even for a fraction, for all the disasters that will happen. After All, we are the most intelligent creatures on the planet and should take responsibility of our own actions. Have a good