Submitted by Gari_305 t3_zwvmq5 in Futurology
BassoeG t1_j1xwgel wrote
Fact 1: Earth's supply of oil, metals, fissiles and rare earth minerals are finite, rapidly being expended and already insufficient to provide everyone with a first world quality of life.
Fact 2: Without said materials or hypothetical Outside Context technologies we don't possess or even have the slightest clue as to how we might create, a space program is impossible.
Fact 3: In the long run, the extinction of all life on earth is inevitable, on account of the sun going red giant if nothing else.
Fact 4: If humanity doesn't have a breeding population offworld by then, that includes us.
Conclusion 1: If we don't get off earth soon, while we still possess the material richness to do so, we never will, inevitably leading to our extinction.
Conclusion 2: This means that attempting to sabotage attempts at getting off earth can be considered an existential threat against the entirety of humanity, therefore morally justifying anything done to the saboteur/s as self defense.
Much as kin selection demands I hate the trisolarans, I've still got to admit they've got their heads screwed on right about how to appropriately deal with traitors to their species.
Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments