Rawtothedawg t1_j8z08oe wrote on February 17, 2023 at 11:33 PM

Reply to comment by O5-20 in What precautions related to space exploration do you think humans should take before finally venturing out into the rest of the Solar System? by [deleted]

I think this leads to intergalactic war

O5-20 t1_j8z0gjd wrote on February 17, 2023 at 11:34 PM

I’d beg to differ. Distances between planets are vast, let alone galaxies.

Rawtothedawg t1_j8z1i7g wrote on February 17, 2023 at 11:42 PM

Not saying today. But in the near future after arrival i believe so

O5-20 t1_j8z1xwo wrote on February 17, 2023 at 11:45 PM

Just for context, getting to the nearest solar system takes 4 years if you travel at the speed of light (186,000 m/s) and crossing the galaxy will take ~100,000 years. From then on, it’s millions of years to the next major galaxy.

Iirc we haven’t even reached 1% of light speed. So unless a revolution happens very soon, I don’t think intergalactic war is in the cards

Rawtothedawg t1_j8z2evr wrote on February 17, 2023 at 11:49 PM

I just realized what your argument is - i misspoke. I meant interplanetary warfare

O5-20 t1_j8z2ox7 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 11:51 PM

Oh ok, gotcha.

But I’m not arguing if the war will happen I’m arguing that it is good for progress if it does.

[deleted] OP t1_j8z2vx3 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 11:52 PM

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