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Originally Posted by LazyScot
True, true. The Europeans didn't need to cross the Atlantic. And look where that took us....  |
Going out to space is romance. The first explorers took to sea because they had been told there was land further west and they needed it. Further, they needed to find a quicker route to China.
We have no such incentive. But if we did find out there was life somewhere, we'd have to build a small planet to get us there at the expense of this one. Slash and burn.