Monday, February 17, 2014

Expansionism and Opportunity in a Vast Universe (part 1)


We see it around us all the time—expansion creates jobs, hope, and opportunity. The world is said, by many, to be overpopulated. Though borders shift occasionally, it has been a long time since the human race found new, undiscovered territory to settle. Is it any wonder, then, that in the last few years there has been so much talk about establishing a small colony on Mars? Private interests, not government, have fueled the drive towards these goals and there is no shortage of the number of people willing to leave Earth and become part of the proposed Mars colony. Thousands have signed up in hopes of being chosen! There is something in us--the human race--that yearns to discover, to expand, and to start again.

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