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Redmachine

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Oct 30, 2003
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Ok just a dumb question. I was wondering if the government said " the earth is going to expire in 60 years, we need everyone to help all of humanity get off this rock and go somewhere else" Would you be willing to do it, knowing you would not be paid, or compenstated at all?
I was just thinking this while watching a show on science channel. A few scientists believe the earth is about 90% finished with its life cycle, and even more know that we can live without the earth, given our current technology. I think that there would be mass panic and we'd be fuct. :-?
So could you give up money/possesions for the continuation of the human race?
 
I'd say if it came down to that, all the governments should just print out as much money as they wanted just for that emergency. I wouldn't see anything wrong with the printing presses printing a couple billion dollars for their own government, just for that reason.
 
Everyone would work their a** off for FREE machining parts, wiring harnesses, stitching safety harnesses, molding and casting whatever it took.

$$$ wouldn't even matter.

But there's no Scientific proof. I would rather the earth just get hit by an asteroid tommorow, then whine about 60 yrs on down the road. It really wouldn't matter. Death is the only thing that is for sure. Live life while you can, do what you can get away with....regret it after your in the grave.

Gsxtacy

O and ain't none ya getting any of MY pennies.
 
Step One: NEVER listen to a goddamned "scientist". If they knew anything, they could get jobs.

The "scientists" who were shovelling shit when I was in school said we'd be out of oil fifteen years ago.

Screw every last one of them.
 
Defiant, I think what he was trying to say is "What if" and isn't it some kind of scientist who design every thing that has to do with cars.
 
How would money help this situation? It's value would very rapidly drop over the next 60 years and other commodities would replace it in value like water (can't live without it and it's not garunteed to be plentiful anywehere else in the universe) and metals/ fues. Also, what will you're quality of life be like in 60 years? I'll be 82 and in no mood to go colonize some other planet. I'll stay here and buy all the DSM's being sold for cheap (no roads on mars) and live out the rest of my life in peace.
 
a_scobel said:
I'd say if it came down to that, all the governments should just print out as much money as they wanted just for that emergency. I wouldn't see anything wrong with the printing presses printing a couple billion dollars for their own government, just for that reason.
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That's what the south did near the end of the civil war. It ended up costing thousands of dollars for a loaf of bread, because money became worthless.
 
I'm saying that No money would be used anymore, work for the common good. I'm asking would you be willing or would you help plunge the earth into anarchy.

I think that if the world was to die in say 60 years, I don't think that there is enough compashion in people to give up possessions and money, just to help others.

I guess I watch to much TV eh?? It works in star trek, but then again this is the real world :thumbdown
 
I think some people would work for alot less and taxes would be a lot higher. This is kind of off topic but I believe it's saturn that has a moon that is inhabitable, well that's what they think. Someone look up the moon for sure.
 
a_scobel said:
I'd say if it came down to that, all the governments should just print out as much money as they wanted just for that emergency. I wouldn't see anything wrong with the printing presses printing a couple billion dollars for their own government, just for that reason.
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yeah youre forgetting about the gold standard, money is just paper without this to back it up
 
Were not on the gold standard anymore.. ;)
 
I would, but there are always the greedy bastards that say.."Hrmm well everyone is working so hard, they must want to eat, i'll set up shop here and charge an assload for it". Somebody always screws up something.
 
At this point, I have no kids and probably wont have any. 60 yrs down the road, I will be 90 and I dont plan on giving up anything Ive worked hard for. Im sorry for the younger crowd that might be around then and Im sorry for their children and grand children but realisticly, this wont affect me so why should I give up money or possesions for people to exist when I hate about 90% of them anyway. Go ahead and flame if you wish, but I will admit, Im selfish, stingy and self centered. ;)
 
DevilSperm said:
heh, shows how much i know, but you cant just print up money....otherwise id be living in a much bigger house ;)
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Heh well yeah true...but I mean if it absolutely came down to the world ending, the government could print up as much as they wanted..fu(k what other countries think.

Then again, like mentioned before, if it came down to that, I'm sure people would work for free & give free supplies.
 
psychlow said:
Well, whew! I guess we have another 460 MILLION years to go then ;)
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LOL exactly....

Anyway you would all be amazed at exactly what today's technology could accomplish. We already have the ability to create a space ship that is self sustaining we just have no motivation....
 
That is a long time i know but I was just getting a feel about how would you react if someone said we gotta go but we have to do this without getting paid. There were other interesting theories on the show but this one just got me thinking.
There was one theory, that if we could snag a big enough asteroid, attach a large propolsion system to it send it orbiting around earth it could break us free from the suns gravitational pull and we'd be a free roaming planet. Interesting stuff. The scientists are from NASA, as well as the Europeian Space agency, say that our technology is good enough that we no longer need the earth for anything, we could all live in giant space stations forever.
 
Redmachine said:
That is a long time i know but I was just getting a feel about how would you react if someone said we gotta go but we have to do this without getting paid. There were other interesting theories on the show but this one just got me thinking.
There was one theory, that if we could snag a big enough asteroid, attach a large propolsion system to it send it orbiting around earth it could break us free from the suns gravitational pull and we'd be a free roaming planet. Interesting stuff. The scientists are from NASA, as well as the Europeian Space agency, say that our technology is good enough that we no longer need the earth for anything, we could all live in giant space stations forever.
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Free roaming planet..? Earth's location is the whole reason why life is able to exsist here. If we were any closer to the sun, we'd burn up...any further away, and the whole planet becomes Antarctica.
 
Redmachine said:
The scientists are from NASA, as well as the Europeian Space agency, say that our technology is good enough that we no longer need the earth for anything, we could all live in giant space stations forever.
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Ok, but here's the problem with that.

A terrorist attack on Earth here might kill 3 or 4 thousand people. Possibly, a nuke could kill a couple million, if detonated in the right place.

A regular bomb (or maybe even a gun?) in a space station that'll rip through the hull or disable critical life-support systems could easily kill tens of millions of people.

We would have to make some drastic changes as far as the freedoms we enjoy to be able to live in a space station. It would have to be a republic or dictatorship with a rediculously strict enforcement of law with swift and brutal punishment. We have the technology to make it happen, but I think there is too much insanity to make it work for any type of long-term.

Even though it could be done, I don't know if (collectively) we'd be willing to live and work the ways we'd be required to if we needed to.
 
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