First of all, I can't believe that October is almost over and the cold weather is already here (yes below the 60s is already cold for me). Getting that off my mind, I want to join the conversation of this week by answering to Vicky's reflection. I solely agree with the opinion that humankind has no business mingling space while the Earth is still full of problems to solve AND amazing places to explore (I can never stop thinking, especially after watching Pacific Rim, about how deep and scary our oceans really are). What really made me reflect while reading the post was this sentence: "Humankind doesn’t deserve a fresh start in the cosmos nor is it our right to colonize and claim ownership of what is not ours."
What at first looked to me as a simple and logical statement, eventually made me have double-thoughts about Earth and all of us here. Is it our right to live on Earth and claim pieces of land for ourselves? Or is it just a matter of our ability to do it? Do we, as humans, dominate Earth above all other living things simply because we can? If then we had the possibility to do the same on Mars or other far away places, should we focus on what "we deserve" or on what "we can do"? I'm sorry if the questions are very lame and confusing, but I am too. Big shoutout to Vicky for posting such a deep and interesting post, it really made me question "realities" about human existence in the Earth and the Universe. On another topic, I'll be glad to listen to different opinions about the caravan from central America migrating through Mexico towards the U.S., as I have very strong opinions (due to situations back home related to this) about the matter and would like to open up to other views. Leave some comments about the topic please!!!
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