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RE: The Fermi Paradox: A Possible Solution From NASA Data?
"Let’s think that this is true, and we will find nobody else, that we are the first and the most advanced species in our galaxy or the universe. What does that mean to us, what are our responsibilities?"
I was just at a conference on exactly this issue, the ethics of astrobiology.
https://steemit.com/science/@plotbot2015/socia-2016-part-1
BTW, I also recommended this post for the newspaper Steemplus.
https://steemit.com/steemplus/@steemplus/say-hello-to-steemplus-the-daily-newspaper-that-pays-you-to-recommend-high-quality-content-here-s-how-it-works-summarized-in-a
Oh cool! What do you think then? 'Help' life along or keep the status quo?
If we find lifeless rocks, it would be fine to terraform them, but I don't like the idea of sterilizing living rocks for our use. Not sure if we even can "help them along."