If these worlds had biomes it would be imoral to colonize, because for the indigenous population already living there our arriving could mean a world-ending event for them. We have to be very careful these are sterile worlds before sending missions.

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sheauwn an hour ago | parent | next [-]

We have no idea how two entirely different biologies would interact, if they would at all. Its something that we should study before jumping in head first, but to think that we would travel light-years but not consider the implications is a little preposterous.

	▲	gchamonlive an hour ago \| parent [-]
		We're considering these implications right now, so yeah it's preposterous, but you'd be surprised (or maybe not) with the number of people that would dismiss these considerations as pointlessly delaying progress.

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delichon an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Do you feel the same way about human colonization outside of Africa?

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estearum an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Not GP but yeah I do feel there are some serious ethical problems created by the proliferation of humans and subsequent mass extinction event. Do you not?

	▲	delichon an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		No, I'm biased toward our species, and feel that our terrestrial diaspora helped us to survive, and an interstellar one would too.
	▲	JumpCrisscross an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		There are ethical problems created by any conscious action. That doesn’t make sapience problematic per se.

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gchamonlive an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm Brazilian, I'm feeling the world ending effects of colonization today with the US actively sabotaging our democratic election process, so you bet I do, but anyone with a bit of humanity would also feel the same way.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/30/trump-state-...

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phainopepla2 42 minutes ago | parent [-]

Wild leap from biome-destroying alien colonization to election interference. Quite imaginative.

	▲	gchamonlive 39 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Only if you don't really understand ethics.