GeekSpeak – Should we seed life on other planets?
Should we take life to other planets? Should we design and create lifeforms suited to conditions away from Earth? Should we replace the life on other planets with life that is useful to us? If a planet is lifeless should we take life there? The newly discovered underground lakes on Mars might provide the first opportunity for seeding life. And maybe some people will think it is our duty to spread life around the universe.
If you were to design lifeforms what would you design? Inflatable birds on Mars where ordinary birds could not fly? Plants that move around like animals? Animals that photosynthesize like plants? Green cows and sheep?
Or is the whole idea foolish, even dangerous? The animals we design may evolve to become our rivals, even our predators. What will happen if we fill the universe with life? Will we be worshipped as gods? Or will we become food for a stronger species from far away?
Come and discuss the biological future of the universe. Bring a time machine and your friends.
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