GeekSpeak subject for Saturday October 10th at noon SLT

 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...

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GeekSpeak – Is it our purpose to colonise the universe? Join the discussion Saturday November 30th at 12pm SLT

If we assume there is no other life in the universe, should we humans try religiously to ‘seed’ the universe with life?  Would that be our purpose?  If not, what is our purpose? If we cannot colonise distant planets, will some religious groups start sending capsules of bacteria out to distant stars?  Will that be the religion of the future?  Should we all become ‘seeders’ for the ‘church of the universe’?  Will...

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GeekSpeak – what if we were the only life in the universe? Join the discusion July 13th at 12pm SLT

Let’s suppose we could somehow scientifically prove that there are no aliens in the rest of the universe?  Would we lose interest in space exploration?  Or would you try harder to explore the universe in order to establish new human colonies?Would it be our duty to take life out into the galaxy?  Or would we see it as our duty to keep life on Earth forever?What religious implications would such a discovery have?  Would we...

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GeekSpeak: Should we actively try to contact aliens? Join the discussion Saturday April 13th at 12pm SLT

Since there is so much space to cover and we don’t know where to look for alien intelligence, it may not be practical to send out signals.  But, what if the ‘zoo hypothesis’ is correct?  What if aliens know that we are here and are keeping us in a zoo?  Maybe because they don’t want to interfere with our evolution. Maybe because they don’t want us to infect the rest of the universe with our evil.  Maybe because they are carrying...

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GeekSpeak: What happens if we discover alien life? Join the discussion Saturday September 22nd at 12pm SLT

What if we discover life on other planets?  On Mars or in the Solar system or maybe light years away.  Maybe alien bacteria or maybe intelligent beings.  How will it affect our understanding of our own place in the universe?Will we want to destroy them?  Or will we want to isolate ourselves from them so that they cannot destroy us?  Will we want to trade with them?  Make peace with them?Will our religions change...

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“Fallen into the endless night: A look at the amazing Cosmos” - Bimala Tagore Reporting

 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/DBC%20Research/115/182/24 When the little Prince decided to explore other planets, for sure he gazed up at the stars and cured his loneliness. Oh warm night, we all love to climb on top and fall into the endless darkness. For centuries human beings have watched the sky in search of transcendental answers. Carl Sagan, prominent American astronomer, said that the study of the universe is “a long...

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