Should humanity be in such a hurry to get into space?

[Springfeal]

We have trashed the Earth beyond repair. Even if we reduced our greenhouse gas emissions by 80% right now (impossible), the Earth's climate will continue to get more hostile for decades to come. Couple that with our increasing population, increasingly strained food and fresh water supply, and depleting reserves of natural mineral sources, we really have no choice.

[The Liberated Territories]

Considering the likelihood of another mass extinction event, I would say that we should attempt to colonize other worlds ASAP. The more spread out humanity is, the better its prospects of survival.

[Cupofchar]

In a hurry? When man walked on the moon - I thought it would only be 10 more years 'til we had a moonbase and by the end of the millenia had a base on mars.

[Nakena]

In a hurry? When man walked on the moon - I thought it would only be 10 more years 'til we had a moonbase and by the end of the millenia had a base on mars.

It's technically possible and not horribly difficult.

[Chan Island]

Yes, obviously. We have the tech and the knowledge to make it happen, plus it means our fate isn’t only tied to one planet. We should already have bases on the moon in my opinion.

[Grosserdeutsches Reich]

We have trashed the Earth beyond repair. Even if we reduced our greenhouse gas emissions by 80% right now (impossible), the Earth's climate will continue to get more hostile for decades to come. Couple that with our increasing population, increasingly strained food and fresh water supply, and depleting reserves of natural mineral sources, we really have no choice.

You know how unwilling teenagers of the developed countries are to make children, right? The world population will peak at between 9 and 11 billion, then it'll start stagnating and ultimately declining.

The "food and water supply" is not strained, I don't know where that comes from

"Depleting reserves of natural mineral sources" is bullshit. Fossil fuels will run out in a few decades, but Earth is literally made out of natural mineral sources. They can supply us for thousands of years to come.