Talk:Marshall T. Savage/@comment-64.134.132.89-20140530060236

Read the book in 2001. the logic of the idea is souind. As far as we know, earth has the only life in the galaxy. it is our responsibility to make sure life survives. to do that we must spread out into the universe to gurantee survival. One errant asteroid could wipe out life.

As stated in the book, only the people can do this. Goverrments cannot. Governments are run  by politicians and bureaucrats who lose sight of the ultimate goal. Gary