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Not quite correct. It's useful to have some remote parts of humanity which could be relatively safe when other parts are busy making threats to each other. Earth still has some remote places - ask any doomsday prepper - but Moon and Mars will certainly add to the list.

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So your assumption is everyone going to Moon or Mars is a saint. And if so - who set the standard? Pope? President? And then what do we do if they become not-so-saint? Drag them back to Earth?

The whole idea that some sort of better type humans will travel to another planet is frankly ridiculous. We don't learn from our own mistakes - see WW1, WW2, current state of affairs. If anything, we would most likely destroy Mars and Moon much faster than how we wronged Planet Earth.

> So your assumption is everyone going to Moon or Mars is a saint.

I have no idea where did you get this from :) .

> better type humans

Why are you thinking that's the intention?

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