If we discover the means to travel faster than light, but researching and developing the technology means that the Earth is destroyed in just a few decades, should the technology still be pursued?
If we discover the means to travel faster than light, but researching and developing the technology means that the Earth is destroyed in just a few decades, should the technology still be pursued?
Edit: A bunch of yall don't seem to grasp the concept of a theoretical question
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I don't think a civilization which would destroy their home with the single-minded goal of spreading throughout the universe in the blink of an eye should be allowed to spread beyond their local star system at all. Maybe re-evaluate after giving them a few centuries to mature.
Why? There's no intrinsic value in this one random space rock, especially if we have access to the technologies to use others
Considering it's the only known one to have life on it...
Yes... that's actually quite a bit of intrinsic value that may not exist on any other planet.
You can find a relatively unique composition of matter on every planet
We just really like this one.