Yet, we are on the verge of the greatest adventures in human history. In the not so distant future, medical advances will provide us with near-immortality. Think of the wisdom of a civilization of near-immortals. The conquest of limitless space to support unlimited populations of utopian societies of humans is within our grasp. Civilization has the potential to become indestructible and eternal.
Earth is a launching pad for humankind's voyage to the stars.
History has shown that no past civilization has ever made a successful space effort, making us impervious to Mother Nature's whimsical cataclysmic catastrophies. Our species survives, but our tremendous wealth of hard-earned knowledge disintegrates. Developing colonies beyond Earth is the only way civilized humans can ever expect to leave Mother Nature's selfish bonds. Neogeologic and neoarchaeologic investigations have told of many past advanced civilizations that precede ours by possibly millions of years. Advanced, yes, but not advanced enough for their knowledge and technology to endure to rebuild Earth from space.