Should we (humans) colonize Antarctica?

[Taverner]

As things warm up - the idea of setting up a permanent city is more and more possible.

The Antarctic Treaty prevents this - but if need be we could scrap that.

Your thoughts?

[obxhead]

1. No, We should work towards reducing and controlling the

global population. That would be a huge step on the road to reducing human caused global warming too.

I see no point in building a city in one of the very few places we humans have not destroyed.

[Taverner]

3. I agree about population control

However, I also know man will colonize it as soon as he or she can

[obxhead]

5. I agree we will eventually.

I don't agree with doing it, but know it will happen anyway.

[guardian]

15. Did you write this before

you visited the Discovery Channel building or between phone calls with the police negotiator?

[obxhead]

24. LOL. No I'm just a strong believer that we need a reduction of

population overall and increase the education level of the remaining population.

[sailor65]

2. I'm holding out for Atlantis.....

I hear the view will be better.....

:-)

[Taverner]

4. Silly Rabbit, didn't you know Atlantis is really Las Vegas

A lot of stuff got lost in translation :P

[Winterblues]

6. I think there already is a permanent community there

And I suspect it will grow and others will be created in the near future.

[Barking Spider]

11. there are permanent stations, but transient populations, nt

[qb]

7. We may want to wait until things stop melting & collapsing down there.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. I think we can manage to destroy it without actually having to colonize it.

[frebrd]

Thank you! eom

[frebrd]

10. Deleted by poster - (dupe).

:(

[proteus_lives]

9. If it can be, it someday will be.

It's human nature.

If we ever figure space travel, we'll be clinging to every scrap of rock out there too.

[Codeine]

12. why not?

If people want to live in a nasty, cold environment (which it will be even after it warms up some) then more power to them.

[pgodbold]

13. Ozone hole. We would fry from solar radiation. nt

[didact]

14. Why not...after the pole shift is should be positively tropical!

:smoke:

[Warren DeMontague]

16. I know this isn't going to be a popular opinion, but I think- long run- Mars is a better choice.

In the equatorial regions on Mars, you get a nearly 24 hr. day, Earth-style seasons, etc. Problem w/ living at Polar latitudes is, the long days and nights really fuck with people IMHO.

[Dark]

17. What is a chocobo exactly? nt

[pscot]

18. Isn't that a sort of sex crazed

chimpanzee?

[Regret My New Name]

21. Ohhh, I think one of my ex-girlfriends was one of those.

[Sinistrous]

19. Shouldn't we put it to a vote by the penguins?

[LynneSin]

20. Can we give it to the fundies and let it be Tea Party nation?

And they can rule their country any way they want as long as they don't try to invade anyone.

[Taverner]

22. Galtistan

LOL

[LynneSin]

23. Think about it, I would give them something like South Carolina but....

there are good, decent people in South Carolina who probably wouldn't want to be stucking living in the country of Jesustan. The only thing we would have to do is a giant move of all the Polar Bears and Penguins to the North Pole so they won't be slaughtered, but then again if we can establish colonies on Antartica the polar bears and penguins are probably all dead.

[Xithras]

25. Even in the worst global warming scenarios...

...living on Antarctica would never be warmer than living at the northern tip of Greenland is today. Short, cool summers punctuating long subszero winters. Even without a permanent ice sheet, it would be a miserable place to live. And forget about growing anything.