THE BIG DEBATE - PARATERRAFORMING

Earth shaping is a vertical of earth science that has kept scientists glued to their drawing boards for years. Earth shaping also known as TERRAFORMING is the hypothetical process of deliberately modifying its atmosphere, temperature, surface topography or ecology of another planet or moon to make it similar to Earth and to make it habitable for humans. The concept of terraforming developed from both science fiction and actual science. Based on experiences with Earth, the environment of a planet can be altered deliberately: however the feasibility of creating an unconstrained planetary biosphere that mimics Earth on another planet has yet to be verified.

There is a philosophical debate within biology and ecology as to whether terraforming other worlds is an ethical endeavor. But that is not we’re talking about here. This was only to explain to you another concept; the “world-house” concept also known as PARATERRAFORMING.

Building structures or domes in smaller versions, paraterraforming involves the construction of a habitable enclosure on a planet which eventually grows to encompass most of the planet's usable area. The enclosure would consist of a transparent roof held two or more kilometers above the surface, pressurized with a breathable atmosphere, and anchored with tension towers and cables at regular intervals.

But here is what the debate is about: Should we paraterraform, only because we think we can?

Paraterraforming involves balancing the need for the preservation of human life against the existing planetary ecologies. What would you destroy more; man or environment? Humanity’s moral obligation is to maintain things the way they are and preserve the earth’s natural offerings. That is a debate going on for years.

Here is what we think… once we are successful in TERRAFORMING and we successfully convert Mars or Venus into Earth, PARATERRAFORMING will begin on the Earth’s surface. That’s what scientists are waiting for. Immediately, it will be necessary to make use of sunlight to grow crops and inflatable domes are the obvious choice. If humans go to live on Mars, Earth will merely be a warehouse and we will be the Martians that we’ve feared for so long.

We’re just saying….

Anyway… interesting concepts nevertheless… don’t you think?