Humanity should not be stuck on Earth forever.
Dithering on space exploration is not just a waste of human destiny, it is also a gamble with the continued existence of introspective intelligence in the universe. There is no time to waste - we should go as soon as it is possible, starting now.
Why Mars?
The science: Mars originally had water for over a billion years (about 5x how long it took for life to appear on Earth, once water was on the surface) - so life should’ve appeared on Mars even if it is extinct today. Finding fossils proves that life development is a phenomenon elsewhere in the universe. Else, we could be alone in the universe. Or we could drill and find RNA/DNA or some other type of life. This is real science, questions thinking men and women have wondered for thousands of years.
The challenge. Societies are like individuals – we grow when we challenge ourselves, we stagnate when we do not. Embracing the challenge of Mars will be incredibly productive for innovation and ingenuity, particularly among making millions of new scientists, engineers, and doctors - telling them that if you learn your science, you too can become an explorer of new worlds.
The future. Mars is the closest planet that has all the resources on it to support life and, with it, civilization. If we do what we can do in our time, 500 years from now, there will be new branches of humans on Mars and throughout interstellar space.
Space exploration is the inevitable next step for humankind, and technologies are rapidly emerging to meet the challenge.
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