On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:43:51 +1200, Terry Given
wrote:

"the meek shall inherit the earth"
because the brave will be out conquering the universe.

Cheers
Terry

Apparently you haven't read much history. The history of exploration
and colonization is liberally laced with misfits, criminals, and evil
scum of varying sorts. Anyone that is successful and comfortable in
the home country, is not going to go out exploring. They already have
what they want, so why bother risking it on the unknown? It isn't so
much bravery that inspired the age of exploration. It was the
intolerance created by various despotic rulers than inspired those
with nothing to lose to get out of town and go exploring. Same with
those that were persecuted for religious and political reasons.

The initial explorers may by the brave and the daring, going to places
where no sane person would consider living. However, those that
follow will be quite different. The 2nd wave will be the tourists.
Those with bigger pocket books than concern for their own safety.
After that come those that can't get along with anyone, in any
country, on any planet. Kinda like the moutain men and mad hermits.
Next come the immigrants, that just want some different or better
place than the living hell they came from. Eventually, space travel
will be mundane enough for the carpetbaggers, bureaucrats,
politicians, hookers, pimps, salesmen, and the rest of the trash that
constitutes civilization.

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