there's nothing to fear on earth. this is paradise compared to anywhere else in the known universe. that's where my issue is. how can you rob a human being of his birthright to live on earth? someone born on mars would never experience the warmth of the sun on his skin. never feel the wind's breeze in his face. never smell the sweetness of trees and flowers. never feel the tranquility of a stroll through nature. never experience the fun of swimming in a lake. never hear birds sing in the morning. he would be cut off from everything it means to be human. he would struggle to understand culture, poetry, or religion since it's all predicated on earthly experiences. all he would know is the suffocating imprisonment of a small, artificial world. thats the worst part. knowing we had it all on earth, yet we chose to give it up for the hell of mars. growing up in low gravity would probably make return impossible. the feelings of regret and mourning over a lost world would be unimaginable. it's a type of suicide without dying. any martian who realizes what has been stolen from him would try to destroy the colony.
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