When they start colonizing Mars do you think they should tell them to leave their religion at home and not bring it to Mars?
Start Mars with no religions on it at all.
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The Awakening say: No, why? I think that people should have the freedom to follow any religion of their choosing, whether on Earth or when humanity finally moves elsewhere. It's a fundamental human right. And on a practical level, no one is going to go if they know they are going to lose certain fundamental rights that they had while they were on Earth after they get there.
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stephen say: Yes, as Elton John said in his song 'it's just my job 5 days a week, a rocket man' - Just keep it to work. Wonder what the rocket man did on the weekends in the song? He can't exactly go back to Earth.
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Ronald 7 say: That may well be the case, if and when they go
Even further, it may take that long to get there, it may well be forgotten
We could go a lot further in Space if Politics and Religion were put aside
For a journey lasting 1, 000's of years, I think the first thing down the Jettison Chute would be the Bible
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Sharon say: but think of the fun calculating religious holidays based on lunar phases when you have two moons, one orbiting 3.2 times per day
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Starrysky say: Every time those space travelers and landers and colonists experience something going seriously wrong, what is first thing said?
"Oh, my ____"! Fill in the blank.
No religion? Really? No atheists in foxholes. No matter which planet the holes are dug into.
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Adullah M say: On the contrary the Martians would inform them that GOD is the one who is their Lord of the Worlds.
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ReductioAdAstronomicus say: Why pick on religion?
Why not tell them to leave their art at home? Or their science? Or their culture?
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say: You need not worry. They will not be putting any permanent colonies on Mars.
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Jeffrey K say: Did the Pilgrams do that? Most colonization is done (will be done) for religious reasons.
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Rick B say: Of course not.
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Adam D say: So you don't want to be told how to think or believe by those who are religious - but you want the government (or a private entity, if that's who ends up doing the colonizing) to be able to tell people how to think or believe?
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Jon say: Who's "they"? No one has jurisdiction over Mars.
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say: It's not going to happen. Mars is inhabitable just like every other planet in solar system.
Perhaps there could be a habitable planet somewhere in the milky way as it's over 100000 light years across, but we don't know and we have no such means to look that far.
But yes they should leave religion at home
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Bill-M say: Sounds good to me. Where do I sign up??
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Woody say: I think they should read from the book of Genesis like the Apollo 8 astronauts, or take communion on the surface, as Buzz Aldrin did in Apollo 11. But that is just my opinion.
Who are you or any government to dictate people's beliefs, religious or otherwise? Leave that to the Communists
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