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Message: <blockquote data-quote="El Mahdi" data-source="post: 5300757" data-attributes="member: 59506">Short of something that would turn the entire planet into a bubbling ball of magma (like when the moon was created), I do think there are options (which have been explored quite extensively in sci-fi - most in a laughable manner, but some quite seriously).  So yes, even as an individual, I do believe there are things one can do to change the odds and remove oneself (or at least attempt to remove oneself) from the game.  No matter how impractical they may be, or may appear, there are still things that can be done...even by individuals.  I do have a point...because I agree with you (on this anyways).<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> But, it doesn't change the point that we (humanity) are only in this game of Russian Roulette, because we choose to be.  We have the ability to do something about it, and choose not to (currently). I like your analogy of doing our best to shove a sixth bullet in the chamber.  That's exactly what I think we've done by cancelling the Constellation program.  Hopefully we won't remain so shortsighted forever.  I wouldn't necessarily be happy if another country picked up the torch and carried it instead of us, but it would be better than doing nothing (as a species).</blockquote>

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