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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Olgar Shiverstone" data-source="post: 6113228" data-attributes="member: 5868">The solar system isn't big enough for two intelligent species -- eventually one is going to have to take out the other.  With another plant to expand to, there will be plenty of elbow room for Earth's (or Mars') huddled masses.Never mind that we don't have the tech today to do it; the mere existence of a close habitable planet would be motivation enough.  Don't underestimate the creative energy of a human mind bent on destruction.Besides, we don't necessarily have to go to Mars or send a bazillion nukes their way ... if we're patient all we have to do is alter the trajectories of a handful of choice asteroids, then sit back and let time, gravity, and nuclear winter do its work.</blockquote>