Debate on Human Space Exploration on Mars

In the 21st century, life on earth became increasingly inhospitable: nuclear war between great powers had decimated the globe. Technology had advanced to the point where space exploration on Mars had become possible. The only question now was whether mankind should make that leap and take its adventures to a new planet. Mankind might be ready for space exploration on Mars, but was the universe ready for mankind?

The question of whether or not to colonize Mars had been a topic of debate for many years. Some scientists believed that it was our moral responsibility to explore and colonize other planets, while others believed that it was both too risky and too expensive. Still, some others, arguing from an ethical point of view, said that mankind was replete with all sorts of moral problems and that to permit him to colonize a new planet would be like permitting a virus to settle in and colonize a new host. Considering what mankind had done to planet Earth through nuclear war, it stood to reason in these moralists eyes that mankind should not be allowed to do the same to another...

The problems of mankind had not been fixed; the hubris and tendency to inflict harm had not be removed from mankinds nature. Humankind was a conflicted, conscious entity that had the ability to do good or evil at any given moment (Asbhy, 2021). Considering that people were...…to adopt. Should it be allowed to be sent to Mars? Congress must act now in order to prevent another possible tragedy from taking place elsewhere in the universe under mans hand.

One debater has argued that unless or new generation of leaders and astronauts can embrace a system of virtue ethics, there is no point exploring spaceperiod. Virtue ethics is a branch of moral philosophy that emphasizes the role of character and virtue in ethical decision making (Van Zyl, 2018). Proponents of virtue ethics argue that the development of good character traits is essential for leading a morally upright life. Unlike other ethical theories, which focus on rules or consequences, virtue ethics focuses on the kind of person that someone is. As such, it has been…