Weekly question

Though we have made impressive advances in space travel since its beginnings about half a century ago, governments have designed space programs and space shuttles for the exploration of space, not for the colonization of space. If governments worldwide greatly increased the funding of their space programs to begin building crafts that could transport vast numbers of people as well as engineering equipment that could establish colonies, moving to space to solve overpopulation might someday be a feasible solution. Currently, I think what we need to do is make better use of the resources that we have. We do have the ability to feed everyone on the Earth, if we redistribute resources. I realize that this will only lead to a greater increase in population, but I believe that we could develop new technologies that would enable us to support that greater population. Humans have always fought tooth and nail to eke out a living on this Earth. Scientists are working on genetically engineered crops that won't be eaten by pests, choked out by weeds, or killed by floods or droughts. We need to be smart enough to figure out how to provide for an ever-growing population, and I think that with advances in biotechnology, we can rise to meet the challenge.