Genera

The problem with generation ships traveling to near stars at 1/10 the speed of light is that even if the first generation volunteers, those subsequently born did not. This makes them inherently unethical.

Not that we wonโ€™t send a few; I suspect doing so is inevitable, in time, despite our aversion to exploration these days. They are, though, hard to argue for on the grounds I mentioned above.

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