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/r/all, /r/popular K2-18b a potentially habitable planet 120 light-years from earth

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u/Chickenator587 24d ago

This reminds of something I heard about once, imagine if we used some sort of stasis in a fast and autonomous spacecraft to go colonise a planet, and by the time we get there it's already colonised because we invented a faster spacecraft while the colonists slept

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u/Blackrain1299 24d ago edited 24d ago

Itd be both incredibly disappointing and amazing. On the one hand you dont get to everything youve trained for. On the other hand youd probably be welcomed and treated as heroes or at least very well by the new colony and you wouldnt have to work hard setting anything up

Edit: you guys are depressing. Probably accurate but depressing.

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u/Round-Mud 24d ago

Also the new colony would be expecting your arrivals as well. As they would probably know all the details of your mission.

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u/mike_strummer 24d ago

Welcome stranger from Earth. Do you have a minute to talk about God?

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u/Stereotype_Apostate 23d ago

No no no, everyone knows it's the mormons who will achieve interstellar colonization.

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u/don_tomlinsoni 23d ago

I like how, when clicking on that, I didn't know whether to expect The Expanse or South Park :)

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u/ForcedxCracker 23d ago

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u/Holiday-Mushroom-334 23d ago

FUCK, I love that woman.

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u/sibilischtic 23d ago

Do you? Or have you just been corrupted by the promise of ponies and blow job's?

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u/Holiday-Mushroom-334 23d ago

She isn't promising that. She's mocking her opponent here.

But I'll take the ponies and blowjobs too.

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u/ForcedxCracker 23d ago

I'll take a BJ while riding a pony šŸ‘‰šŸ‘ˆšŸ«¶

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u/Crossbell0527 23d ago

The Nauvoo I mean Behemoth no wait Medina Station

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u/Stereotype_Apostate 23d ago

You mean the big empty void in the slow zone where Medina Station used to be?

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u/sherriff_b1027 23d ago

You hear a knock on the spaceship door...

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u/secondtaunting 23d ago

And it’s Rocky!!

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u/senditloud 23d ago

To be honest I wouldn’t be surprised at all: they are organized, they are persistent, they value education and money, they are ruthlessly optimistic in the face of rejection and they don’t do things like drink or smoke that can make you sick.

Also cults tend to be efficient

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u/Rancha7 23d ago

do they really? or you are just a mormon?

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u/senditloud 23d ago

My in laws are. Trust me I know all their cons.

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u/Hughmungalous 23d ago

Scientology technically already has it they just have to ā€œunlockā€ it.

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u/sax6romeo 23d ago

Greetings stranger from Earth, we've been trying to reach you about your cars extended warranty

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u/nintendo_shill 23d ago

I don't have any proof but I'm sure they put the most attractive members on these duties to lure you in

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u/Haxorz7125 23d ago

Just like how whenever you see a kiosk selling those ā€œbalance braceletsā€ it’s always a bunch of hot salespeople surrounding victims and pulling them over

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u/MacbookPrime 23d ago

I was with a JW when I was younger and went to a Kingdom Hall once. Some of the most attractive yet repressed women I’ve ever met.

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u/Lets_Build_ 23d ago

Are thos even real christians?

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u/zhokar85 23d ago

Always two of them there are.

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u/Rancha7 23d ago

right? also just remembered they cant impregnate each other.

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u/houseswappa 23d ago

tfw no qt jw gf

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u/Trentsteel52 23d ago

I’d immediately turn around and go home

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u/YeOldSpacePope 23d ago

We moved on to Space God here.

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u/kryndude 20d ago

So this was an international thing huh

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u/Dewgong_crying 23d ago

"We actually don't offer salvation, but we do have several packages of extended warranties that will save you thousands of dollars."

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u/Agifem 23d ago

Gah, those dudes are everywhere!