Wow, I thought this kind of thing was done away with years ago

[--Pete]

Hi,

Would it really change the situation here?

There are many people who think that the survival of the human species is somehow important. To those, every measure which increases the chances of survival is worthwhile. The greatest single measure that can be taken is to colonize one or more planets, either in this solar system, or (preferably) in others.

I 'believe' in what I see as the answer to the Fermi Paradox: . . .

Perhaps. If the need for a large moon to stabilize the spin of a planet is indeed a necessity for the development of advanced lifeforms and the only way to get a large moon is an extremely low probability collision, then there is no Fermi paradox. The great estimator just didn't have all the parameters.

--Pete