We live in a world where our roads are being taken out of the hands of people and into the loving care of machines... so I guess you have a point Randy. We read into the current to see the future. but its not written yet and we cannot possibly get it right except though the greatest of chance... unless like some notable people you believe in the possibility of mass human extinction on Earth because of Solar Flares / Meteor impact / disease or other global catastrophe... then you might just be guessing right...
Boo-urns I say!!! I will take one ticket to Mars with the express hope of being a savior of the human animal!!!
Did you see SpaceX now has prices for not only their rockets to orbit (low earth or Geosynchronous) but now also prices to Mars?
$90 Million for 13,600KG's of luggage to Mars? A steal!