Talk:Generation ship

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Another mention of a world-ship or generational ship is the Koros-strohna in the Star Wars extended universe.

[edit] Moral and Ethical issues?

The first thing I thought of when I read this article was the concept of the ethics associated with having people be born, live and die entirely within a synthetic environment. Surely there must be something on this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by HisSpaceResearch (talk • contribs) 08:35, 28 October 2006.

People considering embarking on such a voyage would have to consider that they are making an irrevokable choice for their children. The children who lived in such an environment would, in some respects be similiar to those who in the past were born, lived and died in the same small village. A group of settlers who chose to be dropped off on a remote island would be making a similar choice for their children, as without a boat, leaving the island would be impossible. The difference is that a village and a remote island is that they are in natural environments. Is it unethical to choose an artificial environment? It is certainly something to consider, but I don't know that there is anything unethical about it, although I suppose someone can make the case. Another issue to the social structure necessary for life aboard the ship. It is likely that it would be highly structured and authoritarian, and the transition from such an environment to having an entire planet could be difficult.--RLent 06:09, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Another problem is that the planet is moderately likely to be already inhabited — by humans who set out later with superior drives. Sort of a reverse Outside Context Problem. I can't think where I've read that, though, otherwise I'd be adding it to the article :-) --Sabik 15:33, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikilinks

Do we have articles on the ships described in the many science fiction stories listed here? All I could find was Rama, which I added to the See alsos. 75.35.201.48 23:38, 18 March 2007 (UTC)