satellite refueling and menstruation

I doubt that model will happen.

What I believe will happen is that if some of these deviants do come
up into the colonies, as colonies grow they will move to habitats
that will accept them but their numbers will decline simply by
process of nature while those who follow the life affirming path will
literally go forth and multiply in great numbers. That is the process
that has repeated in history and will undoubtedly repeat. Science can
take man only so far but in the end nature prevales.

I see the movement into space as a natural place to experiment and
develope.

Societies will develope without the heavy government hand of social
engineering. Nature and the natural process will be the ultimate
refaree just as it was starting four hundred years ago when Europeans
started moving to North America.

--- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, Douglas May wrote:
>
> Been reading all these posts about abortion and such, wondering
what
> it has to do with space settlement, but on a deep level, morality
is
> a crucial topic for us.
>
> If it is a free and open settlement, it is inevitable that there
will
> be abortionists and antiabortionists on board. There will be gays
and
> antigays. There will be smokers and antismokers, and so on. Just
like
> here, they will have to come together and find a solution that
they
> can live with without resorting to violence. The problem is, in
space
> it will be much more important to have a working agreement because
> cooperation will be very important in space. Survival will be more
> tenuous than on Earth and deep divisions will have a greater
impact
> on the operation of the settlement. Energy will need to be spent
on
> survival rather than arguing points of morality when you can't
change
> the other person's mind anyway.
>
> Also in space, because you'll have a smaller statistical sample
> population in each settlement (in the thousands instead of
millions)
> it will be easier for one side to gain control and force the other
> side to comply. There is a real possibility then that transfer of
> power will be by violence.
>
> Even if a settlement is peopled only by like-minded individuals
who
> all agree, it is inevitable that in future generations dissenters
> will arise. How far will the settlement go to force their children
to
> bend to their will. They really won't be able to kick their
children