Can high-tech cavemen live on the Moon?

On Aug 5, 2006, at 9:11 AM, the_gunfighter_45acp wrote:

> Well chances are that people will work on the moon not live there for
> any real length of time. Reason sooner or later people will want to
> start a family where they live microgravity or low gravity bodies be
> poor place for a child in the womb. We see this with experiments
> sending chicken eggs to space to develop, and brought back to hach.
> The chicks have a very poor sense of balance. And lets not forget how
> our bones weaken in space. It'd really be sad if your 11 year old
> child is going back to earth where s/he has never been, and having to
> spend their visit in a wheelchair because they cant walk without
> falling. And to weak to move around and tire easily..
> So it would most likely work out to where you would work on the moon
> but have an apartment on a rotating space station...
>
> Now this is simply my edjucated guess on how things would workout.
> I would love to hear anyone elses opinion on the subject...

Sure, the disadvantages are great, and if its not possible to
reproduce viable offspring even with advanced technology, then its
not an issue. But here on Earth we have people living in shantys,
under bridges, out in the wilderness, and other places that are not
good locations to live. Some people are attracted to that. It's
conceivable some group may choose to live on the moon for religious
reasons. Or some mining company may go under and effectively strand a
population there, leaving them no choice. If they can reproduce, then
all of the sudden we have Moonlings. I doubt individuals will be able
to just pack up and go there, but there are scenarios where a
population could begin to grow there, but only if reproduction is
possible. It doesn't really matter whether we think it would be a
good idea or not. As long as its possible, it's just a matter of
when. Once there are billions living out in space, the expansion will
be uncontrollable.

doug