New Rule: Make Earth Great Again | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

[@severussnape5171]

i dont think Bill is against space exploration and the Mars mussion, hes just against thinking of it as an excuse to trash our own planet

[@1989Nihil]

That's exactly it. Exploring, curiosity, which drives explorations is inherent to every sentient being, we are no different. What Maher is saying, however, is not to surpress the urge to explore, but rather focus on fixing the _still_ very reversable problems here on Earth then just up and jump the ship alltogether without trying. Fixing current porblems can also be done by utilising our curiosity and the urge to explore.

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

Well said, both of you (Severus Snape and 1989Nihil).

[@MorpheusOne]

@Severus: "...as an excuse to *NOT* trash our own planet!" Please, get it right.

[@eastofeden9487]

The amount of people that actually think that Mars could be an excuse to trash Earth is one: Bill Maher. This is NOT an issue. No one has ever said "Lets trash Earth cause pshaw, we gots Mars, baby."

[@SantiagoJRodriguez1]

He's a comedian. And he's making a joke. Why do you take it so serious?

[@afronom]

Make Earth Great Again, the smartest sentence i've heard in 2017 by far.

[@afronom]

Probably .

[@afronom]

Earth is fine, it's just us people that suck.

[@eastofeden9487]

The amount of people that actually think that Mars could be an excuse to trash Earth is one-- Bill Maher. This is NOT an issue. No one has ever said anything like "Lets trash Earth cause we gots Mars, baby."

[@cherylmcdowell39]

@IThinkWithMy Dick YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.. I DON'T GET THESE TROLLS? WHY DO THEY WATCH HIS SHOW IF THEY DONT LIKE BILL MAHER?? THEY ARE NOTHING BUT TROLLS THAT GO AROUND THE INTERNET LOOKING FOR TROUBLE!!!

[@Theegoaat]

Andrew Yang 2020 want to make America think harder!

[@lemondropgarden2052]

Bill's best video ever. I love our beautiful planet and it's a shame that some people treat it like an old twinky wrapper.

[@crazybusdriver1]

Troubled Republic Under Mad President

[@josephhartmann6976]

Go to your own Galaxy. Here is Reality.

[@toneloc1915]

Bill Maher got my vote for President! "Make Earth Great Again"!

[@dorothyremington9450]

I could love Bill for eternity! He's so real, yet so funny! Never leave or change.

[@HurricaneSalim]

Terraforming Mars as a solution to Earth's current climatological issues is a bit like scrapping a somewhat old and slightly worn toy and replacing it with something from the junkyard that has already fallen apart. That is Bill's point. Not that Mars isn't something to look forward to colonizing in the future, but it isn't something one should just immediately jump to as a solution to the problems we have here just because starting from scratch is preferable to learning from our mistakes. Mars has no spinning iron core, removing the chance of a robust magnetic field to protect its atmosphere from the Solar Wind like Earth. This means Mars's atmosphere isn't only toxic via its 95% CO2 composition, but it's also thin and withering, and there will be virtually no way to restart the planet's magnetic field to protect life from the elements and to sustain an atmosphere in the way that Earth does. Humanity couldn't walk freely about the Martian surface and would be confined to a specific part of Mars near the equator where the highest summer temperatures reach 70 degrees Fahrenheit and the average summer lows reach around -100 degrees Fahrenheit, just 9 degrees above the necessary freezing temperature for Carbon Dioxide. UV rays would be extremely harmful, as the atmosphere is so thin (100 times thinner than Earth's) that it poorly insulates as well as poorly protects. The poor insulation means Mars is also too frigid and lacks enough air pressure for plant and animal life to function properly. Water boils and freezes simultaneously when released into the atmosphere due to the pressure and temperature on the planet's surface, meaning fluid movement within living organisms would be nearly impossible without thermal, ultraviolet, and chemical protection. Without protection, water and blood will literally boil out of our vessels and simultaneously freeze (hence the eyes and the mouth drying out thing Bill mentioned). The only water on Mars is hidden below its surface in a permafrost and the visible ice caps we see aren't water ice but dry ice. The physics and chemistry just won't support life unless you create an incubator for it. In short, Mars is barren for a reason, with its glory days long behind it, and terraformation is out of the question for the near future. Restoring Mars to an Earthlike state even in the smallest sense would require a huge amount of time and resources which could be used instead to improve life on Earth and provide solutions to problems back home. Study of Mars's components will unlock secrets about itself no doubt, but colonization would require way more energy than using our resources to fix current climatological problems on our home planet. Save the colonization of Mars for when Earth is stable first and foremost.

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

INFINITY LOGIC!! Bravo. Well said.

[@caleighsteck7281]

Thank you sir, for clearing up most of the problems with colonizing Mars before we start properly fixing the problems we've made here on Earth. You left out the detail about how the difference in gravity there would affect the musculoskeletal systems of any vertebrate from here, but you made your point well enough with out it. To those not aware of those affects, the cliffnotes version is that bones and muscles developed in Earth's gravity deteriorate in significantly less gravity and aren't sturdy enough for significantly higher gravity. This is one of many reasons that we would have a relatively easier time fixing Earth first or even aiming for Venus, if we could just learn to control the greenhouse gasses. Venus is in the 'goldilocks' zone, which means liquid water can exist there, and the intense heat and atmospheric pressure are caused by an abundance of the greenhouse gasses. It clearly has a stable magnetic field, given that the atmospheric pressure is strong enough to crumple anything we've sent there that landed. It's even roughly the same mass as Earth, so the difference in gravity is a drop in the bucket compared to Mars. Heck, we could engineer cloud cities with bases capable of surviving Venus's surface conditions much easier than we could actually fix the atmosphere on ANY of the three planets currently. (The reason I bring this idea up is because the cities would be elevated enough to be at atmospheric pressures we can survive without suits built to hold up under this kind of pressure.) With all that said, I still agree that, first and foremost, we should clean up the mess we made here. It is still entirely possible that this planet is the only one with complex life in the small part of the universe we are sadly never going to leave, assuming the universe's expansion never reverses. I say we take that possibility seriously and do our planet and the rest of the life on it, as well as ourselves, justice.

[@patrickjenkins9167]

👍🗿 HurricaneSalim: I actually ENJOYED your post. Obviously you're a bit of an Astronomy and/or SCIENCE NERD. I like Geeks & Nerds....🙄

[@BatmanCartel]

You sound like Bill Maher. (Not hating, just saying you're taking his speech patterns)

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Thank you for your excellent comment, I'm constantly having to crush idiots with these facts... Bonus fact, now we know the soil is poisonous too, so no sh!t potatoes.

[@georgemorgan123]

Bill isn't going against science, he's making the point that if major government budgets focused on renewable energy and food sources for maybe 10 or 15 years we would most likely solve the global warming and food problems we have here. He isn't denouncing space exploration, he's simply making the point that hundreds of billion of dollars being spent on a Mars mission in the nest 15 years seems like a much less important use of funds than on important things here. He also isn't saying that we should keep spending ridiculous amounts of money on war, he has repeatedly said how he disagrees with this in the past. He's just repeating the argument that millions of people make of how easy it would be for the majority of the planet to become sustainable and use renewable energies.

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

Exactly

[@ivymargretgreen7501]

Seriously George? If you understand the science, you have to be against colonies on Mars........its fantasy shit, not science. Mars is uninhabitable. Period.

[@divineantiwokewarrior]

no we won't there will be more people around, bill maher and his liberals would have to spread more hedonism,

[@lucasharvey8990]

Well to be fair, it won't be EASY to make the world run on responsible energy sources, but I get what you're saying and I agree with the overall point.

[@rimbusjift7575]

​@@ivymargretgreen7501 Quick IQ test... Solve: 4, 5, 14, 185, ...

[@LynnetteAllen]

Just about the best I've seen of Bill Maher.

[@ivymargretgreen7501]

Absolutely brilliant. I was asking that question, 'who's so nuts as to want to spend three years on Mars?" and a friend sent me this...I'm going to forward it widely. We all need to ask the obvious questions, and openly declare our intentions to maintain paradise.....this wonderplanet, Earth.

[@far2ez539]

Tons of people would be so nuts. Why wouldn't you? What do you do on Earth that's so meaningful here that you can't imagine leaving? Working a poor job with a family? Such impact.

[@maryw3989]

Why can't we just send the Trump family and the Trump administration there and they can all just live in their own world?

[@IZZYBEAR321]

HE'D CHARGE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FOR THE BILL…

[@groovinhooves]

That would be as irresponsible as littering, or just dumping toxic/radioactive waste in the ocean.

[@ZiggyMercury]

Plus, Trump's face are a great camouflage on Mars.

[@user-ph3uw8tk4y]

Poor Mars

[@cbailey2376]

Mar's ETs don't want Frump & his vampire fam.....we can just shoot them off into a wormhole....adios losers. Fix mother earth first. 👽👽

[@theshark84724]

Finally someone said it. Thanks Bill Maher!

[@djsingh5031]

Bill you are my hero.. will you ever come to Singapore? or can I ever meet you?

[@nikiobrien5357]

I love this so much, and I revisit it often. Great song choice too, thank you. ❤️

[@subzero4790]

Greatful to be an earthian, greatful for every breathe of air, every drink of water.

[@ccason8516]

Thank you Bill Maher, I sleep better after watching your show, you give me hope!

[@jesusgonzalez6715]

I want a train that takes me from Los Angeles to San Francisco in less than three hours more than I want a colony on Mars. But I want a colony on Mars more than I want a new plane for the airforce

[@Sam_Guevenne]

the problem with the hyperloop idé is that it will injure the passengers and if there is one hole in the tube that can cause the train to derail

[@jesusgonzalez6715]

Sam guevenne I am not talking about Hyperloop. I am talking steel wheel on steel rail proven technology like they have in a dozen countries

[@sirmoonslosthismind]

i demand major infrastructure investment -- in california, around the world, and yes, in space.

[@amaziahofjudah9722]

"Want a train that takes me from Los Angeles to San Francisco in less than three hours" The nature of the modern American city makes it completely unfeasible to use a centralized transportation system like high-speed rail. If you live in a suburb you practically said "I want to go everywhere by car" when moving in.

[@sirmoonslosthismind]

Ahaziah of Judah you've never been to san francisco maybe? it's a dreadful place to own a car.

[@cherylmcdowell39]

BILL MAHER I LOVE YOUR SHOW, YOU ARE SO DAMN FUNNY AND YOU MAKE ME CRACK UP!!!!! THERE IS NO OTHER BILL MAHER, YOU ARE SO UNIQUE! EVERY WORD YOU SAY I JUST CAN'T HELP MYSELF FROM LAUGHING SO MUCH!! THANKS BILL MAHER!!!😍💯

[@svo4459]

If we don't get our act together before leaving Earth, we'll make whatever place we go just as bad as Earth. It's that simple.

[@4midable4ce]

Some people watch this and laugh, but the true meaning of this message evades them. Reverse global warming before it is too late. Our very lives depend on it.

[@teardrop-in-a-fishbowl]

Budweiser is beer? I didn't know that, but I'm also just a German.

[@ArturoRodriguez-gb2uv]

Andreas Kreissl No serious man would comsider Budweiser as beer. I'll help myself to a glass of kölsch. Cheers.

[@winstonknowitall4181]

But it is! It is brewed in the Czech city of Budvar. Americans stole the trademark from the Czech and are using it for some piss-based beverage.

[@VukMujovic]

It is a kayaking beer... fucking close to water.

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

Well, it made Bud wiser. So, it must have SOME positive value.

[@linkone11]

Eric Idle made a similar joke; it's like sex in a canoe, fucking close to water

[@thusspoke08]

Why not do both? Take care of the earth and seek to colonize space

[@RJ_the_Brave]

Priorities, man.

[@LuizAlexPhoenix]

The budget to send a small mission could solve problems that risk our own extinction. In other words, both is possible. We can focus on the present and plan for the far future. But one needs to take priority or the other one won't even be able to happen.

[@TheThOdOr1s]

You missed the point. The segment is about taking care of Earth first.

[@axelthemango8050]

Thodor1s Some people will actually believe that it actually takes 450 billion dollars to go to Mars (If that were true companies wouldn't be trying to get there)...and then say we should defund NASA because they believe they're ripping us off by only selling us dreams....and then withdraw from the UN...and then....and then...and then...etc...

[@miscellaneous.7127]

Ok but prioritise earth.

[@dangerzone9747]

Mike Pence thinks the earth is 5,000 years old. He's also not allowed within 5 miles of any elementary school.

[@patticrabtree1148]

Danger Zone OMG PENCE DIDNT SAY THAT DID HE..???

[@AhsanRabeet]

He's a bible thumper ofcourse he believes the earth is a few thousand years old. He has affiliations to anti gay camps and programs in the US. Trump jokes about Pence by saying that don't look at this guy for advice on gay people he just wants to hang them.

[@noididnt7972]

@@AhsanRabeet That's so "Christian" of him, don't you think.

[@noididnt7972]

@keller blair I didn't know he wanted to "convert to gay"? All HIS conversion therapy would need to consist of would be dropping his panties, gargling some parent paste, and unclenching his poop chute. That rose bud is so tight you couldn't pull a needle out of it with vise grips.

[@johnnations5932]

Pence is the meanest, most self-hating gay guy i have ever heard of.

[@Foundthisonapamppost]

I never thought of it this way, you make a really great point in this video. Initially, I thought that both environmental protection and space exploration were two totally different subjects, in which I both supported. But you are right, they are so related and saving our planet and setting up a sustainable future, should be our top priority. There is always time to go to space, but we are running out of time to save our planet. Great video, Bill.

[@far2ez539]

They are different subjects, though. The reason to do outer space shit isn't JUST related to the environment. Christ, satellites which help our modern life in every conceivable way are a direct product of the original space exploration stuff. They have nothing to do with the environment.

[@smeyer9507]

I love Bill Maher's brain!!!

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

To the Mars fans: If there existed no physical constraints, I would agree 100% with you: do both (save humanity on earth, go to Mars) But, given all the physical laws/equations/constraints we KNOW regarding energy, entropy, complexity of technology, Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW): all effort must be to save humanity on earth, first, before venturing out to Mars.

[@Twocrudedudes]

you typed so many words yet said so little

[@robertalust5466]

I love this so much...I am so annoyed at this mars distraction..Bill captured it perfectly

[@thomasmans1267]

Suit yourself, tho I don’t know why someone would be annoyed at it. Personally I think going to the poles is a waste of time and money, doesn’t mean I’m annoyed people do it

[@robertalust5466]

@@thomasmans1267 maybe annoyed is the wrong word....you are probably right Call it lightly critical...lightly tho....I mean it’s a comment...probably didn’t capture the sentiment accurately..right We’ve all done it

[@Adogsmate4267]

That song is the very song that made the Eagles one of the best bands to me. I thought we might change, silly me. Caught up in the dramatics of a great tune and a young age.

[@richardschiffman7657]

Even the idea of "terra-forming" Mars would take thousands if not millions of years at the very least. Who's to say that human beings will even exist on Earth by the time Mars becomes "habitable" for life?

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

Exactly. Conservatives are too stupid to do math, because they are lazy and math is ahrd.

[@glorylyfe8314]

If you think it's hard to cool the earth down by two degrees wait until you try to terraform mars

[@nathanthacker5]

Never agreed with Bill more

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

Nor I!

[@maxpower19711]

Never disagreed more

[@hansrockhard]

@@maxpower19711 Explain.

[@adamromero]

I both agree and disagree with this.

[@abcd123906]

atom Same

[@vaishakhg7893]

What he meant is we can't do a jackshit here properly but want to convert a barren planet into livable habitat with water it doesn't have and atmosphere it can't hold. Humans are made for earth.It took billions of years evolution to make Amoeba to Human.So protect nature and our own habitat so that we save our species here first. PS: I love what NASA and Elon musk etc. doing but currently we are still burning gasoline and using chemical rockets to get small payloads to LEO. So our technology and science hasn't grown that well to accommodate our ambition like colonizing another planet. But there is a more urgent need to protect the habitat here so the by the time NASA and else finish building his spaceship to mars, there be someone left to board the ship

[@afc8981]

Vaishakh G We burn hydrogen in rockets. When you burn hydrogen, you just make water not CO2.

[@vaishakhg7893]

what you described is the definition of chemical rocket , have you ever heard of ion / plasma engines ?

[@afc8981]

Vaishakh G Ion thrust engines are meant for interstellar travel and can't be used to blast off from earth. Anyway, a spacecraft with an ion propulsion system has never been made.

[@LightningNC]

Can't I work to protect Earth AND get started on setting up a solar empire?

[@tysonblah12345]

LightningNC using sentient bots? Hell yeah!

[@JaydenLawson]

No. You must choose one

[@tysonblah12345]

Nic Quattromani resources? Maybe. What about willingness? Public support? Prioritizing?

[@prmbain]

I just want to live where I can hear birds sing.

[@richardschiffman7657]

It's pretty hilarious when people talk about colonizing Mars and other planets when it's been more than 45 years since we last stepped foot on our nearest celestial neighbor; the Moon.

[@mobelanger5248]

Bill Maher for president !!

[@abcd123906]

I don't agree with him factually but I agree with the underlying point he's trying to make.

[@stormwatcher59]

Absolutely!!!

[@MURRAYsaysHI]

What don't you agree with, you want to go live on that BARREN/FREEZING/SHIT HOLE??? Why not just save time and go live on the moon, or right now get up, yea get your ass up and go live in Antarctica. Get going, oh now you don't think that is such a good idea.

[@Trigiron]

The difference is that the Martian environment would force us to build a sustainable society from the ground up, one that doesn't involve fossil fuels which don't even exist there.

[@roccoretodabandito5414]

So far as we know no fossil fuels exist on mars but I suspect that the planet mars might have some unexpected surprises waiting for us . I do hope that we figure out all the obstacles to getting to mars in my life time,it would be one of sciences greatest achievement.

[@johnmckenna6162]

Normally I don't think politically savvy celebrities should run for office. They wouldn't necessarily do that well. That said, the time would be right in 2020 - Bill Maher. Think about it. Trump really kicked-off his campaign when he started that birther crap against Obama, who is the yardstick Trump measures himself by, but can't compare to. Still, the SOB has his old job and is un-doing his work. It's Trump's revenge for what he sees as Obama humiliating him for having the nerve to make him admit Obama wasn't a Kenyan-born Muslim. Bill Maher humiliated Trump over the birther thing by goading him into actually going to court with his birth certificate to prove he wasn't the son of an orange-haired orangutan. He could get the last laugh. So, middle America wanted a celebrity in 2016? Bill Maher in 2020. They didn't like the PC stuff? Maher had a show called "Politically Incorrect". America wants legal weed? Bill Maher. They don't mind Trump's brashness and vulgarity? Bill Maher. He has tons of political connections and famous friends. He's sharp as a tack. He can appeal to the Right with his libertarian background. He would absolutely frazzle and destroy Trump in a debate. He sure knows how to be entertaining AND get a serious message across at the same time. Just try it for one term, Bill. Four or five years out of your life. Bill Maher 2020.

[@mukeshgeorge8298]

Awesome Bill..! Love you man...! Thanks for making me be more aware about the fact that...We belong here...On Earth...So let us..."Make earth great again"

[@rshiva08]

Agree completely with Bill. I am all for pushing the frontier and moving mountains to solve important problems, but I do not believe that attempting to colonize Mars really solves any problems, at least in our time. It's just an exercise in pursuit of the desire to explore. Quoting Star Trek - "to boldly go where no man has gone before". First, conduct a successful manned mission to Mars. That would take much longer to figure out and get right. Don't think of Matt Damon; that's just fantasy, not reality. Then our great-grandchildren will figure out if we really need to go to Mars or not. That's the organic way. Let's spend just what is really required on Mars today, while more money goes to more important problems here on Earth. Future generations can figure out the needs in their times. I believe this is what Bill is getting at.

[@FarhanAmin1994]

Reminds me of SHUT UP ABOUT THE SUN! 😂

[@mickeymouse3425]

Beautiful speech man ! You awoke me ,thanks !

[@sabi8381]

One of the best!

[@abcde9421]

Eagles - the Last Resort. What a choice of ending song

[@3sidedcoin]

Bravo Bill...Earth rules

[@lagaman11]

Yes, yes, yes, and YES!!! Bill is absolutely 100% correct about this!

[@veek.6463]

I love our Mother Earth. Please protect her.

[@user-ke4kz3in9j]

Whoa, The Last Resort reference. I was afraid people had long forgotten about that powerful song--one of Eagles' best. MEGA

[@RedroomStudios]

best rant ever! agree 100%!

[@roddycurrywood3957]

“Earth First”, catchy

[@davidgough3512]

Earth First is already a radical environmentalist organization that is probably designated as a terrorist network. Which is why I love'em.

[@miriam7779]

When we stop destroying OUR HOME PLANET....THEN we have the moral right to explore another.

[@Emy-fv5ny]

You're so right!

[@strangepattie]

I just died when he brought up the picture of Pence.

[@captainglad4966]

Mars: No Trump Earth: Trump where can I get tickets for the next trip

[@TheStevehuff]

Captain Glad Better yet we should deport Donald Trump to Mars.

[@MrGamenerd9999]

Mars: Won't be habitable for a good few decades Earth: 2 more years. As long as you don't vote Trump or Kanye, you're good.

[@WormholeJim]

That's actually what's at the core of this Whole crazed drive for Mars. The fact that Twump isn't there.

[@MrGamenerd9999]

He's a very rich man (though not because of any actual business skill, as we've recently learned); he'd be one of the first ones to go there.

[@cherylmcdowell39]

@@MrGamenerd9999 AMEN!!! BLESS YOU!👍

[@dietrichhoefer]

Maher is right! Look, he isn't attacking the idea of going to Mars... he is being a pragmatist. We could waste hundreds of billions of dollars for a single project with little overall utility... or we could accept the inconvenient truth, swallow our pride, and direct our problem solving skills to the real issues! We don't have time to focus on this, we don't have the resources to dwindle on this, and we don't yet have the privilege to ignore what needs to be done!

[@stormwatcher59]

Politicians need to get their heads out of their asses and deal with conditions ON EARTH!

[@Noxshus]

One of the most poignant segments Bill has ever done.

[@geraldpatterson3903]

Chinese moving to Vancouver....NAILED that one!

[@StephiSensei26]

This is why I love Bill. He says it like it is and he sees what's in front of him and Vice Versa. Sure, we should study space and learn what we can while we're here, in this life, but Dorothy was right, "...there's no place like home"! I'm sure Totto would agree!

[@tenacious645]

I'm all for space exploration but we need to fix earth first

[@11KKas10]

Right, let's keep fueling our innovations with war. That's going great.

[@josecolon5750]

Kkas10 it actually is...so I can't tell if sarcasm🤔

[@doctorale666]

Jose Colon Tell that to the dead.

[@josecolon5750]

doctorale666 that argument is in no way valid. War and the threat of it has always been what pushes nations scientifically.

[@doctorale666]

Jose Colon like i said tell that to the families who lost loved ones and If something is screwed up you change it, history is not an excuse to repeat mistakes it's a warning, learn or the next one could be the last.

[@josecolon5750]

doctorale666 somethings are unavoidable this is the real world we live in grumpy. People die, children starve,war never changes,water is wet. Going on to use the "think of the children." Argument is void.

[@jasonbean7296]

we got only one mother. we have to take care of her.

[@splitsseconds9965]

Jason Bean except people raised by lesbians.

[@trendhouse6799]

Earth is our cradle. But one cannot live in a cradle forever.

[@scientificatheist9381]

splits seconds better be raised by lesbians than average motherfuckers

[@stormwatcher59]

Trend House ~ That's no reason to allow her destruction.

[@CrossoverManiac]

The Earth is a ball of molten iron surrounded by a crust of silicon dioxide with air and some water on the surface. It isn't your mother. It isn't even alive.

[@kgriffs831]

Thank you Bill Maher. I agree 1000%.

[@leegoddard2618]

Thank you Bill. 🥰👍

[@number2pencil988]

We can absolutely do both.

[@jairehedselvillapando2110]

Number 2 Pencil Nice idea 💡 I was for Space Exploration and at the same time for fixing Earth

[@ivymargretgreen7501]

Not.

[@microproductions6]

A few things. First is that if we were going to Mars just so we could have a backup planet it would be a lot less exciting. Elon Musk has said many times that the main reason he wants to go to Mars is because it would be exciting. It would be an incredible adventure, and would allow easier scientific exploration. Haven't you ever dreamed of going to space? Didn't you want to be an astronaut when you were a kid? Second, why wouldn't you want to have a backup planet? There is a very real need to prevent against extinction events. An undetected asteroid massive enough to cause another extinction event. We would definitely want to have humans, and perhaps other species as well, on another planet if that happened. Not to mention nuclear war, which of course, we would want to prevent in the first place, but if it did happen we would have other humans around. Just because the people currently in charge of the country are doing everything they can to mess up the Earth does not mean that those are the same people advocating for going to Mars. The Obama administration helped increase the United States's renewable energy generation capacity and set new standards for automobile fuel efficiency and power plant emissions, along with creating lots of other measures to help the environment. But they recognized that science and exploration are keys to increasing innovation and discovery for not just the U.S., but for the world. They were the ones that cancelled the Constellation program set up by the previous administration that would have focused on the Moon in favor of future missions to Mars. I would also argue that most people who want to go to Mars are the people who want to fix the Earth the most. Scientists and engineers. And those people also understand that we should have a backup planet and expand our presence in the solar system because they understand the risks that the Earth faces. This current administration seemingly does not, or at least does not care about them. Just because a few people's opinions on something overlap does not mean that those people are all the same. And I also do not think Trump cares about Mars or anything else in space. When he signed that document declaring that NASA would go to Mars, which was not new btw because Hillary Clinton would have signed it or something similar to it if she was president, he said something like "I want to fix our highways first" or something like that. Mars has never meant to be a replacement for Earth, but another location in the solar system that humans can expand to. Humans are always exploring, and we don't need to stop exploring the Earth in order to explore other places in space.

[@david.stachon]

I'm certain the dinosaurs regret not having a space program.

[@mckenzie.latham91]

Yeah and with the nearest planet even suspected of having oxygen being three galaxies away, something that would take 800k lifetimes to even get 1/4 the way to to...i'm sure they would have been fine.

[@cg2860]

One of your best videos yet I love it

[@fern10011]

Thank you Bill Maher. That was very moving and so true.

[@thereapersperch]

It's time we appreciated Earth

[@Threedog1963]

How about this, cut military spending by 10% and split the savings to the EPA AND NASA?

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

Why not 50%?

[@Threedog1963]

Baby steps. Cutting 50% would severely damage our military and how the US military is viewed by others. I'd say this, cut military budged 2% per year for 5 years and see how things look. Split the savings to EPA and NASA. If things are looking good, keep going. Of course, every 4 or 8 years we get a new President and that is also a MAJOR problem getting NASA funding for different projects.

[@alecmcgrathofcanada9175]

I both agree and disagree. Obviously Earth comes first. But why not try for Mars as well? I don't mean in the sense that Bill was saying. We shouldn't just go to Mars because the Earth sucks and is dying (which the Earth doesn't suck, we humans do). For the sake of scientific discovery and advancement, let's also go to Mars! We can do both, people! But of course, if push comes to shove, Earth comes first.

[@betaneptune]

Explore or colonize? Just to get a human there will be incredibly difficult and expensive. And some are already talking about colonization?

[@jimchik]

Best line: Budweiser brewing beer on Mars...

[@IZZYBEAR321]

MAHER FOR PRESIDENT !

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

I agree, Bill. Fuck Mars. I'll bet the property taxes there are outrageous (but still not as high as in New Jersey).

[@blaiseoffury4866]

Why not fix earth and go to mars, it's 100% feasible

[@ivymargretgreen7501]

Any evidence for that?

[@miriam7779]

Please, go...

[@subhadrasatyal100]

Oh my god, finally someone said it! If we want a space utopia, then we need to start from Mother Earth. If we don't deal with the shit here, we're gonna die. People who support the colonization of Mars fail to realize that the feat they want is almost impossible with current technology. We are talking about starting life on a planet that can kill it in just minutes. I'm with you Bill! Make Earth great again!!!

[@gailsmail9852]

You Bill give this Canadian hope for you Americans. And hell you guys need it. Make earth great again!

[@BlackCanuckTO1970]

One of Bill's best.

[@ianbob]

The cool thing about science (backed by abundant funding) is that we can have it both ways. We can protect Earth and explore the Red Planet. In fact, Elon Musk is working to do exactly that. Our species needs more thinkers and doers like him.

[@betaneptune]

Explore does not equal colonize. Why are so many commenters here confusing the two?

[@brianhabing5076]

It's not Earth OR Mars, we can preserve Earth while exploring the solar system.

[@mckenzie.latham91]

lol we can't even agree on universal healthcare, and you think we can jumble saving the planet and exploring space?

[@ivymargretgreen7501]

With unlimited money, and on an infinite planet maybe..here on capitalist earth? Not really

[@matthewschark]

$450 billion. That's healthcare and education right here on Earth.

[@aliasoma]

I say we send all those who want to go to Mars on a one-way journey there.

[@juanlaris8984]

Bill Maher you're one of the greatest bro

[@2k7Bertram]

it's funny how these Mars enthusiasts want to build or better Mars, yet they pay no attention to bettering the planet they're on.

[@armouredchallenger4036]

Tries to fix problems on Earth instead* "COMMUNISTS, taking our money, you made up the problem to control people you totalitarian fucks"

[@2k7Bertram]

Armoured Challenger So true..

[@isabellamaldarelli1705]

GO EARTH! 🌎☀️

[@sarysa]

Long time fan Bill, you're the only prominent fellow atheist voice out there that I know of, and yet this is a complete miss. No one's advocating "fuck Earth, let's go to Mars". Furthermore, the quest to colonize Mars is essentially a motivational goal. Much like Kennedy's proclamation in 1961 frankly led to an abnormal leap in technology before we had decent transistors, this goal could allocate some of our scientists to come up with solutions that could very well help our own planet. We'll still have plenty others working on CC solutions...so let off this issue. You'll be pleasantly surprised 10-20 years down the road.

[@mitchellgarcia9534]

sarysa transistors advanced in the 1950s without the moon landings, mate. And john Oliver, along with bill, and other talk show ppls agree the moon landings never happened🙄

[@sarysa]

Actually, I'm not crediting the Apollo Program with the advancement of transistors. To be honest, mentioning transistors was probably overly tangential, but the implication was that we advanced space technology before its natural time via the space race. We came up with a ton of innovations to work around the lack of decent computing at the time, safety innovations in particular, and many those spilled out into (and improved in its refined form) civilian life. Also... John Oliver and Bill Maher don't buy into your "faked moon landing" conspiracy theory. :P

[@mitchellgarcia9534]

sarysa look up sandy shooting john Oliver and u'll see a different story

[@sarysa]

+Mitchell Garcia I just tried 3 different videos under that search phrase with no luck, so you'll have to link me. That said, I'd bet good money that their commentary was laced with sarcasm. Maher I'm certain has mocked the conspiracy directly, and John Oliver's 4 minute "conspiracy theory" video mocks them in a blanket fashion.

[@NeelKhareSQ]

very well said

[@dodadagohuhsgi]

GOD BLESS BILL MAHER!!!!!!!!!!!

[@paulmc3457]

Common sense Bill, fucking love every single second! 👏👏👏👏✊👍

[@vizzraak7229]

Bill Maher 2020?

[@BruceHawes]

#MAKE-EARTH-GREAT-AGAIN - is your #Best #Closing-Monologue yet, #BillMaher. #BH

[@somebig9999]

I hate people like this. In my experience, people who advocate against expansion to Mars are more often than not quitters who like to take the easy but mediocre and often ineffective way out of situations. Earth will not be here forever. And if we don't step up, neither will we. Remember Interstellar? People like Bill are those teachers at the beginning of the movie, or Cooper's son towards the end, interested in extending what is probably the inevitable, unable to expand out of their comfort zones even if it meant their lives were at stake.

[@betaneptune]

Mr. Ponce. Did you notice the part about the cost? It's $450 billion. And that's just for starters. Lives at stake? And we're going to do better on Mars?

[@Zeldarw104]

betaneptune 👈👏👏👏👈👍👌

[@Gabriele-wolfsong]

Love you for this, Bill

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

Yes. Agreed

[@manishkhajuria7]

let's put earth first

[@knowyourgod4290]

After 50 years people will watch this video and laugh.

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

You're right: they'll laugh at how stupid people were in 2017 for thinking that we could waste time & energy going to Mars when in 2067 99.99% of the world's population will be homeless due to AGW (seas rising, droughts, storms) and starving and fighting for immediate survival.

[@DSAK55]

After 50 years people will in Mad Max World

[@Cloud_Stratus]

Or you know, we can do both.

[@nameguy101]

SENDING ANYBODY TO MARS MEANS ABANDONING EARTH YOU FUCKING CLIMATE DENYING TRUMPER!!!

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

+Nameguy NOwhere did Cloud Stratus claim to be a scumbag AGW-denier or piece of shit trump-voter. Don't alienate people on our side. I WISH I could agree with Cloud Stratus. I would LIKE it to be possible to do both (travel to Mars, fix earth) but I don't think it is, not while subhuman Trump voters and religionturds exist.

[@mckenzie.latham91]

As bill said the financial requirement to just send a manned mission to mars by 2033 in this day of technology is nearly 500 billion dollars... There are not enough resources and fiances available to fund 2 planet saving/reforming activities simultaneously...

[@planetfall5056]

The F35 fighter RnD cost the US a TRILLION DOLLERS. we totally have enough money.articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-04-02/news/sns-rt-us-lockheed-fighterbre8310wb-20120402_1_problems-or-cost-increases-technical-problems-or-cost-f-35

[@MrTirien]

Cloud Stratus nope we can't.

[@raymanfan9789]

Another problem i have, is the gravity. It's 1/6 of Earths. Over time we will all be weaker

[@56b9]

It's 1/3 of Earth's but nice try anyway

[@VukMujovic]

You can compensate with rotation, but we don't know what effects partial gravity has on humans, and there is only one way to find out.

[@ingryrayms5357]

Thank you, get the message out there we have to first appreciate the planet who feeds and gives us our survival not mars

[@johnnations5932]

That's the moon you're thinking of. Mars' gravity is 5/6 Earth's.

[@Ncc0990]

I 100% agree with Bill on this one.

[@appuss1]

Cough*dinosaurs*Cough 😂

[@CharlieBarbarossa]

No, we're not saying Mars instead of Earth. We wanna do both at the same time. Don't start a false dichotomy.

[@fjoo]

Silly to make fun of Elon when four fifths of his activity is saving the earth...

[@stephengilmore2741]

Have to slightly disagree with Bill on this one... As a fan of science I'm a bit shocked he's so willing to give up on space exploration. I believe we have enough resources to save this planet and yet continue the search for a new one. Besides, the only reasons we haven't saved ourselves yet are politics, greed, oil companies and a mix of the two. Not a lack of resources. Colonising Mars, the Moon or continuing the search for a Goldilocks planet should be a vital part of what it means to be human in the future. It's just so defeatist to want to stay here for eternity. Sure, it's a nice planet, but who's to say we couldn't discover something much more incredible? And with a universe the size that it is, it would almost be impolite not to have a look around!

[@catalinanavarretehurtado9634]

You are fantastic I really like your conversation you! So is smart

[@vivekpillay2821]

450 billion, just imagine that much money put into research findings alternative to products emitting carbon