EarthSeeds - Humanity's Ultimate Purpose in the Evolution of Life

EarthSeeds Introduction

In nature, the perpetuation and survival of all forms of life are maintained through the process of reproduction. The propagation of a species is the only way for it to survive and thrive in the natural selection process. Viewed from a macro-perspective that includes of all life on Earth, the survival of “Life“ itself is also dependent on it reproducing itself in another environment. The environment for life's survival on Earth is both fragile and precarious. Cosmic events will one day endanger and eventually terminate its survival chances in the future. Environmetal and geopolitical issues pose a near term danger to all life on Earth. Thus, the only way for life on Earth to insure its ultimate survival is by it becoming established beyond its home planet.

The advent of spaceflight marks the first time in the history of planet Earth that life has developed the means necessary to perpetuate its own survival in the cosmos. That means is the human species with the technological capabilities that it has developed. Indeed this may be humanity‘s ultimate purpose in the evolution of life on Earth. The idea that space exploration activities would in effect establish both human and other terrestrial life forms beyond Earth has been an acknowledged aspect of humanity‘s astronautical endeavors since its beginnings. This website introduces the "EarthSeeds" art intervention, its background, its rationale and outlines a plan to to develop and send EarthSeed payloads into the cosmos.

At this very moment, humanity has a window of opportunity for confronting and solving the many challenges it currently faces. If humanity does not choose to become a spacefaring species in the necessary time frame to do so,  then alternative measures should be immediately taken to spread the seeds of  life from Earth throughout the cosmos.

"Has humanity - and indeed, all terrestrial life - outgrown its home planet Earth?"

Life on Earth may have originated by an intervention from space or it may have begun spontaneously. Sooner or later life on Earth will cease to exist. Accepting the processes of nature on our planet as a model, the questions: "How did life originate on Earth?" or "How endangered is life at the moment? “may not be as important as understanding that life's chances for survival can only be enhanced by promoting its propagation beyond Earth.

Today, life on Earth has reached a point in its evolution where it is feasible for it to propagate in other parts of the universe. The arguments for spreading life are certainly more compelling than the arguments for not doing so. Life's expansion into the cosmos may or may not include humans but humans are essential for that expansion to happen. By accepting the responsibility to help propagate life beyond the home planet, humanity could be fulfilling its ultimate purpose. If so, then the EarthSeeds project may help to synergize Earth's evolutionary development spacewards.

The EarthSeeds art intervention is an open source, open space, open community astronautical art intervention. We are seeking collaboration from individuals, institutions and organizations that truly believe that the ultimate survival of all life on Earth depends on our help.