What if the Age of Exploration discovered new planets instead of new continents?
In this scenario, consider if humanity developed interstellar travel technology during the 15th century. How would this interplanetary expansion have affected Earth’s politics, economics, and cultural exchanges? Would the ‘Age of Exploration’ lead to conflicts and battles for power, similar to historical colonial narratives, or would it conjure a united human front? This prompt also asks you to consider the potential ethical quandaries of colonizing alien lands and encourages exploration of historical colonialism, space ethics, and humanity’s infinite potential for discovery.
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