Elon Musk

maximize the future of civilization, like basically maximize the probability that civilization has a great future.

And to expand consciousness beyond Earth.

So if you take SpaceX, for example, that SpaceX is about advancing rocket technology to the point where we can extend life and consciousness beyond Earth to the moon, to Mars, eventually to other star systems.

And

I think we should always view consciousness, life as we know it, as precarious and delicate.

Because to the best of our knowledge, we don't know of life anywhere else.

I'm often asked, are there aliens among us?

And I'll say that I am one.

Or you're from the future.

They don't believe me.

Okay.

So...

I think if anyone would know if there are aliens among us, it would be me.

And we have 9,000 satellites up there, and not once have we had to maneuver around an alien spaceship.

So I'm like, I don't know.

Bottom line is, I think we need to assume that life and consciousness is extremely rare, and it might only be us.

And if that's the case, then we need to do everything possible to ensure that the light of consciousness is not extinguished.

Because we're effectively, the way I view it is, the image in my mind is of a tiny candle in a vast darkness, a tiny candle of consciousness that could easily go out.

and that's why it's important to make life multi-planetary, such that if there is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster on Earth, that consciousness continues.

That's the purpose of SpaceX.