Saudi Arabian Fatwa forbids Muslims from traveling to Mars (Hope For Western Culture On Mars)

**Anglojew** · 11-06-2013, 01:00 PM

Muslims are forbidden from traveling to Mars: Islamic cleric issues a fatwa against any manned mission to Mars.

Sheikh Ali al Hemki, a member of Saudi Arabia's board of religious scholars, has issued a fatwa forbidding Muslims from traveling to Mars, according to a news report published Oct. 31.

The fatwa is a result of concerns and criticisms coming from Islamic scholars about Mars One, an ambitious attempt to organise a manned mission to the Red Planet. The mission has drawn applications from more than 200 thousand people worldwide. 477 Saudi citizens have applied for the mission, and six have so far been accepted.

Sheikh Ali al Hemki claims the mission does not conform to "responsible Muslim" practices.

"These experiments will lead to the destruction of those who try, and so should be done with animals, not people," he said.

The Mars One Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that will establish a permanent human settlement on Mars in 2023. The group plans to set up a reliable surface habitat before the first crew lands, with more settlers and cargo following every two years.

http://www.examiner.com/article/fatw...veling-to-mars

**Grenzland** · 11-06-2013, 01:02 PM

The reason would be interesting.

**Gaston** · 11-06-2013, 01:03 PM

lol traveling to Mars is already a negation of God. Why the hell are there still religious people on science issues?...

**curupira** · 11-06-2013, 01:04 PM

The Mars colonisation project:

WASHINGTON -- Around 40 volunteers from thousands who applied for a one-way ticket to Mars gathered in the US capital Saturday to hear from the man behind plans to colonize the Red Planet.

Bas Lansdorp, a Dutch entrepreneur, plans to establish a permanent base on Mars in a mission he hopes will take off in 2022 if he can find the necessary $6 billion.

Would-be travellers on the mission -- named Mars One -- would never return to Earth.

"There's no return mission," Mars One chief Lansdorp said at George Washington University.

"That sounds very dramatic, but don't forget that in the history of our planet, people have always been going places, saying goodbye to their families forever, and going there and living there.

"It's just part of what humans do, and I think the next logical step is Mars."

Other space agencies such as NASA have expressed skepticism about the viability of Lansdorp's plan, saying the technology to establish a human colony on Mars does not exist.

Mars One, which is registered as a non-profit organization, says on its website the mission is a decade-long endeavor, with funding intended to come from the global audience of an interactive, televised broadcast of every aspect of the mission.

"We are not quite there," Lansdorp said of the funding requirements, refusing to say how much has been raised but noting that more than 78,000 people have applied to join the mission, becoming astronauts.

In April, Mars-One said that the first four volunteers should land on Mars in 2023 after a seven-month journey. New crews would be sent every two years, according to Lansdorp.

Among those gathered in Washington on Saturday was Christine Rambo, a 38-year-old student librarian from New Jersey, who described Mars as the "next great age of exploration."

"It is like Columbus discovering America," she said. "It is so exciting and such a great achievement, I want to be a part of it."

http://www.interaksyon.com/article/6...-in-washington

Humans on Mars in 2023

The Mars One Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that will establish a permanent human settlement on Mars in 2023. A reliable surface habitat will be set up before the first crew lands; more settlers and cargo will follow every two years. Our plan is realistic because the technology needed already exists and can be purchased from the private space industry. The first footprint on Mars will fascinate and inspire generations; it is this public interest that will help finance this human mission to Mars. Join our global effort by sharing our vision with your friends, supporting us and perhaps becoming a Mars astronaut yourself.

http://www.mars-one.com/en/

**Germaniac** · 11-06-2013, 01:05 PM

LoL, simply LoL. But what can you expect from a people that still believes Earth is flat, despite even the photographically evidence of it not being so...