if you were the first baby born on Mars, would you be the owner of the whole planet??

I would think so

does that mean Virginia Dare owns the new world?

that's what I think too, because no one would have right over you...

I wonder what an owner of Mars would do...

would he allow hydrocarbon? other races or even religion?

I know what I would do, I would grow vast amounts of cannabis and potatoes...

Mars would be owned by the biggest military force and whomever they answered to. It'd probably start out with just one guy with one gun and a middling rank.

but by right they weren't born there so they would have shit on the new kid

Wouldn't matter. The guy with the biggest gun makes the rules.

Do you think that's how ownership laws work?

... No, the first human born on mars does not own the planet.

but no one else lives there or could say they were born there. I think his right woukd stand up in court the kid would win.... he would be the only living Martian...

I don't know about that,but the child would be bad ass.
People be like where were you born?
Kid be like MARS.

Colonization rights would win out. As colonists, reporting to the United States of America or the Sino-American Alliance, or whatever leading space faring government would be in existence at the time, Mars would still be property of that country being held by the colonists as long as they remain true to their government.

Think of it as Colonial America. When we still reported to the British.

Of course my own feeling is that if we ever colonized another planet, after awhile our own natural course of action would be to do exactly what we did here: Rebel, and stand alone as a sovereign planet. The distance between planets would not allow for a long distance power center. Just like with Britain and the Americas. Which is possibly why the US does not look into Colonization.

Does Australia belong to the aborigines or the English speaking conquerors?

Dilemma;
By procreating, you willing give it away to the next, or willingly plan to enslave the next.

Not a lot there to "give away" or "own" as I see it. Perhaps one, with an extended life span could do something with it, create and watch a new genesis, yet to take thousands there it would seem it would end the same as what was left behind, many voices crying so loudly none are heard.

One of these days I shall post in the thread killer thread.

No, as it has been argued that both parents be natural born in order to pass it on to their children.

He could sell Mars to the highest bidder.

no, NASA owns you. They will make sure your mom sign all the imaginable agreements to give up everything later you may try to claim.

Yes but first you'd have to kill your parents...

1. How would these people get to Mars without the help of others? Especially since a person being born on Mars would mean that they have done enough to the planet to allow habitation.

2. After America was founded, the first born there most certainly did not have any rights to the country. There is no difference between the two examples.

3. Why in the world would you think of such a ridiculous question to begin with?

This is funny because one of my former students, a young woman, has been training to be an astronaut for as long as she could qualify for programs and is now an officer in one of our military branches, Navy, I think. All she ever talked about, ever wanted to do, was go to Mars. She is just the right age and has, so far, received just the right training, to be one of those chosen in 2025 or so to go to the Red Planet. And so, theoretically, she could be the mother of the first child born on Mars. Very long shot, of course. But, you know. Could happen.

Mars is the largest province in Canada. Zero population....for now.

Called it!

No because the first fucking jew on mars would institute a central bank and taxation and will have stolen it from you inside a couple decades.

No, you would be dead since life in space is impossible outside syfi teevee.

That would be Rome's Templar empire

so where's the 'weneverwent2damooncuzimaskyenteest' crowd in this thread? i'd think they'd be trolling it to death, since mars is much further away than the moon, so you'd think it'd be even more impossible to go there in their minds.

would this baby be martian or or take nationality of it's mum and dad

Was adam owner of earth

Kinda... But eh and the rest then...

Too many variables to answer your question accurately.