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by kevin_thibedeau 1504 days ago
It all depends on the goals behind leaving ones star system. If the goal is biological colonization, sending genetic material (or even better a gene database) across large spans of distance and time is far more practical than a generation ship or suspended animation. If the goal is to let your sentient machines explore then you don't even have to be burdened with recreating biological life.
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If we depend on technology we don't have, why not wish for FTL travel and be done with it?