It is true that nowadays living on the Earth

is becoming more challenging. While I

accept that it is important to research on
alternative planets to live, I believe that
money should be better spent on other
essential aspects of life.

For a variety of reasons, I agree that it is

reasonable and necessary to do carry out
scientific research on other places for
people to live. Firstly, the world is facing a
population explosion while the amount of
land remains unchanged, so increases in
population are likely to exceed the
capacity of the Earth. This means that at a
particular point in time, people might be
unable to have accommodation. Secondly,
the natural resources in the world tend to
run out due to excessive use of human
beings, which means that people will find
it very difficult to meet their basic needs
in the future. For example, the scarcity of
fresh water in Third World countries has
resulted in a lack of water for drinking and
cooking.

However, I would argue that financial

resources should be better used to
improve people’s quality of life. The first
reason is that unemployment and poverty
rates in developing countries are
extremely high, so the governments of
wealthy nations should spend some of
their tax revenues on helping these poor
countries. Financial support from affluent
nations can significantly contribute to the
improvement in the lives of impoverished
people. additionally, it would be more
important to spend money on doing
medical research on dangerous diseases.
Ebola, for example, is a fatal disease that
has recently killed many people in Africa,
and therefore scientists should make
effort to create a vaccine against this
disease.

In conclusion, while I agree that

conducting research on alternative human
habitats is necessary, it seems to me that
it is more important to improve people’s
living standard.

1. Quality of life
2. Living standards
3. The standard of living