# Mass Emigration from Earth Is a Dangerous Delusion by Martin Rees > “I think it’s a dangerous delusion to envisage mass emigration from Earth.” > **— Martin Rees**, *20 Big Questions about the Future of Humanity, Scientific American, 2016* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication and full context:** [20 Big Questions about the Future of Humanity](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/20-big-questions-about-the-future-of-humanity/) — The linked publication contains the quoted passage and its surrounding argument. - **Master research record:** [[research/Martin Rees on Machine Succession, Post-Human Intelligence, and the Cosmic Future|Martin Rees on Machine Succession, Post-Human Intelligence, and the Cosmic Future]] — preserves this object inside the open Martin Rees source dossier. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Cannot Un-Strike the Match|We Cannot Un-Strike the Match]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Planet B|Planet B]] - [[wiki/Planetary Stewardship|Planetary Stewardship]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “I think it’s a dangerous delusion to envisage mass emigration from Earth.” — Martin Rees, 20 Big Questions about the Future of Humanity, Scientific American, 2016 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-martin-rees-mass-emigration-earth-dangerous-delusion ```