Manifest Destiny

Originally a term from old American history describing the colonization of North America, "manifest destiny" has become a relevant term once again in the expansion of humanity.

Manifest Destiny is the belief of certain fundamentalist religious sects that the only intelligent life in the universe is humanity and that it is the destiny of mankind to fill the cosmos and occupy all possible habitable planets. At that point, the Supreme Being will reveal Himself.

Manifesters believe that the World League of Nations is already aware that there are no inhabited planets beyond Earth, but is hiding this fact to suppress the influence of religion and to guarantee political and economic power for the foreseeable future.

Believers in Manifest Destiny agitate for the construction of more Baeder Drive ships and more funding for settlement of colonies within the system as well, figuring that the quicker planets within the system develop, the sooner it will be necessary to expand to other worlds.