I think ownership in this case is a philosophical question, and even a religious one, long before a legal question. If we are thinking about ownership of "land" out of planet Earth, then we believe:
(1) we are the only intelligent beings in space (or others in space can also claim ownership)
(2) intelligent beings have the "right of ownership" on the physical world, and the only question is "limited to Earth or not?"
(3) any living form can have "ownership" as a good, that can be sold, purchased, given and inherited as any other good
So the question is, why do we believe all, some or any of these three statements?
PS: Please forgive my poor english, my mother tongue is spanish
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I think ownership in this case is a philosophical question, and even a religious one, long before a legal question. If we are thinking about ownership of "land" out of planet Earth, then we believe:
(1) we are the only intelligent beings in space (or others in space can also claim ownership)
(2) intelligent beings have the "right of ownership" on the physical world, and the only question is "limited to Earth or not?"
(3) any living form can have "ownership" as a good, that can be sold, purchased, given and inherited as any other good
So the question is, why do we believe all, some or any of these three statements?
PS: Please forgive my poor english, my mother tongue is spanish