The central claim of Passage 2 is that space mining
has positive potential but
A) it will end up encouraging humanity’s reckless
treatment of the environment.
B) its effects should be thoughtfully considered
before it becomes a reality.
C) such potential may not include replenishing key
resources that are disappearing on Earth.
D) experts disagree about the commercial viability
of the discoveries it could yield.

Respuesta :

B, its effects should be thoughtfully considered before it becomes a reality.

According to Passage 2's author, "we all stand to gain: the mineral bounty and spin-off technologies could enrich us all," space mining may be beneficial to humanity (lines 50-52).  which is a positive potential.

In addition, the author emphasizes numerous times that space mining must be properly examined before being put into action: "But before the miners start firing up their rockets, we should pause for thought" (lines 53–54); "But [space mining's] consequences—both here on Earth and in space—merit careful consideration" (lines 57-59).

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