1st January 2012, 9:59 AM
Yeah GR the big issue is Scott seems to not just be using it as "inspiration" but has started drinking the kool-aid a bit, stating "Both NASA and the Vatican" as thinking it's "mathematically impossible" for us to be where we are without some outside help. I have no idea where he's getting that. Firstly, I really don't care WHAT Rome has to say on the matter. Secondly, one nut does not represent all of NASA. Thirdly, well, history does a pretty danged good job explaining exactly how we got here. Yeah, it's pretty racist if he actually believes that stuff.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)