16th March 2004, 6:41 PM
How will going not going to space keep humanity from evolving?
ASM said it best with "How does not leaving your house prevent you from evolving?"...I can duplicate it with, "how does not having the renaissance prevent humanity from evolving." To me, humanity can only go up from here. Besides the obvious economica resources, our planet is only so big. Our population is booming, and wer'e low on resources and room. Besides, that, why not? Why not explore, and colonize? What not boldly go where no man has gone before?
Plus, I doubt Bush even really cares about space exploration. All he really wants to do is throw tons more money at NASA and set the deadline for the first human to walk on Mars.
Couldn't one say the same for any politician who has ever done anything great---just write it off as they not really caring. It's a really a easy, but baselessly meaningless form of slander. Besides, even were it true, it's still grand---if someone accidentally saves someone's life, aren't they still a hero?
At least when Kennedy did it, he gave us an invigorating speech.
Bush had a speech at the NASA podium--I guess it just wasn't really great, but it was there.
What I'm saying is yes, we NEED to go to Mars, but I feel that this isn't a good time.
It took the US less than a decade to go from founding the whole space initiative, to LAND ON THE FUCKING MOON! TEN YEARS, DONE! Now, thirty years later, all we've gotten accomplished is one half-built space station, two space shuttle dead crews, and a telescope. You're right that NOW isn't the right time---we should'be started this initiative in the 70's, and then we'd be there by now!
ASM said it best with "How does not leaving your house prevent you from evolving?"...I can duplicate it with, "how does not having the renaissance prevent humanity from evolving." To me, humanity can only go up from here. Besides the obvious economica resources, our planet is only so big. Our population is booming, and wer'e low on resources and room. Besides, that, why not? Why not explore, and colonize? What not boldly go where no man has gone before?
Plus, I doubt Bush even really cares about space exploration. All he really wants to do is throw tons more money at NASA and set the deadline for the first human to walk on Mars.
Couldn't one say the same for any politician who has ever done anything great---just write it off as they not really caring. It's a really a easy, but baselessly meaningless form of slander. Besides, even were it true, it's still grand---if someone accidentally saves someone's life, aren't they still a hero?
At least when Kennedy did it, he gave us an invigorating speech.
Bush had a speech at the NASA podium--I guess it just wasn't really great, but it was there.
What I'm saying is yes, we NEED to go to Mars, but I feel that this isn't a good time.
It took the US less than a decade to go from founding the whole space initiative, to LAND ON THE FUCKING MOON! TEN YEARS, DONE! Now, thirty years later, all we've gotten accomplished is one half-built space station, two space shuttle dead crews, and a telescope. You're right that NOW isn't the right time---we should'be started this initiative in the 70's, and then we'd be there by now!
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