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There's a difference in selfish indulgences and knowledge gained.
Useless knowledge gained is still a selfish indulgence.
There's a difference in selfish indulgences and knowledge gained.
Useless knowledge gained is still a selfish indulgence.
The first picture from Curiosity is now in. This is impressive.
You silly dirtlings finally achieve something and instead you'll be discussing birth certificates all day instead of your major move forward toward joining the inter-galactic federation.
You think I'm kidding. I'm not.
Today, your planet really did something important.
Inter-galactic travel is highly improbable given the limitations of c.
Anyways, yay!
Are you saying a shorter route to the Far East is not a direct benefit to her and Spain? A couple billion dollars to send a toy to Mars has no direct benefit to us.Its just unnecessarily spending money we don't have.
That's totally false. Alcubierre showed that GR doesn't prohibit warp drive
I think the first man on Mars will generate the first real big "yay!" humanity has had since 1969. In any case, man still lacks an understanding of the physics needed for warp drive/transporter, FTL communication, etc.
And if they found life on Mars with this rover? Would that discovery be unnecessary?
Not if it has a positive externality - unless of course we'd like to argue the genetic coding (and selfish nature) of altruism.
And if they found life on Mars with this rover? Would that discovery be unnecessary?
and what positive externalities will I enjoy from this mission, pray tell?
More should be learned from this venture than the past 40 years about Mars. NASA has shown it can be effective. My generation can now look forward to other quests into space instead of the bleek future NASA had not long ago. Curiosity will collect Martian samples including water, minerals, organics, and other rocks. It answers the age old question(s) of whether Mars has, can, or could maintain any life.
I think it's cool. Many many modern conveniences and inventions came from our space program. We posted on that topic several months ago, as I recall. It's will worth the cost.
Wow. I naively thought this thread would be filled with people saying, "That's AWESOME". Because it really is.
Does the term, "been there done that" ring a bell?
He can't win with you, can he?
So, to the left, Obama gets all kinds of praise for things like this, and none of the blame for our weak economy, high unemployment numbers, low business start up numbers, etc etc...
How anyone can say he's good for America is beyond me. Honestly.
It doesn't strike you as amazing that in the [20,000 years modern Humans (agricultural capabilities)] or [50,000 years modern Humans (tools were first constructed)] or [200,000 years modern Humans (first Homo)] we have explored other planets? In 50 years we've gone from the moon to Mars. That doesn't appeal to you? Doesn't excite you?
Thrill? Knowledge was and continues to be the motivating factor behind expeditions such as these, at least among serious circles.It did the first time yes, the thrill is gone and it's just a waste of money now.