lclough wrote:
wrote:

Otherwise, why would embittered clowns like yourself have to spend
so
many hours trying to refute the obvious?





Historically, there are only three engines that drive
exploration.

Right, just those three motivations; that's all! Personal glory, a
sense of excitement, adventure, and wonder, the search for knowledge,
exploration for its own sake, etc., *never* enter into it. Nevermind
that many explorers themselves speak of these motivations; they must
all be lying, just so your nonsense can be true. Nevermind that
virtually every child I've ever seen explores *everything* out of a
sheer sense of wonder; they don't count. We're all just like you; we
grow up and completely bury that sense of wonder. Yeah, right.

I just want to emphasize that I'm astounded an apparent *scifi author*
could pretend that the human drive to explore does not exist. People
open their wallets to buy your books *because* of this very drive.
However, considering that you not only lack a sense of wonder but
project the same failing upon all humanity, your books must be pretty
disappointing. Count me out as a potential customer.