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Purpose of manned exploration in space?
Well, I think it should go on, but when you think about it in a rational
sense, what is the point of it? So we set up a colony on the moon and Mars. OK, we have done it, what was the point exactly? The apparent eternal search for another form of life is another thread underpinning our endeavours, and yet when you think about it, what would be the point? Assuming we find planets the size of Earth in the right place etc, its likely to be a very long trip, generations in fact, unless some breakthrough in the way the universe works manages to let us get to these places by some other means. If we are just looking for life with what we laughingly call intelligence, then listening and sending radio is probably going to throw something up if it exists. I hope it does exist, but when you think of the good fortune of our solar system, with a kindly well behaved star, no nearby explosions to irradiate the Earth, and the fact that it has a working dynamo inside to magnetically deflect many particles, and an atmosphere to just the right blueprint to help us, well how many others like this are there going to be? OK, there are a lot of stars out there, and there may well be some that are as fortunate, but as I say, we do seem to be a driven life form, as if when we finally find some other life, we have some great plan what to do about it. Now I'm of course aware there are those out there who believe aliens are already here, and those who believe our Gods were manifestations of the visitations etc etc, but if in the cold light of a million suns we end up just being the result of a cosmic accident, defined by particles akin to data in a computer, what is the point? Brian wondering about the point! -- Brian Gaff....Note, this account does not accept Bcc: email. graphics are great, but the blind can't hear them Email: __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________ |
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Purpose of manned exploration in space?
On Jun 24, 10:15*am, "Brian Gaff" wrote:
Well, I think it should go on, but when you think about it in a rational sense, what is the point of it? So we set up a colony on the moon and Mars. OK, we have done it, what was the point exactly? The apparent eternal search for another form of life is another thread underpinning our endeavours, and yet when you think about it, what would be the point? What's the point of thousands of fans going to see 22 football players running around a field and millions more watching on TV week after week after week after week? Exploring space is at least intersting. -- Gene Seibel Tales of flight - http://pad39a.com/gene/tales.html Because we fly, we envy no one. |
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Purpose of manned exploration in space?
"Gene Seibel" wrote in message
... On Jun 24, 10:15 am, "Brian Gaff" wrote: Well, I think it should go on, but when you think about it in a rational sense, what is the point of it? So we set up a colony on the moon and Mars. OK, we have done it, what was the point exactly? The apparent eternal search for another form of life is another thread underpinning our endeavours, and yet when you think about it, what would be the point? What's the point of thousands of fans going to see 22 football players running around a field and millions more watching on TV week after week after week after week? Exploring space is at least intersting. -- Gene Seibel Tales of flight - http://pad39a.com/gene/tales.html Because we fly, we envy no one. ------------ Is it? If it were than thousands of fans would pay for it. Don't let your own interests bias you against what reality seems to be. -- Greg Moore SQL Server DBA Consulting Remote and Onsite available! Email: sql (at) greenms.com http://www.greenms.com/sqlserver.html |
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