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Rickady88GT
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DEC 03, 12:13 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
We get understanding and knowledge from the space program which the human species will desperately need in the future.
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This could not be further from the truth.
The fact is all we need is a man and a woman to do their thing, and we will survive.
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The problem is, people tend to look at "what do I get from it
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This is a perfectly legitimate adult responsible question.
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NOW? How is space money helping MEEE?
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Answer please.
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Unless one just has a thirst for knowledge, a concern for the future, and more than just a few brain cells, it probably has nothing for them because they choose to live in a very tiny and closed off world of their own. Such are Earthlings in the early 21st century.
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Our World is very fulfilling as it is. We need NOTHING from "space" in order to lead a healthier well balanced life. Seems to me that the same exact opposite of your argument is true.
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We, as a nation, a people and as a global species need space exploration.
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How and why? How many thousand years went by before we even had the ability to fly? And we got by just fine without going to space.
The fact of the matter is that we did benefit from our drive to space....BUT then reality set in. There is nothing more for us to harvest from it. Now it is a drain of resources and treasure. Like squeezing juice from a fruit, the harvest is plentiful and easy to get at the beginning, even truly exciting. But we are now at the point of smashing the seeds to a pulp and trying to convince ourselves we have more in it.
We will never be able to explore space, not as a collective group of 100, and CERTAINLY NOT move the entire population of people off of a "used up Earth". IF, we could put a group or team of humans on a ship and send them off into space (cut the cord) TOTALLY on their own self sufficient and NOT reliant on supply from Earth, NOBODY on Earth has anything to benefit from it except the cost of sending those people to their demise.[This message has been edited by Rickady88GT (edited 12-03-2020).]
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maryjane
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DEC 03, 01:38 AM
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Have you ever heard that our sun and it's hydrogen will eventually go "kaput' and expand in a huge manner, assimilating everything this side of Pluto and the Kuiper Belt in a fiery debacle?
Do you think we (the species) would want to wait until Earth turns 20,000°F to figure out how to get of town and find a different and habitable place for our species to continue life?
You/me/everything here today and now are insignificant in the bigger scheme of things. What we as individuals get out of it is nothing. What we as a species gets is everything.
All that is assuming we aren't first the target of a random asteroid or invaded by another species that are here for our wimmen and cows.[This message has been edited by maryjane (edited 12-03-2020).]
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Patrick
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DEC 03, 03:03 AM
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olejoedad
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DEC 03, 11:17 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Rickady88GT:
How and why? How many thousand years went by before we even had the ability to fly? And we got by just fine without going to space.
The fact of the matter is that we did benefit from our drive to space....BUT then reality set in. There is nothing more for us to harvest from it. Now it is a drain of resources and treasure. Like squeezing juice from a fruit, the harvest is plentiful and easy to get at the beginning, even truly exciting. But we are now at the point of smashing the seeds to a pulp and trying to convince ourselves we have more in it.
We will never be able to explore space, not as a collective group of 100, and CERTAINLY NOT move the entire population of people off of a "used up Earth". IF, we could put a group or team of humans on a ship and send them off into space (cut the cord) TOTALLY on their own self sufficient and NOT reliant on supply from Earth, NOBODY on Earth has anything to benefit from it except the cost of sending those people to their demise.
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I take it you're not a Star Trek fan?
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Rickady88GT
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DEC 03, 11:49 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by olejoedad:
I take it you're not a Star Trek fan? |
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No, I like Star Wars
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maryjane
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DEC 03, 01:15 PM
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We evacuate great cities quite frequently, millions of people. In the distant future, 'driving' off this planet will be no different than driving out of any Earthbound city, based in great part to what we learn during exploration.
Dang it Rick, you never plan ahead, you never take the long view, I mean here it is Thursday and I'm already thinking of millions of years in the future... It is Thursday right?
See, I plan ahead, that way I don't do anything right now. A guy named Earl explained it to me.
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sourmash
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DEC 03, 01:20 PM
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Thursday?! Dang it, it's trash day!
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maryjane
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DEC 03, 01:33 PM
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Rickady88GT
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DEC 03, 01:50 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
Have you ever heard that our sun and it's hydrogen will eventually go "kaput' and expand in a huge manner, assimilating everything this side of Pluto and the Kuiper Belt in a fiery debacle?
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The people on Earth will destroy everything as we know it well before the sun has any say in the matter.
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Do you think we (the species) would want to wait until Earth turns 20,000°F to figure out how to get of town and find a different and habitable place for our species to continue life?
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The "species" has proven that it's biggest threat is it's own species.
We have had an AMAZING Planet to live on (as a species) and we have not been good to it. And no, climate change is not the end all. Our very nature is the reason we will not survive this Planet or any other. Greed, hate, lust, sex and jealousy, power and MANY other reasons will prevent any crew from reaching another inhabitable place.
Ironically it was space that kept humanity alive this long, space as in distance from each other. If all of humanity were on just one small Contenent without an escape, we would have killed each other off long ago. And it is this very lack of space in outer space that we will struggle with as much as any other obstacles.
I love science, but I am a realist, there are WAY to many hurdles and obstacles in the way of outer space exploration.
So what does science say about deep space travel?
How long will food water and supplies last? Relative to the next inhabitable place, how long will it take to get there?
Has any actual scientists had real discussions about sex and raising children in space? Any data or studies on it?
How about landing a craft on a new surface?
How about weakness from being in space? Who will tend to our species in our infantile helpless lack of muscle and vital needs for nutrition, water, medicine or the medical care we so take for granted here on Earth when one of ours comes down from space camp?
These are just a few questions that prevent us from deep space. There are many more obstacles in our way. One of the biggest is the lack of public support for this project. The ISS is an outdated piece of engineering wonder (at one time) and America has left the space shuttle in history with no family line to follow, why? The cost to return ratio vrs public support for it. This is one of the biggest hurdles, getting people to pay the bills. The technology will never happen either, BUT let's just say it is obtainable. The people won't support it in any tangible way. Our species is more interested in fictional movies than the bleek reality of space travel.
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You/me/everything here today and now are insignificant in the bigger scheme of things. What we as individuals get out of it is nothing. What we as a species gets is everything.
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Unleashing humanity on the universe is like China Unleashing covid19 on the Word. (Metaphorically speaking) some othe creatures will be put at risk. To me that is not "everything" that is nothing.
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All that is assuming we aren't first the target of a random asteroid or invaded by another species that are here for our wimmen and cows.
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This is a good point, to date the World has no indisputable proof or evidence of space craft landing on Earth, but for some reason the general consensus is that the Governments are hiding the proof? Why? Why would our species hide proof of other Worlds species and then get on a craft to inhabit another World? Does any of that make sense?[This message has been edited by Rickady88GT (edited 12-03-2020).]
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Rickady88GT
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DEC 03, 01:54 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
We evacuate great cities quite frequently, millions of people. In the distant future, 'driving' off this planet will be no different than driving out of any Earthbound city, based in great part to what we learn during exploration.
Dang it Rick, you never plan ahead, you never take the long view, I mean here it is Thursday and I'm already thinking of millions of years in the future... It is Thursday right?
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I loved that show "Everybody loves Earl". Funny show.
I would be more optimistic about said plans if I could be optimistic about humanity. We are our own worst enemy. Technology hasn't fixed or overcome that hurdle.
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