A Refreshing Voice Of Reason

Pushing the boundries of human knowledge and ability is never a bad thing. Right now, we dont know what the limits if space travel and exploration are. It could be a colosssl waste if time and resources or it could open a new chapter in history. What if Ferdinand and Isabella had failed to finance that voyage by an industrius Italian in the 15th century? What if Jefferson had lacked the forsight to expand westward and saved money instead if financing Lewis and Clark? We dont know the possibilities unless we go.

 

Think of all the things that are now necessity’s of every day life that we have only because of our quest for space travel.

 

Hubble alone created the tech that was further developed for the cameras and digital media we now enjoy.

 

You missed my point.
All the technology that has been developed to make landings on other planets and other space travel has directly improved or lifestyles dramatically.
With out it we would not have many technological devices that are used every day including the very computer that you typed on to start this thread.

 

There are 2 black holes located very nearby, that will never be fully explored. Silicon Valley, and any nation state that works with them.

I could tell you of things that I have personally seen and held. But to what end? A simple Google search would give you a false release date and data. And you would consider me a liar.

I too believe Mars is a huge waste. I also believe that money is NOT being spent on Mars missions. It’s being diverted to other things covertly.

Elon Musk is an exception. He and others are investing they’re own money. We think

 

I find myself on both sides of this argument.

I completely agree that we ought to be able to fund a #### wall for our border before we spend trillions on Mars exploration.

I also completely agree that we don't know what we don't know, and that is the whole point of scientific research whether it produces valuable and useful technologies and information or not.

It then becomes a matter of balance. If we say that we will fund the science when we can afford it, it will never happen. I wish our representatives in D.C. (both parties) could pull their collective heads out of their butts, be fiscally responsible, and prioritize expenditures. It seems "our" priorities however are becoming more and more split as time goes on.

Suffice it to say I have no answers, but believe there ought to be a way to accomplish both.

 

Excellent point. There’s a fine balance we need to reach. Achieving that requires an educated populace and government.

We have neither.

I define education as a deep desire to understand anything we don’t.

When a scientist can’t tell you with 100% certainty how a 80 ton slab of rock was transported 50 miles, and up the side of a mountain by primitive cultures. Are we really an advanced society?