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Originally Posted by joshgirls
what exactly does a human being do in space that is so urgent. A handful of things, like science experiments, telescope repair.
there is a reason humans dont hang out in the marianas trench, dont build houses on top of everest. vitually all of the universe, including most of earth, is uninhabitable.
maybe shows like star trek, where living in space is as cozy as home-cooking, has effected your viewpoint. The reality is that Man spending time in space is brutal, clausterphobic, boring, expensive & very dangerous. It only took a small hole in columbia to kill everyone on board.
but lets keep putting people in space, just to show we are #1.  |
I guess it all depends on your philosophy if life. Are we on this earth just to be mediocre, live in houses built of shit, practice voodoo, and die of common preventable diseases, or are we here to excel in all aspects of life and evolve to the next level? Had a small minority of people not wanted to excel in science you would not have a car to drive, a toaster to make perfect bagels, or a fleshlight so thousands of anti-social geeks can imagine what it is like to have sex with a real human.