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Re: The "Beagle" has landed, NOT!

Wed, 14 January 2004 03:30

Shadow Whist

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The simple truth is that we've lost our desire to explore, to blaze new frontiers yada yada yada. ... America was the last "frontier" on earth. Now that we've conquered it, we are slowly eating ourselves from within... -EDog, Visionary of Future Things

I totally agree. A major reason that I am a believer in a strong space program/presence etc. is the very concept of humanity needing a new "frontier" as Edog and alexdstewart mentioned. Reasons also include: separation of self from others, idealistic ventures to create new societal models, exploration, a focus for society on the unknown, a relief valve for persecuted minority groups, and a healthy fear of the unknown to keep wayward governments in line...

Balancing against space advocates are those who believe society should remedy the ills on earth before taking them to the heavens... There is truth here, maybe those historical minority groups should have stayed and attempted to change society for the better. The Gandhi's and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s of the world have certainly made things better for Humanity. Those SciFi novels describing how humanity needs to grow before reaching for the stars is certainly something to consider...

Looking at the current nature of space infrastructure development, including the statistics mentioned earlier, one can see that something is not right. We should be a lot farther ahead then we are. Is it too paranoid to wonder if the reasons given are fallacies and diversions... I wonder...
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		The "Beagle" has landed, NOT! By: alexdstewart on Sun, 28 December 2003 17:33
		Re: The "Beagle" has landed, NOT! By: Staz on Sun, 28 December 2003 18:16
		Re: The "Beagle" has landed, NOT! By: alexdstewart on Sun, 28 December 2003 18:45
		Re: The "Beagle" has landed, NOT! By: donjon on Mon, 29 December 2003 06:07
		Re: The "Beagle" has landed, NOT! By: Staz on Sun, 28 December 2003 18:20
		Re: The "Beagle" has landed, NOT! By: Staz on Mon, 29 December 2003 09:01
		Re: The "Beagle" has landed, NOT! By: EDog on Mon, 29 December 2003 12:05
		Re: The "Beagle" has landed, NOT! By: donjon on Mon, 29 December 2003 16:41
		Re: The "Beagle" has landed, NOT! By: BlueTurbit on Mon, 29 December 2003 19:18
		Re: The "Beagle" has landed, NOT! By: PapaBear on Tue, 30 December 2003 00:55
		Re: The "Beagle" has landed, NOT! By: Staz on Mon, 29 December 2003 17:52
		Re: The "Beagle" has landed, NOT! By: EDog on Mon, 29 December 2003 19:14
		Re: The "Beagle" has landed, NOT! By: BlueTurbit on Mon, 29 December 2003 19:21
		Re: The "Beagle" has landed, NOT! By: alexdstewart on Tue, 30 December 2003 05:01
		Re: The "Beagle" has landed, NOT! By: BlueTurbit on Tue, 30 December 2003 14:24
		Re: The "Beagle" has landed, NOT! By: Hatterson on Tue, 30 December 2003 14:26
		Re: The "Beagle" has landed, NOT! By: alexdstewart on Tue, 30 December 2003 22:49
		Re: The "Beagle" has landed, NOT! By: Hatterson on Wed, 31 December 2003 13:19
		Re: The "Beagle" has landed, NOT! By: icebird on Tue, 13 January 2004 19:33
		Re: The "Beagle" has landed, NOT! By: Shadow Whist on Wed, 14 January 2004 03:30
		Re: The "Beagle" has landed, NOT! By: alexdstewart on Wed, 14 January 2004 23:53

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