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tech_smythe

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11. I completely agree... and if you can convince the earth firsters we'll go

Reply to Cobalt-60 (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 17, 2012, 07:10 PM

Apr 2012

problem is all the fucking small-minded earth firsters fight this kind of progress.

They conveniently ignore/forget/repress the FACT that all modern technology is thanks to space exploration.

Settling on Mars, not just for research but as a colony, is IN THE INTEREST OF MANKIND.

Sorry, I know you aren't the target of my scorn.

it is just frustrating, when you look at the minuscule cost of space exploration vs the returns vs the pentagon budget, it drives me around the bend that we're STILL not in space yet.... and the space station doesnt count!

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Life on Mars Found by NASA's Viking Mission? [View all] liberal N proud Apr 2012 OP

These findings have been debated on and off almost from the start. drm604 Apr 2012 #1

It's more likely it's a religious dilemma more than a scientific one tech_smythe Apr 2012 #2

Oh, please. Why would "Christians" hide life and how would they keep it hidden???? marble falls Apr 2012 #6

Simple... church dogma. Same reason Galileo was put in chains tech_smythe Apr 2012 #10

The more I see of the universe, the more I see G*d's hand in it..... marble falls Apr 2012 #12

Tech_smythe hits the nail on the head moroni Apr 2012 #14

Simple, huh? Posteritatis Apr 2012 #15

Nope - some of us were around back then. bananas Apr 2012 #8

We need more tests. Many more tests Cobalt-60 Apr 2012 #4

I completely agree... and if you can convince the earth firsters we'll go tech_smythe Apr 2012 #11

I refuse to believe they have found a place where dandelions won't grow. tclambert Apr 2012 #3

That does strain the imagination, I agree. WheelWalker Apr 2012 #5

Let a dandelion seed loose in space and the fucker will grow. HopeHoops Apr 2012 #9

Some interesting discussions in LBN and GD bananas Apr 2012 #7

Interesting but not conclusive .. padruig Apr 2012 #13