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Think bigger. We as a species devote a tremendous amount of our resources to killing each other. Why don't we devote more to exploration? Wars are justified
by blhack 15y ago
Think bigger.
We as a species devote a tremendous amount of our resources to killing each other. Why don't we devote more to exploration?
Wars are justified by governments as an investment in the future. We want to "secure the middle east", etc.
Why isn't science looked at in the same light? It's an investment in the future.
- davidhollander 15y agoMy point was simply that SETI isn't related to the NASA funding debate, and the OP wanted to connect the two via an emotional space shuttle reference. >Why don't we devote more to exploration? Maybe because people are failing to communicate its benefits clearly? For instance, the OP: war==bad + assertion of disgust --> X==good X could be anything. ANYTHING. Why aren't we investing more in wooden shoes? Didn't you know war is bad? Even if X==good, I hope people are inoculated against these type of arguments.