I have to say that I generally agree with you, though that's unpopular. It's a cool project and it has scientific merit, it's cool to do just because they'll d

I have to say that I generally agree with you, though that's unpopular. It's a cool project and it has scientific merit, it's cool to do just because they'll do something that's never been done before, and learn things that can be useful elsewhere. I do kind of agree that it seems pointless, and their justification seems more moral than it does practical. The moralistic side of this stuff sometimes seems to verge on nature worship with some people. It seems that we have somehow got it in our collective heads that we need to preserve the planet _exactly_ how it was right before the Industrial Revolution started, forever.