That is a bunch of unhelpful babbling. The answer to "why?" is just as easily given: "why not?" No more need be justified. >Because both scientists and mystic

That is a bunch of unhelpful babbling. The answer to "why?" is just as easily given: "why not?" No more need be justified. >Because both scientists and mystics seek to acquire knowledge, although the path undertaken is of a significantly different nature. One has a testable process that can be shared with other people, the other doesn't. You can call your search for truth whatever you like, but the process makes all the difference. Alchemists sought truth, etc, etc. >"What will man find on mars? nothing but himself." So what? How should that at all influence whether it happens or not? It is like saying "Wherever you go, that is where you are". True, but unhelpful. You can use it to justify or not justify undertaking whatever action, depending on how you choose to interpret it at the time. "Finding myself" (on whatever level you choose to define 'Find' and 'myself') on Mars sounds awesome, not disappointing.