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When I think about those kind of things, I see a future à la Star Trek, where there is no need for money, where humanity is only driven by it's curiosity and th
by AYBABTME 14y ago
When I think about those kind of things, I see a future à la Star Trek, where there is no need for money, where humanity is only driven by it's curiosity and thirst for knowledge.
- illuminate 14y agoI'd love that (and even some far-end conservative/capitalist relatives agree) but I always see greed and power as motives where curiosity and thirst are not present.
- varjag 14y agoExcept there would be no practical need for human intervention for space exploration either.. it was automated long before many other industries down on the Earth.
- AYBABTME 14y agoThere would be no practical need for human presence on Earth too. If we accept this idea, we can deduce that the physical location of humans would be irrelevant. Consequently, we can assume that space exploration for the sake of enjoyment would be plausible.