Re: Opening the High Frontier of Space

Ian Parker <ianparker2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

:On 17 Feb, 15:24, Fred J. McCall <fmcc...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:> Ian Parker <ianpark...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:>
:> :
:> :If asteroids became an economic source of
:> :platinoids to take an example, there would be no question about
:> :political cuts. The whole thing would be self sustaining with pure
:> :capitalism.
:> :
:>
:> Nothing like a tautological statement.  What's funny is that he
:> doesn't even realize he's doing it.
:>
:> If cows could fly, we'd all carry umbrellas when we went outside.
:>
:
:It is indeed tautological, but it is still worth pointing out.
:

Not really, no. Boiled down to its essence, what you've said is "If I
find gold in my back yard it's a gold mine".

Meaningless noise.

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