Re: Why Mars?

From: Bill the Cat (bill_at_the.cat)
Date: 11/17/04


Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:03:45 -0600

freedomlight_1@lycos.com (freedomlight) wrote in
news:ad7e0adf.0411161549.21bde1eb@posting.google.com:

> "Joe Strout" <joe@strout.net> wrote in message
> news:joe-583FF0.17320716112004@comcast.dca.giganews.com...
>> In article <ad7e0adf.0411161523.1d3d6fbb@posting.google.com>,
>> freedomlight_1@lycos.com (freedomlight) wrote:
>>
>> > I don't know why we're going to the Moon and Mars, but Energy and
>> > Transportation are the two most important things which underlie
>> > the economy.
>>
>> And in terms of world problems, energy is #1. The long-term solution
>> to world energy needs lies in space. So now you know why we need to
>> go back to the Moon.
>
> How? You think there is oil on the Moon?

He said energy, not oil. Are you really so stupid as to believe that oil is
the only type of energy?



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