Re: Why Mars?
From: John Thingstad (john.thingstad_at_chello.no)
Date: 11/17/04
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 15:10:12 +0100
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:32:08 -0600, Joe Strout <joe@strout.net> wrote:
> In article <ad7e0adf.0411161523.1d3d6fbb@posting.google.com>,
> freedomlight_1@lycos.com (freedomlight) wrote:
>
>> We should just focus on making the world a better place. What is
>> going to make the world a better place? Going to the Moon and Mars,
>> or improving world transportation?
>
> Going to the Moon (Mars not so much). World transportation is plenty
> good enough already -- in fact it's the cause of a number of problems --
> and matter how good it gets, it can never change the zero-sum game that
> leads to resource depletion, isolationism, and eventually large-scale
> war (even without war-mongering idiots like Bush in power). Developing
> the resources of space is the only way to restore civilization to a
> positive-sum game, leading to increased prosperity for all.
>
>> 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.
>
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Funny. I wanted to go to the core of the matter..
i.e. geo-thermal energy.
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