Why Do Humans Strive To Explore Space And Beyond.. - Topic

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Nov 30 2009 02:35pm

There are advantages of exploring space...we have established a global communication network. It's also an ideal environment for many experiments. I'm not sure how exploring the complexities of the human brain would help advance technology without crossing some ethical boundaries... There are possibilities for the ocean floor, some of those thermal vents release chemicals we could potentially have a use for, and they are already highly pressurized.

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Nov 30 2009 07:13pm

Because humans have always been curious...duh

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Nov 30 2009 07:40pm

Sure figuring out the vast multitude of mysteries here on earth would be fun but think about traveling millions of miles from earth to explore habitable planets and even alien contact!

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Nov 30 2009 09:31pm

Quote (Topher_Laid @ 27 Nov 2009 21:47)

because we need to get the fuck off this rock b4

1) Nuclear War
2) Bad Top-Secret Science Experiment
3) Astroid, turned metor strikes
4) Earth just blows up from the inside / Mass volcanic eruptions

and it would probably be nice to know where the fuck to go to have the best chance of survival.

we can figure out the human brain THERE and not be risking our entire civilization by having all of or metephoric (and genetic, i guess) eggs (no pun intended) in 1 basket...

this is almost exactly what I was going to post in here

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Dec 1 2009 11:35am

Quote (matrix2591 @ Nov 28 2009 10:26am)

What a waste of money. All the money could have been spent on more practical problems. That's the problem with the world, we can't prioritize.

Well, that all depends on whether or not you think our main purpose is to sustain a level of existence that we were born into, or if we should try to progress and expand. Are we as human beings the last line of organisms, or should we be paving the way for the next generation?

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Dec 1 2009 12:37pm

Understanding the universe is primordial to fully understand the products of this universe.

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Dec 7 2009 03:32pm

Quote (Topher_Laid @ Nov 27 2009 06:47pm)

Agree

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Dec 7 2009 05:12pm

Because life is absurd..

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Dec 7 2009 08:38pm

Quote (matrix2591 @ Nov 27 2009 06:47pm)

When we have not yet even discovered the vast complexity of the brain, nor explored all life on this earth? Or tamed the ocean and other aspects of this world?

yainorite?

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Dec 7 2009 10:04pm

Quote (matrix2591 @ Nov 27 2009 12:47pm)

When we have not yet even discovered the vast complexity of the brain, nor explored all life on this earth? Or tamed the ocean and other aspects of this world?

Because not everyone has an interest in things that are within reach.

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