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Posted on: POLL - Is Earth Ready to Meet an Alien Civilizatio...
at 11/03/2009 5:34pm

Opinion... Everyone has one and they stink! Including mine.
A person is ready for much but people can't handle much ... more(+)

Opinion... Everyone has one and they stink! Including mine.
A person is ready for much but people can't handle much beyond their own world. I would say that the scholars of our society would be mature enough to accept contact with an alien society. Scholars, not politicians. An educated mind has reason to learn more for the betterment of the whole than just the individual. We have some people like this in our world but we need more. Maturity doesn't come with the age of a civilization, it comes with understanding. Say, if greater than 75% of our civilization had an intimate understanding of math and the sciences, then I could say that we'd be better candidates for outside contact. That level of understanding would promote a greater yearning for knowledge and would make us near perfect students for the benefits of contact.

But, as it is, we are plagued by our own vices and selfish desires. Case and point is as simple as do you stop to help someone with a flat or do you say they got it and keep on driving? When you watch TV, do you think about ways to stop injustice or intervening in a travesty? These thoughts aren't those of a hero, just someone who is tired of the selfishness of our society.

Those of us who are ready can proceed. The rest need to stay in the sand box and learn to play nice. close(-)

Posted on: Kissing Orions
at 09/03/2009 11:20pm

Well, I must say that I am a bit dissapointed but all I can say is that at least we're doing something/going ... more(+)

Well, I must say that I am a bit dissapointed but all I can say is that at least we're doing something/going somewhere... What if the resources the moon has promised weren't really there in the abundance we thought? Going to an asteroid may actually make sense in the fact that the ore and minerals are right there in front of us and in great dense quantities. Like choosing the difference between searching for the needles in the haystack vs just grabbing the box of needles. Also, I just thought about this, the asteroids that are to be the likely targets are MUCH farther away from Earth than the Moon. So, while all the other nations are building craft solely for moon purposes, we'll be silently forging ahead getting our craft deep-space rated and learning what it takes to step out a little farther every time we have an asteroid mission. Everyone see's madness in not going to the moon, but I think I'm seeing the method and the purpose behind it. Then again, I could be WAY out in left field on this tangent but, all we're doing here is speculating on the unknowns. Whatever the decision is, let everybody get behind that decision and shout out full steam ahead! A direction is better than being stuck in LEO. close(-)

Commented on: Mars Caves Might Protect Microbes (or Astronauts)
at 2009-10-26 16:36:53

Whats the difference between Al Qaeda and the cave man? One lights a fire to stay warm, the other lights a fire to blow ... more(+)

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Commented on: Mars Caves Might Protect Microbes (or Astronauts)
at 2009-10-26 16:26:36

UltraViolet light can be screened out by using a filter. Other forms of radiation dont like being reflected off mirrors ... more(+)

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Commented on: Stacking Up the World's Tallest Rockets
at 2009-10-24 16:21:50

I think this is a fair article. It highlights the work currently being done while mentioning some oldies but goldies ... more(+)

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Commented on: Nuclear-Powered Robot Ship Could Sail Seas of Titan
at 2009-10-16 02:37:11

It's really funny to think about all of this nuclear paranoia. Some group who is so extremely opposed to anything ... more(+)

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Commented on: Did Comet Crashes Help Spark Earth Life?
at 2009-09-29 02:46:26

All you see are ashes from a stellar death. The most massive stars in the sky can't fuse anything beyond Iron. After ... more(+)

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