Originally posted by Obi_Kwiet:
Because I can think of a whole lot more important things than finding dead algae so some rock in space. Like things that could have some possibility of actually benefiting us in some way.
Because expanding our understanding of what life is is a waste of money. Aside from meeting our foreign cousins, perhaps establishing new fields of science, we need to know what's out there so we know how to deal with it (living or not). Our planet is dying, exploring beyond our planet is the first steps of building a life raft.
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The problem with this thread is too many people confusing science fiction with reality. People need to realize that science will not give them Star Trek in twenty years.
It's a funny thing, science will give us "Star Trek" eventually, sitting on our asses won't.
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