Astronauts with disabilities can apply to Europe's space agency for first time

Re:Astronauts with disabilities can apply to Europe's space ... by brotherofsteel on Thursday May 06, 2021 @12:49PM (#27065984)

That's not what I meant. I meant the best people _for the job_. I agree that candidates shouldn't be excluded because of disabilities that are irrelevant to the job of being an astronaut, but that's not why they're doing this. As the ESA spokesperson says, "it's in the principle of diversity and inclusiveness".

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Re:Astronauts with disabilities can apply to Europe's space ... by anthony_romeo on Thursday May 06, 2021 @02:01PM (#27066974)

It might not be what you meant, but it's seems to be an underlying principle upon which your argument was based (if accidentally). Otherwise there is no reason to presume that an individual with a disability cannot be the best for the job (which you did).

Also, saying that an action is taken "in the principle of diversity and inclusiveness" does not imply that the decision was solely based on that, so that quote is meaningless to your argument.

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Re:Astronauts with disabilities can apply to Europe's space ... by gostsamo on Thursday May 06, 2021 @01:19PM (#27066383)

You understand diversity and inclusiveness like a sudoku puzzle where you have artificial constraints that must be satisfied in order to complete the task. On the other side, diversity and inclusiveness might be the removal of artificial constraints that limit the choices that one can make.

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