Why Explore Space? A 1970 Letter to a Nun in Africa.

Re:Why Explore Space? A 1970 Letter to a Nun in Africa. by kingkawn on Tuesday August 14, 2012 @06:24PM (#4383383)

It's a pointless question as it is absolutely impossible to predict. So we continue to attempt to save them all. They will make other contributions too, or their children.

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Re:Why Explore Space? A 1970 Letter to a Nun in Africa. by chris_wot on Sunday August 19, 2012 @12:21AM (#4403189)

So you value people solely by their contributions to society. I do not.

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Re:Why Explore Space? A 1970 Letter to a Nun in Africa. by kingkawn on Wednesday August 29, 2012 @09:02PM (#4452330)

By their potential to be meaningful in the framework of our existence. Yes.

I am not advocating for the use of probabilities, but instead possibilities.

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