I agree with everything above.
We are not the only Nation that has a space program.
Unless you have a Secret Plan to make Everybody Love Each Other Right Now (in which case, I would love to hear your secret plan), what is being said is a good argument for A United States Presence on Luna.
Now, mind you, I don't really care who gets there first; we are currently on Good Terms with two of the three other Powers that have the independant capability of placing Human People on the Moon.
But we must be there, and there must be a military presence there.
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Sounds pretty Reasonable to Me.
After all, it is only a matter of inference that the other planets in the Solar System are uninhabited. Human history alone is much longer than you read in the books, you know. There might be Martians. They might even be Human.
Skepticism does not consist of an unreasoning rejection of all that does not fit into one's preconceived picture of the World. Skepticism is a reasoned reservation of decision until all of the facts are in and a continual willingness to modify one's picture of the World to conform to the Known Facts.
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Why were the shocked? It is uncommon, but not unknown. .
I agree with everything above. We are not the only Nation that has a space program. Unless you have a Secret Plan to make Everybody Love Each Other Right Now (in which case, I would love to hear your secret plan), what is being said is a good argument for A United States Presence on Luna. Now, mind you, I don't really care who gets there first; we are currently on Good Terms with two of the three other Powers that have the independant capability of placing Human People on the Moon. But we must be there, and there must be a military presence there. .
Sounds pretty Reasonable to Me. After all, it is only a matter of inference that the other planets in the Solar System are uninhabited. Human history alone is much longer than you read in the books, you know. There might be Martians. They might even be Human. Skepticism does not consist of an unreasoning rejection of all that does not fit into one's preconceived picture of the World. Skepticism is a reasoned reservation of decision until all of the facts are in and a continual willingness to modify one's picture of the World to conform to the Known Facts. .