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- From: trumpins@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu (Barbara Trumpinski)
- Subject: Re: Justification for the Space Program
- References: <1992Dec22.020021.7541@cs.rochester.edu> <22DEC199214411374@judy.uh.edu> <1992Dec22.232911.17212@cs.rochester.edu> <Bzt8Dw.Fzs@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 17:04:40 GMT
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- In <Bzt8Dw.Fzs@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> blumb@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Bill Blum) writes:
-
- >Yes, I believe in space exploration. I don'T subscribe to the belief that
- >it is absolutely necessary for survival...I do think that it serves a
- >purpose, and should be continued.
-
- >I believe that there are some amazing possibilities out there, beyond
- >Earth'S orbit.
- >I've noticed that many people consider "dreaming" about such things and
- >working towards it with all we can bring to bear too overzealous.
- >May I remind some of the skeptics that the Internet itself was the product
- >of a bunch of people who's sole puropose was to ensure a network by which
- >NORAD could communicate. Zealotry pays off in ways you can't imagine in
- >the short term.
-
-
- [ ]
-
- >It is a FACT that the future is uncertain.
- >(_Introduction to Nuclear Engineering_, 2nd Edition, John Lamarsh)
- >-begin quote-
- > Whether sufficient uranium will be available to fuel expanding
- >world nuclear capacity is an issue of continuing controversy even among
- >experts. Uranium itself is not an especially rare element. It is present
- >in the earth's crust at a concentration by weight of about four parts per
- >million, which makes uranium more abundant than such common substances as
- >silver, mercury, and iodine. There are an estimated 10^14 tons of uranium
- >located at a depth of less than 12 or 13 miles, but most of this is at such
- >low concentrations it WILL PROBABLY NEVER BE RECOVERED, (boldface added by
- >me)
- >-end quote-
-
- >Yes, Mr Dietz, there are abundant supplies of some materials on Earth.
- >But be nice to the zealots...they occassionally come up with some brillant
- >ideas which influence a lot of people. Like the Internet.
-
- >Often, zealots lose sight of reality. YEt just as often, skeptics lose
- >their clues.
-
- i am probably going to regret this....
-
- i don't usually read this group and haven't really followed the debate
- between mr. dietz and mr. blum...
-
- however, people have mentioned steve jobs...and garage industry. and
- people have mentioned (repeatedly) the internet...how it happened
- because of zealotry, etc.
-
- y'all ought to stop and think...those of us who have access to the
- internet (i am one, thank the gods...) are really a very small, select
- group... there are millions of people out there...even very well
- educated people...who not only do not have access but have never heard
- of the 'net. there are lots of folks who do not UNDERSTAND the
- importance of the net...and who could care even less....who think that
- it is silly...from "religious" wars about the importance of the space
- program to the importance of tad martin's return to 'all my children'
- (r.a.t.s.) .... and the bigots aren't only in the non-technical world.
- after all, i am sure some of you would scream if anyone questioned
- your access to the net....but would you care so much about your
- secretary's access...
-
- this is a ramble...and i fully expect to be flamed (i will probably
- ignore flames :) )...there's nothing wrong with your
- discussion....but you should count your blessings....
-
- barbara
-
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