>Jon wrote:
>
>"Most of these NASA people strike me as the kind of amateur
>astronomer/sci-fi fans we've all run across in high school -- drunk
>on the romance of space -- who have never really grown up.
>Incredible how excited they get about the exploits of their cute
>little robots."
>
>Not just that, but in terms of the American mythology, space becomes
>THE NEW FRONTIER. So long as there is one, Americans think there's
>hope. That has been the formula so far anyway, befoul your world and
>then move west....oh, and print more money of course.
Sure, but what's wrong with exploring space? There's a lot of cool stuff out there. Yeah, it's mixed up with a lot of other crap, but can't we strip away the crap and just enjoy the sublimity & the learning?
Doug