Theos-Talk Archives (August 2006 Message tt00167)

In a message dated 8/3/06 11:07:52 PM, prmoliveira@yahoo.com writes:


> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, Drpsionic@... wrote:
> 
> > Because it is part of the great human adventure.  It will yield 
> benefits to
> > humanity that will last for millenia, and it is cheap at the 
> cost.  It is, in
> > point of fact, money far better spent than on those who  will,
> after all, die
> > anyway.  If we spend all our money on the surplus of  humanity, we
> will have
> > nothing left for that which matters, like the future of  humanity.
> > 
> > There are times for ruthlessness and this is one of them.   We
> must go to
> > Mars and damn the cost.
> 
> 
> How can you be sure that there will be a future at all for humanity?
> The present trends indicate that the future is fast disappearing.
> 
The only way that a better future for humanity can come about, aside from 
turning everyone into theosophical altruists, is to allow this present world to 
destroy itself by devoting its resources to futile travel to the outer planets 
along with development of more and more expendable weapons of war for the sake 
of selfish gains -- rather than toward the correction of the ecological 
pollution problems that are causing this world to ultimately self-destruct.   

The vicious cycles brought on by short sighted and ruthless thinkers like 
Chuck and those presently governing the world and its "globalization" and 
"exploration" for the sake of personal and corporate profit, can only push us deeper 
into the quagmire of ultimate collapse of our present civilization.   The only 
things that space travel can lead to are better and more destructive weapons 
of war.   

But, maybe its all for the best, and the next 6th wave to arise out of the 
ashes of the present 5th, will learn from our mistakes and the blunders of our 
leaders -- who would love to personally own and rule everyone and everything -- 
including lunar and martian real estate. ;-)



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