Originally Posted by kevin_northern
the first thing you said doesn't make any sense. That's not opinion you are referring to that's reasoning. You chew gum if your breath stinks. Or whatever reason you choose to chew gum for. You replace your tires because if you don't you probably willl have to walk. You shoot guys to the moon... i guess the reason is so that people like us can argue. :wtf:
As for the second part i guess you just lack empathy.
Why send explorers to visit the Americas, Asia, Africa? Why explore your surroundings? Why go to different areas of your city? You want to know what's around you. It's a basic human instinct.
The fact is, that the exploration of space and the space program benefits us greatly today. We wouldn't have computers like we do today if it weren't for the space program. Or fuel cells. Or satellites (which means long distance calls would cost a crapload of money, there would be no GPS, there would be no satellite TV or radio). Our understanding of the human body was augmented by the space program. Our understanding of our planet was augmented by the space program. And, the Cold War and the Soviet Union partly occurred due to the space program.