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OzOz · 11-08-2005, 11:32 AM

Serpent,

No, the difference in the excitement levels between the Moon and the environment is very much a personal thing. It doesn't have a lot to do with how unknown and unquantifiable the environment is. For instance, it was once suggested to me that I should get into naval architecture (ship design and construction). I don't think you'd disagree that this is a very known and quantifiable endeavour. Unfortunately it just doesn't float my boat. For me, space does - and it's not because you can get visible results in it. It's the way I'm wired. I get excited about it. For some people, it's sport. For some, it's their religion. For others, it's cars, or reality TV, or shoe shopping or what-have-you. For some, it's the environment.

Stating that the "egg-heads" could have gone into other fields of endeavour, rather than being set loose to screw things up again, does suggest that you think that they should have gone into other fields of endeavour, and that it is all their fault. What should they have done rather than get involved in space, or whatever else they're doing?

11-08-2005, 11:32 AM	#54 (permalink)
OzOz Psycho Location: Right here, right now.	Serpent, No, the difference in the excitement levels between the Moon and the environment is very much a personal thing. It doesn't have a lot to do with how unknown and unquantifiable the environment is. For instance, it was once suggested to me that I should get into naval architecture (ship design and construction). I don't think you'd disagree that this is a very known and quantifiable endeavour. Unfortunately it just doesn't float my boat. For me, space does - and it's not because you can get visible results in it. It's the way I'm wired. I get excited about it. For some people, it's sport. For some, it's their religion. For others, it's cars, or reality TV, or shoe shopping or what-have-you. For some, it's the environment. Stating that the "egg-heads" could have gone into other fields of endeavour, rather than being set loose to screw things up again, does suggest that you think that they should have gone into other fields of endeavour, and that it is all their fault. What should they have done rather than get involved in space, or whatever else they're doing? __________________ Maybe you should put some shorts on or something, if you wanna keep fighting evil today.