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Lasereth, I wouldn't go as far as saying it's the most important thing, especially considering the fact that, as far as we know, Earth is the only life-sustaining system capable of allowing us to exist. The sheer vastness of what's beyond our planet is overwhelming, and we need to have a payoff: we need to gain applicable knowledge. And there is still much for us to learn here on Earth, especially when you consider how little we still know about our own bodies.
Space exploration is important, but I think Earth is more important than what's outside of it at the moment.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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