We're Back! American Astronauts Launched In An American Rocket From American Soil

AJ/FormS said
relax blu, you'll blow a gasket.
By your own admission, you are no biblical scholar. And neither am I. The difference is I asked and received a measure of understanding and stopped flailing about like a drowning creature.
We're in the General forum. I forgot that,and so deleated a portion of my earlier post, that I should not have posted. Hit refresh and cool your jets.

Blow a gasket? Relax?

I'm not upset at all AJ. Just surprised at your lack of imagination. And my comments weren't intended to be taken as having malice against you. Your comments were surprising coming from someone I generally consider to be an intelligent person. And hypocritical really, because we literally couldn't even be having this conversation if we hadn't funded our endeavors in space. Your argument is horribly flawed from a logical standpoint regardless of your religious affiliation and beliefs, it's not malicious to say that.

moparmandan said
Seems some people have a natural curiosity to explore. Some don't.
JFK:
"So it is not surprising that some would have us stay where we are a little longer to rest, to wait. But this city of Houston, this State of Texas, this country of the United States was not built by those who waited and rested and wished to look behind them. This country was conquered by those who moved forward--and so will space."

Exactly. Nothing in modern society would be possible if our ancestors had been content to simply provide for their own food and shelter. They dared to explore, to broaden their horizons. And now we can, quite literally, reach for the stars. Maybe it is ultimately folly, but there is no way of knowing if we don't try. And how boring and bland would our existence be if we didn't seek to find the boundaries of our existence?