How' Can You Miss Such An Obvious Point?

Mark Eby — 5/18/2002 3:19:38 PM (archived)

It's not about the lifeboat its about the technology. Duh. Once again you turn a reasonable suggestion into a moronic one no one in their right mind would suggest. Mars will never be a place where mankind can escape to. It will never have close to the carrying capacity of the Earth. All it can ever be along those lines is a resevoir of our technology and culture to help rebuild Earth in the event of a disaster there. It can also serve as a technology driver to improve life on Earth.

Scott's obvious point which escaped you is that the technology needed to explore Mars is of potential benefit in diverting an impactor. Off course this is only about the 1000'th time that point has passed over your head. Perhaps you should try responding when you are in a more lucid state of mind.

Regards,
Mark

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Doomed - Delbert - 5/16/2002 7:12:07 PM
- Possibly Doomed by Many Factors, but The Future Looks Bright To Me - Mark Eby - 5/16/2002 4:04:35 PM
- Fun. - Bowser - 5/16/2002 4:00:21 PM
- Re: Yep. - SM - 5/16/2002 2:29:29 PM
  - Re: Yep. - SM - 5/16/2002 2:53:21 PM
- More money desperately needed for NEO search - E.P. Grondine - 5/16/2002 8:53:18 AM
  - thinking more long term than that. - Delbert - 5/16/2002 3:07:59 PM
    - little correction - delbert - 5/16/2002 4:00:48 PM
      - Re: evolution - Raoul - 5/16/2002 9:39:41 AM
        
        Re: evolution - p - 5/17/2002 8:29:30 AM
- We will (can) not be wiped out. - Lee - 5/16/2002 8:21:24 AM
  - A few select individuals (etc) - E.P. Grondine - 5/16/2002 9:16:29 AM
    - Re: A few select individuals (etc) - Nick Hoffman - 5/16/2002 12:04:26 PM
      - Re: A few select individuals (etc) - Alex R. Blackwell - 5/16/2002 7:24:54 PM
        
        Financing the search for the two new impact sites - E.P. Grondine - 5/16/2002 8:45:39 AM
        
        Calling the financing question - p - 5/17/2002 3:19:24 PM
        
        G'day, ya arragant swine... - E.P. Grondine - 5/17/2002 4:41:38 PM
        
        I love you too, man (n/t) (n/t) - phil, the arrogant swine - 5/17/2002 6:42:46 PM
        
        For funding, you can always try... - Alex R. Blackwell - 5/16/2002 8:58:07 AM
        
        I don't know if your sense of humor - E.P. Grondine - 5/16/2002 1:14:15 PM
        
        Re: I don't know if your sense of humor - Chris Vancil - 5/17/2002 8:36:20 AM
        
        Don't Make Any Plans For A Plush Office - Mark Eby - 5/16/2002 3:22:12 PM
        
        My personal plans - E.P. Grondine - 5/17/2002 4:08:05 PM
      - Re: A few select individuals (etc) - E.P. Grondine - 5/16/2002 5:07:21 PM
        
        a little more - E.P. Grondine - 5/16/2002 5:10:20 PM
        
        and a little more still - E.P. Grondine - 5/16/2002 7:07:04 PM
        
        Some good news - Tom Brosz - 5/17/2002 4:46:43 PM
        
        That may be the way it happens - E.P. Grondine - 5/18/2002 2:23:08 PM
        
        Kind of pricey, isn't it? - Tom Brosz - 5/19/2002 9:27:09 AM
        
        Do You Really Believe - Mark Eby - 5/19/2002 1:53:20 PM
        
        Not For You - Mark Eby - 5/18/2002 4:00:54 PM
        
        You hope - E.P. Grondine - 5/18/2002 8:37:14 AM
        
        The Big Picture - Mark Eby - 5/16/2002 4:18:54 PM
        
        Re: My Big Picture - E.P. Grondine - 5/17/2002 4:25:03 PM
        
        Your Continued False Pretext - Mark Eby - 5/17/2002 2:34:46 PM
        
        and your own thick skull... - E.P. Grondine - 5/18/2002 2:38:24 PM
        
        More EP Memory & Comprehension Lapses - Mark Eby - 5/18/2002 3:51:37 PM
        
        None of the small impactors are being reliably detected - E.P. Grondine - 5/18/2002 8:29:50 AM
        
        Accurate Title But - Mark Eby - 5/18/2002 4:02:06 PM
        
        Accurate in parts, but - E.P. Grondine - 5/19/2002 10:04:22 AM
        
        Re: Accurate in parts, but - Chris Vancil - 5/19/2002 7:21:29 PM
        
        More Questionable Statistics From EP - Mark Eby - 5/19/2002 4:02:37 PM
        
        Forgot To Mention - Mark Eby - 5/19/2002 4:06:02 PM
        
        The difference between playing Mars, and real manned Mars - E.P. Grondine - 5/19/2002 4:54:47 PM
        
        The big one is now inbound. Earth faces certain doom. - Scott - 5/17/2002 10:05:22 AM
        
        bullshit - E.P. Grondine - 5/18/2002 2:44:30 PM
        
        How' Can You Miss Such An Obvious Point? - Mark Eby - 5/18/2002 3:19:38 PM
        
        More lucid state of mind... - Nick Hoffman - 5/18/2002 4:05:13 PM
        
        Ah, but there's a method to the madness - E.P. Grondine - 5/18/2002 8:33:49 AM
  - Ozymandias - alcaray - 5/16/2002 8:12:43 AM
    - And yet there are still people to read his name. - Lee - 5/17/2002 7:41:28 PM
    - Oops! didn't mean to imply that the title was "wonderful irony"! n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 5/16/2002 8:15:07 AM

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