And pursued it only if it had some kind of immediate practical value, then I would not
be interested in much of anything.

I already said there's another whole world out there with a whole bunch of water,
way more than Mars probably ever had.

I AM interested in the story and I want us to find out more. I don't need your
permission or anyone else's to pursue it. I got enough crap in my life growing up
from people who couldn't understand my interest in astronomy and trust me, my
days of being concerned or backing down about it are long past.

And now the wiseass in me is REALLY interested in finding out if there is water on Mars. I might even give money to set up a colony!