EP said, in a post titled with obscenity:_

""In the end you do have a claim to expertise on historical impacts"

Yeah, how about that? I also have expertise on "impact politics", as it might be called.

"The space page has a nice very long thread on Moon versus Mars without anyone getting angry or making personal attacks because no one is using your style of attack posting"

Excuse me, but I only strtike back when attacked. The reason why the debate was so peaceful was that no one raised the only reason for manned Moon flight right now, which is CAPS.

"The main reason you have such an issue with me is that from the getgo I refused to acknowledge you as an impact expert and provided loads of evidence you were not"

See above. The main reason why you irritate me is your constant denial of facts even when they are presented to you on a plate - but the reason for that imental and moral defiecy belongs to the Cult of Mars which relieves personality conflicts elsewhere in your life.

That is the key that I've been looking for for a long time: there is no one key for all Mars Cultists, each one has their own reasons for believing their absurdities.

"I feel sorry for you that a lack of modesty causes you so much stress and sincerely do not want to help cause you to have another stroke."

You're giving yourself too much credit, Mark. I could handle myself quite well until felllow Mars Cultists ended up as referees.
But then I assume Chris Vancil showed up at your invitation, no?

The stress comes from a $16-17 billion dollar a year government department which is ignoring its responsibilities, while using some of that $16-17 billion to pay the salaries of some of the best PR people around to spin that.

The funny part in all of this is that you think that only the US has a manned space program, and that the leaders of other nations' manned space programs share your opinion about CAPS."