gobblox38 t1_jal95lh wrote
Reply to comment by CptHammer_ in NASA’s DART data validates kinetic impact as planetary defense method | DART altered the orbit of the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos by 33 minutes by mepper
>>We (humans) weren't around for those 5 mass extinctions.
>So what.
You really don't understand the significance here.
>>The 6th mass extinction will very likely take us with it.
>Doubt it. Humans will be the cause of human extinction. At that rate it's not an extinction it's darwinism. Spending money on diverting astroids is proof of what I'm saying.
We're the apex predator on this planet. If the ecosystem collapses, it'll take us with it. And yes, humans are the main cause of the current mass extinction event.
And no, spending money on research to deflect asteroids does not prove what you're saying.
>Perhaps you've heard of every kind of government funding into research ever is for weaponizing the stated goal.
Yeah, like how the smallpox vaccine program was really about weaponization. /s
>We wouldn't have nuclear bombs if it wasn't for the benevolent purpose of finding clean energy.
You are completely wrong. Nuclear programs came out of advancements in physics. Quantum mechanics showed that there was enormous energy potential locked away in atoms. Splitting these atoms in a controlled reaction would release energy. It was WW2 and the possibility of other belligerent nations building the atomic bomb that spurred American research. It had nothing to do with finding clean energy.
>This goes for any significant government funding into research. Its true purpose is war, under the lie of something more benign.
Sure, a lot space technologies can have military applications. So what? The ability to image the surface of a planet can have military applications, should we have never invested into that even though the same technology is used to find tumors in a living person?
I'm not really seeing the point of your position.
CptHammer_ t1_jalwsjc wrote
>And yes, humans are the main cause of the current mass extinction event.
Glad we can agree. So instead of stopping that we keep that moving forward by sending resources to space.
>Yeah, like how the smallpox vaccine program was really about weaponization. /s
You don't know that it wasn't government funded research? Seriously? You put /s as if you think the opposite of what you wrote. Which means you think the government decided to fund medical advancements back in late 1700s. They didn't, specifically England didn't.
Governments have however funded the weaponizing of vaccine technology with little success.
>You are completely wrong.
Then you go on to explain how I'm completely correct... I'm confused. The government poured money into nuclear energy only to weaponize it. Your explanation is out of fear that someone would weaponize it.
Fear realized!
But we'll never do anything like that again, right? We're interested in controlling astroids for good not evil, but if one other person says it could be used for evil you think we'll definitely not repeat an endless cycle of history. I'm sceptical.
>Sure, a lot space technologies can have military applications. So what?
You support war funding. That's all, not peace funding. You should just be honest with yourself. You're about self preservation and "protecting the planet" is incidental if it happens. It's the least important thing to you, but at least it's on the list.
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