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Originally Posted by soot
I don't see why we wouldn't. If there's no good reason not to do something then we should do it.
The space program had a reason. You might not like that reason, and you might not agree with it, but that doesn't mean it isn't a perfectly legitimate reason.
Okay. Give me an itemized cost for the Apollo Program and let me know what your gripes are with it. Do you even know what it cost?
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If getting a man on the moon and back was the goal, alone, than $1.00 would have been $1.00 too much.
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I've already answered that question.
Clearly a goal was created, namely, create, fund, organize, and execute a research and development program to take men from the Earth, land them on the Moon, and return them safely. Clearly the operation to execute that mission was accomplished.
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But what is the purpose of it? I don't drive to and from work for the sake of getting there and going back.
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That much is already well established. It's history.
So what's your problem?
I tell you why we did it, you tell me I'm not giving you enough or satisfactory information.
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If you are going to tell me that a pointless endeavor such as transporting someone to and from the moon for no reason other than to do it "because it's hard" is reason enough to waste tons of money obtained by force from taxpayers, then please do so.
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I provide you with a link where you can educate yourself further, you tell me it's too much for you to read.
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It's not my responsibility to back up your argument. What you are doing is like posting a link to google and saying "google it" when someone asks you to back something up. Do you honestly believe that you cannot focus on the sections backing up your argument using quotes?
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I ask you to work with me and let me know what types of information you'd like to see, you tell me it doesn't work that way.
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Alright, you want me to tell you something that would make it worthwhile? Fine. I would consider it worthwhile if all of the resources and time that went into the project were quadrupled and given back to the taxpayers. So, if they used 4 tons of titanium, they better give back 16 to the taxpayers.
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What exactly is it that you're fishing for besides a dumbass argument?
Like I said, I'm not going to argue with you. If you want to argue go argue with Steve.
If you want to ask questions I'll do my best to answer them. I'll even do the research for you that you're too lazy to do yourself.
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