tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659668524852539534.post5699393329523137457..comments2023-06-07T10:05:33.045-04:00Comments on Elf Army Writes: Enoughelfarmy17http://www.blogger.com/profile/09127074008716633538noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659668524852539534.post-58454120185071460952011-06-05T14:40:58.548-04:002011-06-05T14:40:58.548-04:00My dad says that once we beat the Russians to the ...My dad says that once we beat the Russians to the moon, the government stopped really caring about space. <br /><br />I used Free Rice to study Chemistry back when I had to learn a bunch of elements...haha. I don't use it much, though, because I agree with you about it.elfarmy17https://www.blogger.com/profile/09127074008716633538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659668524852539534.post-11078227715992430712011-06-05T12:36:00.031-04:002011-06-05T12:36:00.031-04:00It's terrible because both space colonization ...It's terrible because both space colonization and hunger could have been solved in the 70's; there were workable plans for large stations in space. We could easily do it now and block the worst of the radiation with <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/travelinginspace/radiation_shielding.html" rel="nofollow">polyethelene</a> Similarly there are workable ways to make sure people havezaphodora beeblebroxhttp://truculency.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659668524852539534.post-85170366231294711272011-06-05T07:51:26.757-04:002011-06-05T07:51:26.757-04:00That's true. If a few years of diverted funds ...That's true. If a few years of diverted funds can do huge wonders for hunger, though, we'll have that much _extra_ money in the following years, which can then be devoted towards exploration/colonies/technology with which to explore/colonize. And there'll be less opposition, since people won't be going "You want to send people to Mars when there's CHILDREN STARVING IN elfarmy17https://www.blogger.com/profile/09127074008716633538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659668524852539534.post-40386532257448737722011-06-05T00:57:33.720-04:002011-06-05T00:57:33.720-04:00Actually, I think Space becomes increasingly impor...Actually, I think Space becomes increasingly important as you battle starvation. Think about it. The less people are starving, the fewer die. The fewer die, the more live. The more live, the less space is here on Earth for them to live on. Eventually, we're going to have to make a choice: either stop trying to feed so many mouths or look to the stars for new real estate. Neither is an easy Elijah M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10238593579332237740noreply@blogger.com