Re: OT: Space shuttle

On 27 Jul 2005 08:41:31 -0700, "Zootwoman" <zootwoman@xxxxxxxxx> did
courageously avow:

>
>Went out on a search as to the benefits of the space program. So far
>this rates as my all time favorite reason (you may detect some
>cynicism) It brings us closer to God.
>
>
>There are spiritual benefits. When we do space exploration, we are
>studying the creator's handiwork. On the Apollo 15 Moon Mission,
>Astronaut Jim Irwin stated that he could feel the influence of God
>there. Ancient Man recognized the hand of the creator in the regular
>motions of the Moon and Planets. The telescope brought out these
>wonders in greater detail. Unmanned space probes revealed even greater
>glory. Watching astronauts walk on the Moon, brought us closer to the
>experience.
>
>http://chapters.nss.org/letters/archives/2004/02/space_program_b.html
>
>more later.

And to think we did acid in the 60s and 70s to achieve this same kind
of enlightenment. A whole lot cheaper than any shuttle program. ;-)

Ken Wilson
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