Also, about 75 per cent of the Earth is covered in oceans yet we have barely discovered 10 per cent of what is under the seas. What kind of society are we that we would spend this kind of money to send a few elite people to Mars when billions are starving on earth? All life on Earth, including humans, are exquisitely evolved to live on this planet only, with this atmosphere, gravity, bacteria and so on. Kurt Crist, ConseconSurely a better use for the billions required to colonize Mars would be to live in greater harmony with the Earth. So we should stay put, read “The Martian Chronicles,” watch Matt Damon on film – and work on keeping the Earth habitable.
Source: thestar October 23, 2016 04:07 UTC