SOMEONE SUGGESTED THAT, as we go about the business of exploring space and looking for life in teh solar system, we should look at place other than mars, places such as the satellites of the big gaseous planets, like jupiter and saturn.
That's a good point, though the best way to really look is to probably train our telescopes on distant stars and galaxies, rather then sending rockets and space probes around the solar system. Another advantage of this method is that anyone can particpate, helping out from the comfort of one's backyard or compter. For information on how to get started, contact NASA.
we could really kick start the exploration of space, and thus give us something worthwhile to do, to keep us off the streets, and out of trouble. kids in india could be logged on...listening, while reading or doing other homework.
THE point we all seem to be missing in our eternal debate on whether to require paperwork for gun sales and a limited amount of bullets per firing, is that the problem with pervasive violence in the united states is too deeply rooted in basic american culture to be remedied by some new weak willed gun law.
The problem is our self serving narcissistic twisted sense of entitlement, which leads us to renounce our communities in favor of violent fantasy entertainment. we want to be successful so desperately that we forget to even attempt to be valuable.
Mind foreruns all consitions, says the first line of the Dhammapada. Our behavior is greatly influenced by our environment, our cultural values. IN america, we are constantly being told by our corporations that we want to experience violence and sex, vicariously. Those are the two great corporate drugs.
if we could just keep our addictions and seductions down to a dull roar, think positive about our own lives and our value, we might do less damage to ourselves and others, and begin to build a better world through the power of better behavior.
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