Should Space Really be the Final Frontier?
Science is all well and good, but certain areas of this field really do need putting into perspective. After all, some things are far less of a burning issue than others. For example; why exactly do you think it is that our governments place so great an importance on space exploration? It may be that there are many exciting new worlds to discover out there, but we still have so many problems of our own to address. And I’m not talking about finding the cheapest central heating oil suppliers either!
Wars continue to rage all across the globe, thousands of people sleep on the streets, whilst kids in India are forced to pick around on rubbish heaps on a daily basis. So should we really be ploughing billions of pounds/dollars/yen/euros into the conquest of space right now?
Surely it would be far more sensible to tackle the issues on our own planet before trying so hard to discover life on others? Disease and famine are still major problems, even in this bright and shiny high tech age in which we live.
I’m not saying we should be pulling the plug on space exploration entirely, but we should definitely be placing a lot less importance on it. After all, what has actually been gained by of knowledge of outer space to date??? Sure, we now know there are oodles more stars and planets out there… but this hasn’t done very much to improve life on our own world, has it?
I suppose that the ultimate goal in space exploration is to finally make contact with a new form of life. Although, I’m not so sure if that is such a good idea myself… After all, we cannot even live peaceably with one another on Earth, so trying to get along with beings from a distant galaxy would be sure to end in tears.
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