Comments on: The Future of Human Spaceflight … The MIT View http://21stcenturywaves.com/2008/12/21/the-future-of-human-spaceflight-the-mit-view/ TECHNOLOGY BOOMS AND HUMAN EXPANSION INTO THE COSMOS Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:23:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Crudely Wrott http://21stcenturywaves.com/2008/12/21/the-future-of-human-spaceflight-the-mit-view/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Crudely Wrott Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:40:45 +0000 http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2008/12/21/the-future-of-human-spaceflight-the-mit-view/#comment-123 No innate, universal compulsion to explore? Ahh. That explains why we don't have to keep an eye on our children as they grow up; they're not curious about anything after all. I recall James van Allen describing the similarity between trees, hills, mountains, balloons, airplanes and rockets. They are all things that we have used to get a better view, to see what's over there and to locate ourselves on the map. The chief result of such inspection is . . . a bigger map! No, we don't desire to overthrow tired philosophies of manufactured contentment (OK, "some" do) and we never tire of a bland and unchanging life. No, not at all. Remember this the next time you look up at a clear night sky. Especially if you have a child in tow. Wouldn't want to awake intellect by feeding young curiosity since we all know it just causes change and, uh, progress. Who needs all that stuff? <strong>I agree. It's odd for a group of first-rate MIT engineers to offer such an obvious strawman statement attempting to disavow the human fascination with exploration. Happy New Year...</strong> No innate, universal compulsion to explore?

Ahh. That explains why we don’t have to keep an eye on our children as they grow up; they’re not curious about anything after all.

I recall James van Allen describing the similarity between trees, hills, mountains, balloons, airplanes and rockets. They are all things that we have used to get a better view, to see what’s over there and to locate ourselves on the map. The chief result of such inspection is . . . a bigger map!

No, we don’t desire to overthrow tired philosophies of manufactured contentment (OK, “some” do) and we never tire of a bland and unchanging life. No, not at all.

Remember this the next time you look up at a clear night sky. Especially if you have a child in tow. Wouldn’t want to awake intellect by feeding young curiosity since we all know it just causes change and, uh, progress.

Who needs all that stuff?

I agree.

It’s odd for a group of first-rate MIT engineers to offer such an obvious strawman statement attempting to disavow the human fascination with exploration.

Happy New Year…

]]> By: Burst http://21stcenturywaves.com/2008/12/21/the-future-of-human-spaceflight-the-mit-view/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Burst Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:01:44 +0000 http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2008/12/21/the-future-of-human-spaceflight-the-mit-view/#comment-122 Scientists tend to stay away from "emotional" things, so that might have been the base for the claim that offended you. Great summary of the article though. I really love your blog and look forward to the posts. Thank you.. <strong>Thanks.</strong> Scientists tend to stay away from “emotional” things, so that might have been the base for the claim that offended you. Great summary of the article though. I really love your blog and look forward to the posts. Thank you..

Thanks.

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