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#1393721
Philbert McAdamia
Wow, man walked on the moon.!
Yeah, so what? Think about it..
Wow, Jesus walked on water. Think about that one.
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Just think what could have been achieved for the good of mankind with all that wasted billions upon billions…
What do you mean? For the glory of mankind? Or just to pretend to be Mr. Nice Guys, like them damned atheists.
4/17/2012 9:48:56 PM
#1393722
Justanotheratheist
If God didn't want us exploring space, he would not have created such a fascinating universe, he would not have given us such enquiring minds, and he would have enveloped the earth in an impenetrable atmosphere. After all, he can do anything, right?
Alternatively (and much more likely) God doesn't exist. Either way, your argument is moot.
4/17/2012 10:14:35 PM
#1393731
Ebon
"Just think what could have been achieved for the good of mankind with all that wasted billions"
Um, it WAS used for the good of mankind, sparky. The search for truth is it's own justification.
4/17/2012 11:11:56 PM
#1393738
aaa
Fuck you and your ludditism. If you really wanted to do something good for mankind, start from the 700 billion money sink known as the Department of Defense.
4/18/2012 1:43:30 AM
#1393757
Mister Spak
"Look, I made the point "
But your point is based on a fairy tale so it's completely pointless.
4/18/2012 4:59:09 AM
#1393760
Am still waiting for Morticia/ Paige to tell me how space exploration honors God.
Well, who the fuck are you to demand an explanation?! Attention: Outer space now belongs to Kathy so get her permission first before firing that new satellite into orbit!
we did not need space exploration to develop technologies.
Kevlar was developed for and used in space exploration. This same Kevlar material is used today in the bullet-proof vests that law enforcement personnel wear for protection.
Why do you hate the police so much, Kathy?
4/18/2012 5:25:25 AM
#1393765
John
space exploration was all about the glorification of man, and certainly nothing to do with the glorification of God.
And light bulbs are all about electricity and nothing about transmission repair. What's your point?
This sounds like a "waaah, the government's spending money on other people instead of me" whine.
4/18/2012 5:39:54 AM
#1393767
Mr Awesome.
Carl Sagan must be spinning in his grave
4/18/2012 5:40:55 AM
#1393780
Doubting Thomas
When was space exploration ever supposed to glorify God? I thought it was all about learning about what space is like.
Before you complain about space exploration, better give up your satellite TV with 1000 channels, the ability to call anyone anywhere in the world just by punching in a few numbers on your phone, and the ability to detect hurricanes a week before they arrive on our continent.
4/18/2012 6:24:58 AM
#1393796
farpadokly
I kind of agree with this one. Not the "glorification of God" part, but the expense. I think we should try to solve the very pressing problems on Earth first before reaching into the stars. Just a question of priorities.
And the "space race" was more about nationalistic prestige and beating the commies, more a sort of macho dick-waving contest than anything. There's nothing on the moon, but we knew that beforehand anyway.
4/18/2012 7:10:28 AM
#1393824
freako104
If we did things just to honour god, we'd not have the technologies nor knowledges we do dipshit
4/18/2012 8:15:43 AM
#1393844
dfmfundies
@ freako104:
If we did things just to honour god, we'd not have the technologies nor knowledges we do dipshit
But we'd have all these neat gold-plated temples with altars cut from diamonds, so it evens out.
4/18/2012 9:53:00 AM
#1393846
Berny
Who the fuck cares about the glorification of your friend in the sky? If all we ever did was glorify god, we'd still be dying of the black plague and scurvy.
The pursuit of knowledge, which includes space exploration, has given us vaccines, new chemicals and compounds, new materials, new technologies.
I could go on but my point is, it's given a lot more benefits than kneeling and praising god (which has never given us anything but dusty knees).
4/18/2012 10:07:39 AM
#1393859
breakerslion
If your God was real, and He didn't want us to go into space, then he would have smote us or something. At the very least, He could have done something subtle and random (that dopes like you could attribute to Him) to keep the endeavor from having a successful outcome... BUT NO! /Belushi
That must mean that your coy little God wanted this to happen! Are you questioning God's alleged Plan Kathy? Blasphemer! No Heaven for you!
4/18/2012 10:52:39 AM
#1393863
Karana
You should stop breathing then. I mean you don't breathe for god's glorification do you?
That's how stupid your argument is.
4/18/2012 11:18:38 AM
#1393865
militantchick
Velcro alone was worth a couple billion. Come on ya gotta admit that..
4/18/2012 11:20:30 AM
#1393873
Misterboston
I love when fundies lament the loss of billions and billions wasted on pursuits like space exploration or astrophysics and then ponder what "might have been" if we'd spent that money on something that would "benefit mankind" instead. Seriously? NASA is a misallocation of resources? I wonder, where might Man be today without the fucking Dark Ages, hmmmm? Sorry, religion had its chance to rule over human affairs. It failed. Let's give science, logic, and reason a chance shall we?
4/18/2012 11:41:31 AM
#1393914
@farpadokly:
What if I told you...that those pressing problems on Earth can never be solved as long as humans exist?
True, some of us are trying to change that, but I'm starting to think it's too late for climate change or human overpopulation to be stopped anytime soon. You can keep talking priorities all you want, but when the chips are down everyone starts eating each other. By that time, you would wish you got out of there with the people that wanted to get off the planet in the first place. Unfortunately for you it would be too late, and you would be stuck on an Earth with too many people and not enough resources to go around. Not to mention most of those people would have converted to one extremist cult or another, and that would give them enough motivation to kill everyone else, including you.
Need I say more?
4/18/2012 2:23:01 PM
#1393923
checkmate
Just think what could have been achieved for the good of mankind with all that wasted billions upon billions…
Some people (mistakenly) cite Teflon as a product of the space race.
This is wrong, Teflon was invented by the fundamentalists themselves. They use it to coat their brains to make sure no reasonable thoughts or arguments stick where they could do harm to "the faith".
4/18/2012 2:57:01 PM
#1393925
To those who are saying this isn't fundie, she is using basically the same argument that has been used throughout the ages. Whenever someone(s) tried to advance their/our knowledge, somebody was there poo-pooing them. Whether it was someone wondering what was just around the next bend in the river, the primitive Polynesians exploring the pacific, the scientist that wonders why a certain something works a certain way and how it does it, the list goes on and on. These fundies have no curiosity and are satisfied with the status quo. A world that stagnates and never advances.
4/18/2012 2:58:14 PM
#1393929
Anon
>>More pressing business on planet Earth… Pull your heads out of the clouds,, people.
And I say once again, we did not need space exploration to develop technologies. <<
You ever use Google Earth? GPS? Satellite television? A cell phone? A cell phone with a camera? A weather forecast?
Your Argument Is Invalid.
4/18/2012 3:04:28 PM
#1393933
Mudak
The only place where I'll give kathy credit, is in the acknowledgment that actually sending a man to the moon really didn't imbue us with any special knowledge that we couldn't have gotten any other way. Beyond that, her argument is meaningless.
4/18/2012 3:20:21 PM
#1393934
farpadokly
@#1393914: What you're saying is misanthropic, defeatist rubbish.
4/18/2012 3:20:24 PM
#1393935
Elia
See, there's your problem: You labor under the delusion that your Sky Being needs to be glorified 24/7, year-round.
4/18/2012 3:29:18 PM
#1393950
Renon
Well, since you and your ilk seem insistent upon destroying this planet, I would certainly like them to get a move on and research some damn space travel.
4/18/2012 5:28:17 PM
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