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Subject:Re: "Rockets not carrying fuel" and the space tower.
Date:Tue, 29 Mar 2005 08:48:23 -0600
From:"Don A. Gilmore" <eromlignodNOSPM@kc.rr.com>
Newsgroups:sci.astro,sci.physics,sci.mech.fluids,sci.engr.mech,sci.space.policy
"Morituri-|-Max" <newage@sendarico.net> wrote in message
news:Ij82e.55397$8D.9633@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>
> "Mike" <M.GS@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:rI72e.33814$mq2.12588@trnddc08...
> > Oh...well then, if Mr. Clark was only wanting to explore the planets
> > within
> > this solar system and no further, I guess it  would be ok.
> > I doubt there would be few if any ethical issues.
>
> Whew.. good thing we have your permission.. man, for a second there I
> thought our future was in jeaporady.
>
> What is ethical about ensuring mankind becomes extinct because you decide
we
> can't leave our planet?  If there are so many beings out there we could
> harm, why haven't they gotten together with us yet to work out a good plan
> for how we will spread into the galaxy when we finally can?


You kids have been watching way too much TV.

Don
Kansas City