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In article <1992Dec29.011735.16300@cs.rochester.edu> dietz@cs.rochester.edu (Paul Dietz) writes:
]In article <1992Dec28.223226.12849@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> Dr. Norman J. LaFave <lafave@ial4.jsc.nasa.gov> writes:
]
]> My arguement has the benefit of centuries of historical precedent
]> which is more than your "There will never be benefits worth the
]> expense" arguement you are spouting which can be
]> easily argued against using the same historical
]> information. Can I prove my assertion?
]> No. However, neither can you prove the contrary.
]
]
]Let me try this again: your historical argument is just bullshit.  The
]reasoning is vacuous, independent of the truth of the conclusion.

Ah, objectivity.
 
]if they really would be profitable.)  Space resources?  We went
]to the moon and found... very little of practical value.  Space

Gee. We sent six missions to the moon and found nothing so that means that
there is nothing of value on the moon? Do you define "practical" as "everything
jumps out of hiding at you"? There haven't been enough surveys done on the 
moon for you to simply jump to the conclusion that there is nothing of 
practical value on the moon. But then, I am nothing but a mere history 
undergraduate so I guess I've missed something.

BTW, aren't there other places besides the moon to look for things? Things 
that make us go? :)

]manufacturing?  Endlessly hyped with little to show for it.

Has it been tried at any level for you to make that sort of conclusion?

]You advance the straw man argument that I am arguing that there will
]never be any benefits.  As you say, we can't know that.  But lack of
]certainty doesn't mean we are absolved from the need to make decisions
]on how scarce funds are expended.  You can't just say "you can't prove
]me wrong, so gimme."  At least, not with a straight face.

I find it amazing that you can say "you can't prove it so NO!" with a straight
face. You have to try first.
 


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