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- ApokalypseNow, on 11/03/2009, -0/+10@Crazed
Evidence is not in the eye of the beholder - objective evidence, anyways. Any other forms of evidence have no value. - ApokalypseNow, on 11/03/2009, -0/+10@Crazed
Not even then. - ApokalypseNow, on 11/03/2009, -0/+9@Crazed
No, you don't know either. You claim to know a lot of things, but the evidence refutes you at every turn. - Moralogic, on 11/02/2009, -0/+8There is no intelligent life in your bedroom at night either.
- Mnementh2230, on 11/03/2009, -0/+8"I know."
And HOW, exactly, do you KNOW? What evidence do you have? And please, spare me your bible-thumping *****. If you've got evidence that is objective, lay it out. If all you've got is the writings (and your particular interpretation) of your book of fables and myths, just admit it so we can continue mocking you for the religious fundamentalist anti-learning scientifically illiterate troglodyte you are. - Apokalyps2547, on 11/02/2009, -1/+9CrazedLeper has a long comment history of saying that there's too much "radiation" in space for life, and that manned flight to the moon or anywhere else is impossible (and thus: faked).
In other words, he's making baseless assertions in a misguided attempt to push his fallacious worldview. - mx13punk, on 11/02/2009, -0/+7These comments suck!
- Mnementh2230, on 11/03/2009, -1/+7There might be. You don't know. We don't know. That's why we explore - to find out.
CrazedLeper: The religious fundamentalist anti-learning bias made manifest. - Crimeodial, on 11/02/2009, -1/+7And you say that based on what evidence?
- ldsan, on 11/02/2009, -2/+7great book
- chrisinsocalif, on 11/02/2009, -1/+5Maybe its chocolate since the moon is made of cheese.
- Mnementh2230, on 11/03/2009, -0/+4"I behold a cabal of wishful thinkers trying to prove a lie. "
And your evidence that it's a lie is...? - carbonetc, on 11/03/2009, -0/+3And if we do find it? Will you actually change your mind about something?
Be careful, this is a goalpost that you won't find quite so easy to move as the others. - HyperJack, on 11/02/2009, -1/+4You speak of redirecting a comet as if it has some sort of steering wheel.
- immatellyouwhat, on 11/02/2009, -1/+4Burrito.
- Mnementh2230, on 11/03/2009, -0/+3He'll say the life was brought with the whatever spacecraft finds the life, or that it's faked, or something equally lame.
- fragomatik, on 11/03/2009, -0/+2There are other ways of influencing large objects in space rather than just rockets. Some of these methods are being seriously considered by NASA as measures that humanity could use to deflect a threatening asteroid. With enough lead-time (years) the slight gravity of a relatively small mass (eg. a robotic space craft with low-thrust ion propulsion) can change the course of an asteroid significantly.
- ldsan, on 11/02/2009, -4/+6just like my pants after soft shell crab
- laser314, on 11/03/2009, -0/+1Asteroids yes, a nice solid rock to attach the propulsion system to. I am commenting on redirecting comets for water, that's a different animal altogether. Actually, how much water ice is a comet made of?
- fragomatik, on 11/04/2009, -0/+1That's a good point. The better and easier alternative is the LaGrange points. They're *much* closer than even Earth-crossing asteroids, and they just *might* be rich in volatiles like water...we just don't know yet.
- Polycarp87, on 11/02/2009, -1/+2There already is alot of water, and a comet isn't going to be a really substantial amount anyway.
- Apokalyps2547, on 11/04/2009, -0/+1He'll skip right to "faked". He thinks there's too much 'radiation' in space to transport life.
- tushyd, on 11/03/2009, -0/+1If we were at the point of being able to direct comets, why wouldn't we bring them into lunar orbit or something and then mine them? Mars would be too far away really to be an effective water reserve.
- chriswastaken, on 11/02/2009, -1/+2Which is easier?
1. Attaching a rocket and using MATH to calculate the two objects to collide with the least amount of force.
2. Spending years sifting trace amounts of water and ice out of mud? - TimeOutofMind, on 11/03/2009, -0/+1I always thought that there were incredibly strong wind storms on Mars. You'd think those would pretty much destroy any discernible patterns in small grain distribution.
- laser314, on 11/02/2009, -0/+1Considering the cost of rocket fuel, how much fuel it would require, and the odds a comet would just break apart under stress before the orbital change is completed, I think option 2 would be easier.
- chrisdohrm, on 11/02/2009, -3/+3Neat-o.
- korvan504521, on 11/03/2009, -1/+1Get your ass to Mars.
- redxii, on 11/02/2009, -1/+1You're a Naughty Child and That's Concentrated Evil Coming Out the Back of You.
- redleader36, on 11/02/2009, -1/+0A mosquito!
- ptFoe, on 11/03/2009, -2/+1mud fight!!!
- KingGorilla, on 11/02/2009, -2/+1Reminds me of the chocolate river in the WIlly Wonka movie.
- chriswastaken, on 11/02/2009, -4/+3If we want water on Mars couldn't we just redirect an icy comet towards it? Who is going to feel the effects of a 150kiloton explosion when no one lives there?
- techtock, on 11/02/2009, -3/+1A mulatto!
- immatellyouwhat, on 11/02/2009, -7/+2Hey, everybody poops.
- CrazedLeper, on 11/03/2009, -9/+1@Mnementh2230 said:
"There might be. You don't know. We don't know. That's why we explore - to find out.:
No, *you* don't know. I know. There's nothing to be found there but spend all the time and money you want looking for something that you'll never find. Makes no difference to me. - CrazedLeper, on 11/03/2009, -9/+1Not until I wake up.
- CrazedLeper, on 11/03/2009, -9/+1Evidence is in the eye of the beholder. I behold a cabal of wishful thinkers trying to prove a lie. That's all the evidence I need.
- CrazedLeper, on 11/02/2009, -21/+2Stop it: there's no life on Mars.
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