The feeling that we are somewhat unified, is mostly the feeling for the astronaits. I Feel it too but, it is not as if it changed my mind forever. After a couple of days most people will do their own thing again. But when you put more money into the space program, and make sure the news will cover it more people will be thinking differently. And well the technological advances are why we are doing those missions. Those spaceX ships are just trying to learn how to do it better, so actually the tehnological advencess are the short term goals.
The impetus toward space exploration becomes obvious when you consider the scale of the universe (which I think is often unappreciated by people who know little about space). Sure, everyone knows that space is big. But consider that the parts of the universe that we can reasonably say we know a n y t h i n g about constitutes an infinitesimal portion of absolutely e v e r y t h i n g that exists. If knowledge can be appreciated as some kind of human goal at all, then space exploration offers a means to that end which outstrips every human endeavor ever undertaken, even if you consider them all together at the same time. There's just so much left to explore. Who knows what we'll find? Who cares? Let's just find out.
I think space travel is justified and worth the resources spent for the same reason as art. It fulfills and represents some of our deepest needs and virtues. Or, to paraphrase Kanye: "Because we're humans, and we do dope sh*t"
It's not a question of how much taxes, but the mere fact that taxes are just theft. It doesn't matter what % goes to space programs... It's like a rapist asking his victims where they'd prefer being raped. It's not a valid question.
Nicely presented argument.. However "space exploration is the only one among those that has the psychological of the overview effect going for it". Allow me to say that's a non-empirically supported fact.. it's just a claim coming from the mouth of several astronauts that can't reveal what 7 billion people on earth would think of when going up there. it's nice and "noble" to think that way but it's platonic and unrealistic.
That feeling when you pay more in taxes for drone strikes on schools and hospitals than you do for space exploration.
Good video, more people need to watch your channel.
as always. great video. don't know why you aren't more popular than you are. keep it up!!
Is there a slight delay with the audio or is it just me ?
As a comedic side-note, before they got put in the isolation box there was paperwork...
www.space.com/7044-moon-apollo-astronauts-customs.html
The feeling that we are somewhat unified, is mostly the feeling for the astronaits. I Feel it too but, it is not as if it changed my mind forever. After a couple of days most people will do their own thing again. But when you put more money into the space program, and make sure the news will cover it more people will be thinking differently. And well the technological advances are why we are doing those missions. Those spaceX ships are just trying to learn how to do it better, so actually the tehnological advencess are the short term goals.
I'd happy to see a massive boost in R&D spending of which a proportion goes to space exploration, maybe 5-6% total?
The impetus toward space exploration becomes obvious when you consider the scale of the universe (which I think is often unappreciated by people who know little about space). Sure, everyone knows that space is big. But consider that the parts of the universe that we can reasonably say we know a n y t h i n g about constitutes an infinitesimal portion of absolutely e v e r y t h i n g that exists. If knowledge can be appreciated as some kind of human goal at all, then space exploration offers a means to that end which outstrips every human endeavor ever undertaken, even if you consider them all together at the same time. There's just so much left to explore. Who knows what we'll find? Who cares? Let's just find out.
I think space travel is justified and worth the resources spent for the same reason as art. It fulfills and represents some of our deepest needs and virtues.
Or, to paraphrase Kanye: "Because we're humans, and we do dope sh*t"
The Overview Affect is not a phenomenin that is limited only to seeing the Earth from above, other experiences provides the same affects.
Such as realizing the fragility of human life and our place in the in the Universe can also provide the same psychological results
when i look at evolution as a whole i like to think humans were created to go beyond earth knowing it wont last forever.
.5% people say, why not 5%
Space exploration > all religious study
It's not a question of how much taxes, but the mere fact that taxes are just theft. It doesn't matter what % goes to space programs... It's like a rapist asking his victims where they'd prefer being raped. It's not a valid question.
Nicely presented argument.. However "space exploration is the only one among those that has the psychological of the overview effect going for it". Allow me to say that's a non-empirically supported fact.. it's just a claim coming from the mouth of several astronauts that can't reveal what 7 billion people on earth would think of when going up there.
it's nice and "noble" to think that way but it's platonic and unrealistic.