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A reasonable argument Geoff ... but what you lose is the outlet for imaginative innovators and the spin off that generates.
You could say that about the space race, ... of what possible value is there in examining and travelling to distance objects which are unlikely to be of any material interest in our lifetimes. But the spin off has changed the world !!! (I'll leave you all to decide whether it's for the better) and that repayment is well worth the investment.
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"I say we take off, nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
Corporal Hicks
(Actually Ripley said it first.)
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