Scientists Find Temperate Planet Outside Our Solar System

I couldn't agree with you more.

Conservatives are against research on global warming, some are indeed against stemcell research, but I believe anyone who researches the benefits of good research from before quickly understands that we need as much of as many fields of research as possible. That goes for any political viewpoint, liberal or conservative. Look at the old Skylab project, and the Mir, it was one of the first times Russians and Americans worked together.

The big "good thing" that comes out of research in space is the drugs. Space drugs. They've made some breakthroughs with the creation of very important drugs in space. Like in 1985 this was a headline,"A New Jersey pharmaceutical concern has begun the first animal tests of a superpure medicine made in space that holds the promise of helping millions of people by the end of the decade." There are many examples. Look it up :).

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really i dot see how that makes sense, since we really cant move there now any ways..

Really? Can you post anything without vomiting partisan nonsense all over the place?

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Your timeline is a little messed up. Think before you post.

Gods are only dogs spelled backwards. Perhaps we can make
those smart droids dyslexic so they can read the saga backwards
re: the nature of power hungry insecure humans who were so
fataly flawed they couldn't live in peace with each other for lack
of tolerance & humility. Because if humans do try to colonize other
planets, they're more apt to cultivate their 7 deadly sins there than
sustenence.

Rich people get their shit first. That's life.

Good boy, good dog. You've been trained well to accept your position. Good boy. Just sit there and keep wagging your tail and your masters will throw you another doggie biscuit.

ya, i'm sure you're making tons of progress re-structuring our capitalist society between snide liberal-forum-posts. bunny wailer would ash on your face

I seriously doubt that you are aware of what is in Bunny Wailer's consciousness, or mine. Also, I wasn't aware that I actually had to be in charge of restructuring society to speak an opinion here at current. But do you have anything to contribute representing your opinion on the article? You may not care for my "snide liberal comments," but for the most part they are directed at the content of the article or in reply to someone replying to me. (except when I'm just cracking a joke which people are prone to do here at current from time to time.) You, however, seem to be here simply to attack me personally. Thanks for being a jackass.

I beg to disagree sir. That is the exact same mindset that has crippled the planet Earth. This is not the 'Wild Wild West'.Militarizing the planet ? Now all of our guns are aimed at eachother. Everyone wants to be in control because they've failed to realized, after thousands of years that, 'control is only and illusion'.

Besides, how would our new space weapontry be able to compete with that of other advanced civilizations that have inhabitated the different galaxies of our universe(s) for possibly millions of years. We would be like bring toothpicks to a swordfight. They would utterly slay us. Let's first try show them that we are grateful and worthy of asking for permission to move forward, just like children ask their parents, if they can leave the front yard, then stay over at a friends house all night, then for the car keys, then permission to move out of the house.We have not shown that kind of responsibility and accountability yet for our own planet, now we want to race off to somewhere else. It's one thing for the Earth to die on it's own, but it's entirely different when we humans are the ones who are destroying the Earth. We may not know or believe that they are there but,they know that we're here. They probably will have to save us from our wrecthed selves. This post is not by mistake. There are no mistakes in the Universe.

I'm not sure if the human race has made those kinds of proper andvancements. Are you ?

Please don't misunderstand me. I am not advocating the above-mentioned scenario. I was merely pointing out that, in my cynical view, that is how the people of the Earth would proceed. I don't think that anyone can logically argue that in our present state of affairs the military would not be the first humans to try and colonize a new planet. I don't know what those at the pentagon or any other military around the world think of extraterrestrial weaponry or the need to combat it. But if the military doesn't go first, I highy doubt that anyone else would.

Likewise, I think it would be hard to argue that the wealthy and powerful would permit mass colonization of any others than those who they need for labor to procure natural resources and to build. They have fucked up and used up this planet, they'll be on their way to fresher pastures. The rest of us would be left here to deal with the fallout.

In the wolf pack culture the alpha males always eat first.
Jack London's book Call of the Wild applies to the main
of creatures in the lower 48 as it does in Alaska, rich or po.

You would think that either we would kill ourselves or form a better society before that could ever happen. But who knows.
^^directed toward your first comment

anyone notice that my comment is off time/out of place? and why does it say my comment was taken off? all i said was 'these comments are pretty out there.' but now it kind of makes u wonder.

The Eite need servants and guards ofcourse we will go who will grow the food or kill the monsters.

I dont care how advanced ya are a nuke is a nuke

If we find another race first, chances are they will be less developed, or almost exactly like us, but at a different point in history. Chances are we will only first be able to communicate, and exchange ideas and technology, not visit. First, It would spur enormous growth and research, and social and religious changes. We are a long way from "going" anywhere. Realistically, it would be generations from now before we could even understand the language of an alien species, and our own societies would hopefully evolve to a better, more united and unoppressed state by then, where you wouldn't have to be so sad that everyone around you is evil, bad, and stupid.

the nearest star would take four years to reach traveling at light speed. and it doesnt even have planets orbiting it. its just too damn vast. we are really going to have to do our homework before the sun swallows us up in 5 billion years

http://space.th

Not in a 'Jump Room' and not bending time and space. This would be accomplished in a matter of seconds.

Contact has begun.

wave away, i want off this rock!

Calm down, Avatar fan.

We haven't even colonized our own moon yet.

hey now don't lump me in with that unobtainiam crap. besides, i prefer star wars style space, i'll take a lightsaber over carbon fiber bones any day haha

We haven't because probably because the moon is not ours. You just can't seem to get it. Just because it rotates around the Earth and we placed a flag (suppovisely) on it in the late 60's,does not mean that it belongs to the people on the Earth. The moon is not real estate.

If that's the case, how come we've never gone back ?

Let's clean our house first my friend, maybe then someone out there may invite us to their's.

No one like's a junky neighbor, not even here on this planet.

We tried breaking it down into cartoon fiber hoping that you would accept and understand the innocence and simplicity of 'time travel'. What's the differnce in me waving my 'magic wand' and Kirk saying "beam me up Scotty" ? Besides you're not equiped to leave yet. How would you defend yourself, and how would you return ? Your plea to return would be eniment.I'm trying to help you.

The 'Stargates' and 'Jump Rooms' have always been here.

theres nothing there why go back unless its to set up a weapons platform

I was gone for a while, but you're funny.

Clearly a very thoughtful person.