07-30-2016, 05:05 AM
how discovering things outside of this planet benefits us in the here and now
It doesn't, unless there is political will.
if a telescope could have let us detect global warming 50 years ago
Global warming was understood 40 years ago. Big Money saw it as a threat, so obsfucated the problem for decades. It might not be too late to undo the damage, but we lack the political will. Getting off this rock is possibly the only hope for our species.
"Mother nature will just start over again. Maybe this time with the bees."
It doesn't, unless there is political will.
if a telescope could have let us detect global warming 50 years ago
Global warming was understood 40 years ago. Big Money saw it as a threat, so obsfucated the problem for decades. It might not be too late to undo the damage, but we lack the political will. Getting off this rock is possibly the only hope for our species.
"Mother nature will just start over again. Maybe this time with the bees."