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Topic Started: Aug 21 2008, 10:46 PM (294 Views)
Avsfreak
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I think it would be cool if every now and then I posted a controversial question or topic. Then we could all see what eachothers views on that subject are. This is option, just thought it would be fun to see ppls points of view.

I feel you are all mature enough not to discriminate against someones answers. They are just posting their opinion, they have a right to.

Would someone please come up with a name for this so that I can put the new questions under somthing. (Thought about Question Corner, but, well....obviously im not good at making names for stuff.)

First Question

Given limited resources, what deserves more support: the space program or finding a cure for cancer?

I will also post several websites that have wiki's or articles about the subjects incase any of you want to read about them. In your response, please feel free to give us your opinion and ideas/solutions, comments, other questions on the topic etc. Please also feel free to post links to other sites that have more on the topic.

Space Shuttle Program
NASA This site is cool. You can watch footage of different things and see pictures taken by satellites and Mars rovers.
American Cancer Society
Cancer Wiki
Cancer "Cure" for mice to be Used on Humans
Discover Education videos on Space
Edited by Avsfreak, Aug 21 2008, 11:19 PM.
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That question you said about Cancer or NASA, certainly Cancer. In my opinion NASA is somewhat of a waste of money given all the diseases we can try to cure with the billions of dollars. I mean, is it really necessary to find out about space? Too many people suffer from Cancer, so that's my opinion.
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Cancer would be nice to find a cure for, but there is so many different types of cancer which means there will be a lot of different cures. So in my opinion it would have to be NASA. Think about it. Maybe not in our lifetime, but someday we will have polluted this planet way to much to live on. NASA could possibly find a way to live somewhere in space(You know like Wall-e. Didn't watch it you suck.).
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Aug 22 2008, 04:54 PM
That question you said about Cancer or NASA, certainly Cancer. In my opinion NASA is somewhat of a waste of money given all the diseases we can try to cure with the billions of dollars. I mean, is it really necessary to find out about space? Too many people suffer from Cancer, so that's my opinion.
What if the cure was on another planet?
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Ok i'm gonna say cancer because once its cured its cured and then you can spend more money on things like space travel which would be constintly needing change like how cars are always changing.

And yea Wall.e rules
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The only way NASA's funding will ever help us is in relevance to this topic is if
on another planet they find something that ends up begin a cure for cancer.

Realistically though? I doubt that would happen.

Let's not just talk about NASA. There are many other organizations that are being funded millions and or billions of dollars on thighs which have no actual use.

Cancer basically being a decrease that has recently gotten worse due to the result of extreme chemicals, toxins, pollution and unhealthy life styles we humans now lead. It's something some of us are responsible for. So it is also our responsibility to find out how to stop this terrible problem.
*thanks for correcting me dev*

I really see no point in why we need to explore the universe to find out things that really wont effect us in the near future, where else finding a cure for cancer or any other disease for that matter is a better issue at hand and better cause for spending money.

As much as we can sit here and complainant large organizations not helping but most of us while doing that sit here and ignore charity drives or any charity oriented events.

Me personally, I donate and I donate generously.
Up to a certain extent I see no point of having extreme wealth.

If everyone would just donate a dollar of their money once a month, that would be a lot already.

Don't get all technical on me and go on about people in Africa not having a dollar a month to donate, be realistic I would obviously be referring to the better off.
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Aug 22 2008, 05:36 PM
Cancer basically being a decrease that has recently gotten worse due to the result of extreme chemicals, toxins, pollution and unhealthy life styles we humans now lead.
If that is the case wouldn't ditching this planet and moving on help cure cancer in a slow way?
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w33ni3 and Devil, good points. It is possible that the cure is somewhere on another planet... Who knows, right? And yes w33ni3, chances are that we'll pollute this planet beyond belief, and have to find another place before extinction.
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To me, im not counting on NASA or any space program. At the rate of global warming and pollution is rising, we'll need a new planet sooner then later. What I miss about the space program is that in the 60s, we set a goal, to get to space and land on the moon. Later in the 60s and 70s that goal became a reality. Now, im reading articles on how NASA wants to go back to the moon, but they arn't planning on going until 2020?

WTF shouldnt we be able to get there faster then in the 60s?

I agree with the fact that the solution to cancer could be found on another planet. Hell, maybe we make contact with aliens and they have the cure too. You never know.

Here is my solution. There are other space programs besides NASA that are building and growing rapidly. We don't necessarily need NASA. These other programs are privatly funded so the government could spend money on cureing cancer instead of NASA and we could still have these private companies exploring space. At least until a cure is found, then NASA could come back, because believe it or not they do some stuff right.
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I do agree with the fact that if aliens exist and IMO the do that they might hold the cure but how can you prove that we really landed on the moon. So it all depends on the facts. there are things i know that makes me think if i know this what don't i know but i still think that we should cure cancer first.

p.s good work whoever started this and i like the name question corner
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indow10
Aug 22 2008, 10:28 PM
but how can you prove that we really landed on the moon.
I just saw a commercial of Mythbusters where they are going to try and figure out if we really did land on the moon.
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you mean that they could have faked the moon landing? (classic family guy scene by the way).
yeah i just saw that commercial.
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Curing cancer, without a doubt.

When it comes to future space endeavors, nothing can be assumed about what we will find. So in my opinion, the possibility that a cure could be found elsewhere is null and void. As much as I love the space program and its history, there are far more pressing matters that need to be taken care of.

To quote from American Psycho ( :lol: ):
"Well, we have to end apartheid for one. And slow down the nuclear arms race, stop terrorism and world hunger. We have to provide food and shelter for the homeless, and oppose racial discrimination and promote civil rights, while also promoting equal rights for women. We have to encourage a return to traditional moral values. Most importantly, we have to promote general social concern and less materialism in young people."

Funding should also be put into the study of ways to preserve the planet, instead of the space program for the possibility of having to leave Earth because of mass pollution.
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Aug 22 2008, 11:13 PM
you mean that they could have faked the moon landing? (classic family guy scene by the way).
yeah i just saw that commercial.
LMAO, love that scene!

"Wow, Neil Armstrong.. Hey wait, I just saw you on TV on the moon!
"Oh well uhh... tape delay, an er... Solar Winds... *Smashes guy with Astronaut helmet*

Yeah halo, there's alot more important stuff than space right now.
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hm... to attempt to balance out the argument a bit...
its not necessarily if we screw up the planet, that we'd need another.
babies are being born healthier, people are living longer...
i see overpopulation being quite a problem.
and with the aid of science, people are living through things that we wouldnt have a mere number of years ago. harsh as it may sound, the sick and weak are living through agents of natural selection to reproduce, negatively impacting the strength of the human race as a whole.
god, i sound cold, but cancer, and illness in general, can almost be considered nature's method of population control.

unfortunately, i know little to nothing about the biological aspects of cancer, other than its uncontrolled cell growth. i also know little to nothing about space travel, so its not the best argument, but something to think on.

Halo, that is an excellent quote, and a wonderful to-do list for mankind...
but i would not necessarily put all of those before extra terrestrial exploration, either. i seem to think, sad as it is, we will be striving for those for quite some time.
most of those things represent abandoning a shameful history, where nasa can represent abandoning ignorance to create a new future, which those things dont necessarily have to be a part of.

rebuttals welcome.
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