socialism cannot replace capitalism, it was tried in the ussr, also cuba, north korea, china, and it failed. does not work. no body wants 100% gummint ownership of the means of production. and to say socialism is a theory of liberation when in reality it's mainly a bunc h of harsh dictatorships is a bit...well, asinine.
So far, on Mars, we've landed an SUV, created a waste dump of various spent components, are polluting the atmosphere with the waste vapor of a nuclear powered engine, and now we're carving our initials in rock face with a laser.
The question in my own mind is if there is evidence of life having been on Mars, what then? We will know life came quite possibly from outside the solar system. That would mean the universe itself is making a spectacular effort to spread life. Then the question is why? Why would billions of trillions of stars be creating cradles for life? People give the simplistic answer it just is. We could have accepted that answer for any one of the questions we've had.
I totally agree Charles. This, our liberation from the drudgery of work, is the dream of the scientific age. I think socialism, especially in the form of mandated reduction of work hours to ensure full employment, wil be required to cope with the reduced need for labor.
socialism cannot replace capitalism, it was tried in the ussr, also cuba, north korea, china, and it failed. does not work. no body wants 100% gummint ownership of the means of production. and to say socialism is a theory of liberation when in reality it's mainly a bunc h of harsh dictatorships is a bit...well, asinine.
We come in peace!