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In reply to the discussion: Ted Cruz says Space Force is necessary to prevent space pirates [View all]Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)53. Well, as Elton John used to say...
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids.
Anyone who thinks that a better life awaits them somewhere else in the Solar System is nuts. Like it or not, we live in the very best place possible for life as we know it, which is why we shouldn't have trashed it.
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left-of-center2012
May 2019
OP
Make sure to load it with Christian non-scientists. God can provide all the answers it needs.
Freethinker65
May 2019
#2
Let's issue lettres of marque to Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, make them privateers.
JustABozoOnThisBus
May 2019
#33
You don't think Space Pirates are a real problem? Ask Admiral Kirk. He'll tell you.
Tommy_Carcetti
May 2019
#59