The best online Debate website - DebateIsland.com! The only Online Debate Website with Casual, Persuade Me, Formalish, and Formal Online Debate formats. We’re the Leading Online Debate website. Debate popular topics, Debate news, or Debate anything! Debate online for free!
Should mankind's space agencies invest in the exploration of space?
in Space
Debra AI Prediction
Arguments
  Considerate: 80%  
  Substantial: 85%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 98%  
  Sentiment: Neutral  
  Avg. Grade Level: 6.46  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 97%  
  Learn More About Debra
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” - Benjamin Franklin So flat Earthers, man-made climate change deniers, and just science deniers.
I friended myself!
  Considerate: 78%  
  Substantial: 78%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 94%  
  Sentiment: Negative  
  Avg. Grade Level: 5.08  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 63%  
  Learn More About Debra
The reality of international cooperation was brought home to me at a recent "International Workshop on Exploration Science," sponsored by NASA and held at College Park Maryland, March 8-10, 2005. The fourth in a series of international meetings over the last year, this one was attended by the space agencies of 21 countries, 13 multinational organizations, and seven U. S. government organizations. It is not so widely known, but true, that international cooperation goes beyond the Space Station itself. Participants pointed out that, for example, fully half of the last 60 space science missions have had international participation. And in the last ten years, NASA has carried out more than 900 agreements with 68 countries." https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/whyweexplore/Why_We_10.html
So, to your WW2 one. False comparison fallacy. Concentration camps are nothing like space exploration. You also have not challenged my economy point. Space exploration, which you have not provided anything to make it seem negative (besides your unproved string theory alien stuff). It also leads to a greater understanding of our universe.
"Undoubtedly, space exploration has answered the question of whether the Earth is round or not and proved that the Earth does revolve around the sun (and not the other way around). But it does much more than that: it gives people a deeper insight into the universe and provides them with more information about the world they live in. It helps them realize that their problems aren’t really that debilitating in the grand scheme of things while reminding them of how fortunate they are to be part of the vast and majestic universe."
Here are the jobs and economy. No. It was that space travel and exploration has always led to technological advancements and it could be used in medicine.
Here are 20 inventions we would not have without it.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/infographics/infographic.view.php?id=11358
Another advantage is that it creates jobs and opportunities which can be taxed to fund the space agencies and other programs and more people can have more money which means (likely) that since they did not have that money before (poor/middle-class) they would spend it in the economy.
"Space exploration doesn’t just involve scientist and astronauts; it also requires the skills and labor of many engineers, research assistants, technicians, mechanics, and other professionals. If space exploration would be stopped today, these people would become jobless, and they won’t have the means to support themselves and their families.
The good thing about this is that space exploration programs show no signs of stopping, and they’re expected to get bigger in the coming years. This means that more jobs would be created, which can significantly help with the employment problems that many countries face." https://futureofworking.com/7-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-space-exploration/.
Technological advancement. The technology developed for space exploration has and will continue to extend to myriad other things. Image processing moved from the moon to the medical field, and technological advancements in cancer treatment, solar panels, lightweight materials, digital data storage, water purification, and satellite communication systems have all come from space programs and exploration. Not to mention memory foam! Who knows what sort of incredible advancements (and creature comforts) are in store for the future.
Another reason is that and for our long-term survival. As it stands, all of humanity’s eggs are in one small basket called “Earth”. It is only a matter of time before something happens to our planet that is so devastating that it changes the course of life as we know it. Whether the disaster is natural, like a rogue comet, or self-inflicted, like nuclear war or man-made climate change, it is possible that our home will no longer be habitable. If our planet is not habitable, we could not live here and so, without a second planet, we will be extinct. What happens, then, to all of the accomplishments of the last thousand generations of humans? All of our art, our music, our literature, our science, even our very genes could be wiped out. Unless, of course, there are a few humans living elsewhere in the solar system. Space exploration and colonization of the Moon and Mars are an insurance policy for humanity and all of our achievements.
A final point, for now, is that it could help relations with other countries. "Large space exploration projects are almost always the result of international cooperation. The International Space Station is the most obvious example, but the space shuttle regularly has astronauts from other nations, and many robotic missions include instruments built by teams in other countries. As NASA gears up to return to the moon, precursor missions from Japan, India, China, and Russia are already in orbit, are planned, or are under construction. Future human Mars missions will almost certainly involve multiple space agencies to spread the cost among several nations." https://martianchronicles.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/nine-good-reasons-for-space-exploration/
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” - Benjamin Franklin So flat Earthers, man-made climate change deniers, and just science deniers.
I friended myself!
  Considerate: 95%  
  Substantial: 88%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 96%  
  Sentiment: Positive  
  Avg. Grade Level: 10.34  
  Sources: 16  
  Relevant (Beta): 19%  
  Learn More About Debra
  Considerate: 92%  
  Substantial: 77%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 95%  
  Sentiment: Negative  
  Avg. Grade Level: 9.56  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 99%  
  Learn More About Debra
  Considerate: 99%  
  Substantial: 59%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 96%  
  Sentiment: Positive  
  Avg. Grade Level: 12.6  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 80%  
  Learn More About Debra
Um, I do not care about that. You just do not debunk the points. It is also irrelevant.
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” - Benjamin Franklin So flat Earthers, man-made climate change deniers, and just science deniers.
I friended myself!
  Considerate: 65%  
  Substantial: 32%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 95%  
  Sentiment: Neutral  
  Avg. Grade Level: 3.84  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 96%  
  Learn More About Debra
  Considerate: 94%  
  Substantial: 22%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 89%  
  Sentiment: Neutral  
  Avg. Grade Level: 7.86  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 99%  
  Learn More About Debra
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” - Benjamin Franklin So flat Earthers, man-made climate change deniers, and just science deniers.
I friended myself!
  Considerate: 98%  
  Substantial: 58%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 89%  
  Sentiment: Positive  
  Avg. Grade Level: 7.42  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 71%  
  Learn More About Debra
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” - Benjamin Franklin So flat Earthers, man-made climate change deniers, and just science deniers.
I friended myself!
  Considerate: 97%  
  Substantial: 76%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 93%  
  Sentiment: Positive  
  Avg. Grade Level: 12.12  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 58%  
  Learn More About Debra
  Considerate: 87%  
  Substantial: 66%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 94%  
  Sentiment: Negative  
  Avg. Grade Level: 7.4  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 22%  
  Learn More About Debra
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” - Benjamin Franklin So flat Earthers, man-made climate change deniers, and just science deniers.
I friended myself!
  Considerate: 88%  
  Substantial: 38%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 60%  
  Sentiment: Neutral  
  Avg. Grade Level: 5.54  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 99%  
  Learn More About Debra
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” - Benjamin Franklin So flat Earthers, man-made climate change deniers, and just science deniers.
I friended myself!
  Considerate: 87%  
  Substantial: 66%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 93%  
  Sentiment: Negative  
  Avg. Grade Level: 6.8  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 21%  
  Learn More About Debra
  Considerate: 98%  
  Substantial: 79%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 96%  
  Sentiment: Positive  
  Avg. Grade Level: 9.88  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 94%  
  Learn More About Debra
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” - Benjamin Franklin So flat Earthers, man-made climate change deniers, and just science deniers.
I friended myself!
  Considerate: 96%  
  Substantial: 80%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 92%  
  Sentiment: Positive  
  Avg. Grade Level: 9.12  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 52%  
  Learn More About Debra
  Considerate: 88%  
  Substantial: 57%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 85%  
  Sentiment: Neutral  
  Avg. Grade Level: 10.46  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 90%  
  Learn More About Debra
"Undoubtedly, space exploration has answered the question of whether the Earth is round or not and proved that the Earth does revolve around the sun (and not the other way around). But it does much more than that: it gives people a deeper insight into the universe and provides them with more information about the world they live in. It helps them realize that their problems aren’t really that debilitating in the grand scheme of things while reminding them of how fortunate they are to be part of the vast and majestic universe."
Here are the jobs and economy. No. It was that space travel and exploration has always led to technological advancements and it could be used in medicine.
Here are 20 inventions we would not have without it.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/infographics/infographic.view.php?id=11358
Another advantage is that it creates jobs and opportunities which can be taxed to fund the space agencies and other programs and more people can have more money which means (likely) that since they did not have that money before (poor/middle-class) they would spend it in the economy.
"Space exploration doesn’t just involve scientist and astronauts; it also requires the skills and labor of many engineers, research assistants, technicians, mechanics, and other professionals. If space exploration would be stopped today, these people would become jobless, and they won’t have the means to support themselves and their families.
The good thing about this is that space exploration programs show no signs of stopping, and they’re expected to get bigger in the coming years. This means that more jobs would be created, which can significantly help with the employment problems that many countries face." https://futureofworking.com/7-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-space-exploration/.
Technological advancement. The technology developed for space exploration has and will continue to extend to myriad other things. Image processing moved from the moon to the medical field, and technological advancements in cancer treatment, solar panels, lightweight materials, digital data storage, water purification, and satellite communication systems have all come from space programs and exploration. Not to mention memory foam! Who knows what sort of incredible advancements (and creature comforts) are in store for the future.
Another reason is that and for our long-term survival. As it stands, all of humanity’s eggs are in one small basket called “Earth”. It is only a matter of time before something happens to our planet that is so devastating that it changes the course of life as we know it. Whether the disaster is natural, like a rogue comet, or self-inflicted, like nuclear war or man-made climate change, it is possible that our home will no longer be habitable. If our planet is not habitable, we could not live here and so, without a second planet, we will be extinct. What happens, then, to all of the accomplishments of the last thousand generations of humans? All of our art, our music, our literature, our science, even our very genes could be wiped out. Unless, of course, there are a few humans living elsewhere in the solar system. Space exploration and colonization of the Moon and Mars are an insurance policy for humanity and all of our achievements.
A final point, for now, is that it could help relations with other countries. "Large space exploration projects are almost always the result of international cooperation. The International Space Station is the most obvious example, but the space shuttle regularly has astronauts from other nations, and many robotic missions include instruments built by teams in other countries. As NASA gears up to return to the moon, precursor missions from Japan, India, China, and Russia are already in orbit, are planned, or are under construction. Future human Mars missions will almost certainly involve multiple space agencies to spread the cost among several nations." https://martianchronicles.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/nine-good-reasons-for-space-exploration/
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” - Benjamin Franklin So flat Earthers, man-made climate change deniers, and just science deniers.
I friended myself!
  Considerate: 94%  
  Substantial: 89%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 95%  
  Sentiment: Positive  
  Avg. Grade Level: 9.94  
  Sources: 15  
  Relevant (Beta): 6%  
  Learn More About Debra
  Considerate: 84%  
  Substantial: 26%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 92%  
  Sentiment: Neutral  
  Avg. Grade Level: 3.66  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 89%  
  Learn More About Debra
I asked him if I could keep posting the same post if it is not debunked and he said yes.
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” - Benjamin Franklin So flat Earthers, man-made climate change deniers, and just science deniers.
I friended myself!
  Considerate: 83%  
  Substantial: 32%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 91%  
  Sentiment: Neutral  
  Avg. Grade Level: 3.64  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 86%  
  Learn More About Debra
I'm done talking to a troll.
  Considerate: 26%  
  Substantial: 46%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 90%  
  Sentiment: Neutral  
  Avg. Grade Level: 6.02  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 100%  
  Learn More About Debra
What tactic? How am I a troll? You are not debunking my arguments and you only attack a little part of it. When you do that, it is terrible and I debunk it. So, I have to repost it.
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” - Benjamin Franklin So flat Earthers, man-made climate change deniers, and just science deniers.
I friended myself!
  Considerate: 48%  
  Substantial: 46%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 95%  
  Sentiment: Negative  
  Avg. Grade Level: 4.18  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 94%  
  Learn More About Debra
  Considerate: 82%  
  Substantial: 40%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 96%  
  Sentiment: Neutral  
  Avg. Grade Level: 8.54  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 96%  
  Learn More About Debra
But you are not responding to it. Just ignoring it. So, I have to paste.
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” - Benjamin Franklin So flat Earthers, man-made climate change deniers, and just science deniers.
I friended myself!
  Considerate: 84%  
  Substantial: 31%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 94%  
  Sentiment: Neutral  
  Avg. Grade Level: 4.24  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 81%  
  Learn More About Debra
Having benefits completely ignores weighing benefits of one against another and also ignores weighing against the cons (which include what you could spend the budget portions on instead)
  Considerate: 76%  
  Substantial: 86%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 97%  
  Sentiment: Positive  
  Avg. Grade Level: 13.16  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 99%  
  Learn More About Debra
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” - Benjamin Franklin So flat Earthers, man-made climate change deniers, and just science deniers.
I friended myself!
  Considerate: 76%  
  Substantial: 83%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 95%  
  Sentiment: Positive  
  Avg. Grade Level: 13.4  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 94%  
  Learn More About Debra
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” - Benjamin Franklin So flat Earthers, man-made climate change deniers, and just science deniers.
I friended myself!
  Considerate: 71%  
  Substantial: 83%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 96%  
  Sentiment: Neutral  
  Avg. Grade Level: 11.18  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 94%  
  Learn More About Debra
They sent innocent dogs to be suffocated in space when experimenting what lack of gravity can do to a being.
They would sooner rape your family, make you watch it, kill you slowly, revive you and do it again and again to make the slightest improvement in research rather than leave you in peace and make no improvement in research.
There is no mercy in the mind of highly ambitious scientists, this is true in space research as much as psychology, physiology and basically anything at all in science. Even physicists get brutal when it comes to claiming copyright on the idea (Newton didn't discover gravity and bullied the apprentice of his who came up with it to stay silent by threatening to fire him for something he didn't do).
You have A LOT to learn about the world if you think science is in any way kind or a good thing for humanity. It always comes at a brutal price and space research is merciless as it comes. The mission always comes first, the people suffocating is worth nothing, the discovery of some new dust on the moon is worth everything.
I'll tell you and NASA both to your faces, you are horrible people when it comes down to it, you see everyone as a means to an end but that's so hypocritical as you justify it saying "it's to help humanity" which you clearly don't care about.
  Considerate: 44%  
  Substantial: 95%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 97%  
  Sentiment: Neutral  
  Avg. Grade Level: 12.36  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 87%  
  Learn More About Debra
Their are ethical guideline regulations in place which protect people. Also how can one know how and what the other people think. How does NASA not care about humanity? You are making some extreme claims. These claims should be supported by evidence. They did not send dogs to be suffocated in space. That is ridicules. The may have wanted to see how gravity effects them but they were not like "lets get dogs and send them in to space so we can see them suffocate."
  Considerate: 61%  
  Substantial: 81%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 89%  
  Sentiment: Neutral  
  Avg. Grade Level: 7.54  
  Sources: 1  
  Relevant (Beta): 98%  
  Learn More About Debra
  Considerate: 42%  
  Substantial: 25%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 91%  
  Sentiment: Neutral  
  Avg. Grade Level: 6  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 100%  
  Learn More About Debra
I do know the world is not a nice place so there is nothing to discover.
Appeal to emotion fallacy. We needed it to test how it will affect humans. Without it, we would not know how medicines would help us or if they are good.
What?
Do you have evidence? I have evidence that he invented the theory. https://sciencing.com/first-person-discover-gravity-23003.html https://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2010/01/newtons-apple-the-real-story.html
It is a good thing. It allows us to understand things about our universe, invent new technology and medicine. The people willing do it and on Apollo 13, you know the one that exploded, the astronauts were trying to be helped.
Why am I a horrible person? Ad-hominem fallacy. You have not proven how science does not help people or why I do not care about humanity. A lot of scientists do the job to learn about the universe and to help humanity.
Like nope said, there are guidelines that must be followed to do a test.
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” - Benjamin Franklin So flat Earthers, man-made climate change deniers, and just science deniers.
I friended myself!
  Considerate: 50%  
  Substantial: 86%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 96%  
  Sentiment: Neutral  
  Avg. Grade Level: 8.78  
  Sources: 1  
  Relevant (Beta): 16%  
  Learn More About Debra
  Considerate: 70%  
  Substantial: 36%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 86%  
  Sentiment: Neutral  
  Avg. Grade Level: 5.2  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 98%  
  Learn More About Debra
Unfortunately, since it was so early on in the space race, the design process for constructing the vehicles was trial and error -- if launches or reentry procedures were faulty, the animals had little chances of survival" https://science.howstuffworks.com/dead-animals-in-space.htm.
Despite this, space exploration has led to numerous advancements that benefit humans. The cons are very minimal.
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” - Benjamin Franklin So flat Earthers, man-made climate change deniers, and just science deniers.
I friended myself!
  Considerate: 89%  
  Substantial: 79%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 91%  
  Sentiment: Neutral  
  Avg. Grade Level: 9.34  
  Sources: 2  
  Relevant (Beta): 41%  
  Learn More About Debra
On top of that, the indirect cons of wasting budget on the least important research at present are very significant.
  Considerate: 84%  
  Substantial: 94%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 95%  
  Sentiment: Neutral  
  Avg. Grade Level: 12.24  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 99%  
  Learn More About Debra
  Considerate: 88%  
  Substantial: 85%  
  Spelling & Grammar: 95%  
  Sentiment: Positive  
  Avg. Grade Level: 11.54  
  Sources: 0  
  Relevant (Beta): 92%  
  Learn More About Debra