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humble_oppossum t1_j7q55ra wrote

Reply to comment by NomDeGuerrePmeDeTerr in Imagine a future in space where pellet-beam propulsion systems speed up travel to other worlds, pipelines on the Moon transport oxygen between settlements and Martian bricks grow on their own before being assembled into homes. Researchers will delve into these ideas and more using NASA grant funding by EricFromOuterSpace

I don't think they missed the point. Science already pushes info to the masses and it regularly gets rejected. Why would NASA spend money to do something that was already done? That's a political problem right now, not science

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zilla0783 t1_j7q8nbf wrote

Yea but at the same time, if politicians won’t act to save the planet, it’s up to science. You don’t move to a new house because your trash can is overflowing, you figure out a way to get rid of it.

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humble_oppossum t1_j7qb26b wrote

You speak as if science isn't constantly doing its job. There are plenty of people out there trying to save the planet, The problem is the people who are actively destroying it

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zilla0783 t1_j7qgkn5 wrote

I think we’re essentially making the same point.

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humble_oppossum t1_j7qvr8e wrote

We are except I don't think progress should be stopped in lieu of trying to manage mass stupidity and political greed

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zilla0783 t1_j7qxll7 wrote

Right, that’s what I said. I’m saying science must continue to progress and find new technologies and solutions to fight climate change, regardless of what politicians and the general public think or do.

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Fit_Manufacturer_444 t1_j7qg1bs wrote

Dude, how can science do its job if most politicians are idiotic science denying ideologues who are bent on increasing profits for their cabinet. This is a political problem not science

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zilla0783 t1_j7qhj9l wrote

I think we’re actually on the same page and I may have misunderstood what you were saying. It came across like you think scientists should just give up because of politicians’ inaction, or in many cases actively sabotaging, towards solving climate change, but I realize now that it’s not what you meant.

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