Men on Mars

[dar512]

Originally posted by tw
Its not possible to talk about a man to Mars mission and not talk about why the idea exists.

The idea of and the desire to go to other planets existed long before Dubya was born. Dubya is not "why the idea exists."

Originally posted by tw
Provided is not one logical reason - from George Jr or hot_pastrami - to send a man to Mars.

<Using Inigo voice>
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
</Inigo>

Originally posted by tw
Quite bluntly - you can't because the logical reasons do not exist! Demonstrated by hot_pastrami's implicit concession: advancement of science is not a reason for this mission.

This is an obviously bogus argument for two reasons. First, many here have given reasons why manned missions would "advance science" more than unmanned missions. So, saying that HP has implictly conceded so is untrue.

Secondly, you have implicitly defined "logical reasons" == "advancement of science". I don't buy this definition. There are many things that are logical to do in this world that don't advance science.