Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site denelcor.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!denelcor!neal From: neal@denelcor.UUCP (Neal Weidenhofer) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Why the government should fund space exploration. Message-ID: <206@denelcor.UUCP> Date: Fri, 11-Nov-83 21:45:00 EST Article-I.D.: denelcor.206 Posted: Fri Nov 11 21:45:00 1983 Date-Received: Sun, 13-Nov-83 13:54:39 EST References: <13451@sri-arpa.UUCP> Organization: Denelcor, Aurora, CO Lines: 18 A small point to raise about a rather long article I realize. I do think that it shows why I disagree with you. You state: A business is supposed to turn a profit and they have and will kill, enslave, maim and torture to maintain that profit just as a government will kill to keep itself in power. The difference is that a government has the RIGHT to kill, enslave, maim and torture--a business, as such, does not. In fact, any governament's primary responsibility is the (hopefully judicious) use of force--the thing that distinguishes a government from any other association of people is its right to use force. Do we really feel that the conquest of space is a goal that is best accomplished by this means? I don't. Regards, Neal Weidenhofer Denelcor, Inc. !denelcor!neal