Most of what is discovered is research, we're not bringing stuff back from mars but data, and more so the gained knowledge in what it took to get there. Hell NASA and ESA are being pushed by scientists to develop speeds for spacecrafts that can reach half the speed of light, along with the fact that with the cutting of the Military budget we could also fund more research for Earth itself. Nye actually says in that second video that people should want to explore Earth.
No one's saying there's no need to find out more about Earth, because every day we're learning more about Earth, and there's no shortage of scientists, hell a lot of my friends are studying all different branches of Biology in College, hoping to find out more about Earth when they leave College. Obviously that's 3 people and just a personal example, but Science is growing, and trying to stunt it by not funding it in exploration, whether it be the exploration of Earth or distant planets is just wrong.
No one's saying there's no need to find out more about Earth, because every day we're learning more about Earth, and there's no shortage of scientists, hell a lot of my friends are studying all different branches of Biology in College, hoping to find out more about Earth when they leave College. Obviously that's 3 people and just a personal example, but Science is growing, and trying to stunt it by not funding it in exploration, whether it be the exploration of Earth or distant planets is just wrong.
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