Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Not for our generation
This is a very interesting topic that I have never
thought about. I have always found space and people who go up to space intriguing
because of the extraordinary magical sights that one can see. But to think of
two people having sex up in space is just one stop above. I was confused why
sex in space would even be a subject, but once it explained that the
possibilities are endless because we are going to have human life forms on
other planets. When the video started to discuss how one day humans could
disappear just like the dinosaurs did was creepy, but it helped me open my eyes
a little more. I am glad that scientist have been doing studies and testing the
possibilities of sex in space because we need another planet where human life
is possible. There will come a day that the human race is no longer on planet
Earth, then what happens? No more human race? No, we need to create human life
somewhere else. When scientist did studies on rats having babies in space it
was crazy to hear that the rats did not have a successful birth, their skulls
were cracked and the babies was not a 100% healthy. If rats are not able to
create a healthy baby, why test it on a human? This makes me nervous for the
baby that is used for this experiment, if it is a success, that is great, but
it is not I feel like the mom has to go through a lot of therapy because of
that pain of losing a child. The first
step is obviously being able to have sex up in space, let alone be able to
kiss. When I first heard about this experiment, I was not sold on it and
wondered why tax payers money may go to this experiment. However, after
watching the video I realized that we can't be selfish and we have to realize
that this is not for our generation, but for generations to come, when there is
no other choice. In saying this part of me thinks that NASA does not having to listen to public opinion, how many people believed that we could never step on the moon and we shouldn't waste, time, effort, or money on it? This is just the next step in the right direction that is needed if we as public agree or not. Scientist are smart people and probably wouldn't do an experiment if it was pointless.
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I agree with you that sex would be the last thing on my mind when it comes to space exploration. Hell, I would be worried how grown adults were going to survive long-term in space and what hazards it would cause for them. Then you must figure if they are thinking extra terrestrial colonization there is a load of things we have not figured out about this. Sex can wait, there are more pertinent things to consider. As for children, if rats cannot successfully produce offspring in space then it would seem a human would be near impossible as we are far more complex and no human life deserves to be an experiment. Why don't we instead put our money towards developing sustainable life outside of Earth, develop a way of life instead of worrying about how to create human life or have a little fun. Let the astronauts have their fun, they are only human, but there needs to be no risk of pregnancy.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your overall statement but you should consider a little more. Yes I feel that this is planning of the next generations to have a foot hold in the race to colonize but you can’t think that science is about doing what is necessary. The most common definition of science is to ask question and try to solve the answers. Not all science is done be critical. In fact there is a vast majority of pointless science that had to be done order to determine what we already know today. Sometimes you have to take a risk a make a mistake so you can learn from it, even at the cost of casualties. Take a look at all the surgical forms we have today in the medical world. Who knows how many people gave up their lives at the expense of medical science. It’s good and bad but necessary.
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