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Post by ant-mac on Mar 9, 2019 20:16:53 GMT
Not at all. There are people out there who realize there can be more important aspects of a person that need to be taken into account. I have already given just such an example. It is only one of many. I never said positivity was the only measure of one's worth. But as long as it is used for moral and ethical purposes, it is only an asset. On the other hand, we are talking about the excitement and promise of future space endeavors. What purpose would being a "Debby Downer" serve? Only to be a buzz kill? Why would anybody want to do that? I would much rather put my fate and faith in an individual who is calm, measured and professional. Neil Armstrong was generally not known for walking around, grinning like an idiot. At least not during the course of his duties. He was, however, humble, intelligent, serious, studious, skilled and talented - among many other attributes. Simply because one does not appear to be brimming over with optimism or positivity, does not automatically make them a "Debby Downer"...
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Post by movieliker on Mar 9, 2019 20:19:29 GMT
I never said positivity was the only measure of one's worth. But as long as it is used for moral and ethical purposes, it is only an asset. On the other hand, we are talking about the excitement and promise of future space endeavors. What purpose would being a "Debby Downer" serve? Only to be a buzz kill? Why would anybody want to do that? I would much rather put my fate and faith in an individual who is calm, measured and professional. Neil Armstrong was generally not known for walking around, grinning like an idiot. At least not during the course of his duties. He was, however, humble, intelligent, serious, studious, skilled and talented - among many other attributes. Simply because one does not appear to be brimming over with optimism or positivity, does not automatically make them a "Debby Downer"... Rachel's post of doom and gloom was a far cry from brimming over with optimism. Don't be a victim of Absolute Thought. There is a middle ground ant-mac.
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Post by ant-mac on Mar 9, 2019 20:22:25 GMT
I would much rather put my fate and faith in an individual who is calm, measured and professional. Neil Armstrong was generally not known for walking around, grinning like an idiot. At least not during the course of his duties. He was, however, humble, intelligent, serious, studious, skilled and talented - among many other attributes. Simply because one does not appear to be brimming over with optimism or positivity, does not automatically make them a "Debby Downer"... Rachel's post of doom and gloom was a far cry from brimming over with optimism. Don't be a victim of Absolute Thought. There is a middle ground antmac. I'm not, which is why I pointed out to you that you were in error before with your assumption and that it was not a binary choice. It's a bit late to try and reverse the tables now.
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Post by movieliker on Mar 9, 2019 20:28:34 GMT
Rachel's post of doom and gloom was a far cry from brimming over with optimism. Don't be a victim of Absolute Thought. There is a middle ground ant-mac. I'm not, which is why I pointed out to you that you were in error before with your assumption and that it was not a binary choice. It's a bit late to try and reverse the tables now. It is and always will be a binary choice. Between being positive or negative. How much and to what degree is something you added later in an attempt to save face.
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Post by ant-mac on Mar 9, 2019 20:30:22 GMT
I'm not, which is why I pointed out to you that you were in error before with your assumption and that it was not a binary choice. It's a bit late to try and reverse the tables now. It is and always will be a binary choice. Between being positive or negative. How much and to what degree is something you added later in an attempt to save face. Don't be a victim of absolute thought. There is a middle ground movieliker.
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Post by movieliker on Mar 9, 2019 20:35:53 GMT
It is and always will be a binary choice. Between being positive or negative. How much and to what degree is something you added later in an attempt to save face. Don't be a victim of absolute thought. There is a middle ground movieliker. Not always. And not here. I am correct. And you are wrong --- absolutely. Please do not misunderstand, I still respect you. And I hope we can remain friends. But it is what it is. If you can't be honest with your friends . . .
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Post by ant-mac on Mar 9, 2019 20:49:11 GMT
Don't be a victim of absolute thought. There is a middle ground movieliker. Not always. And not here. I am correct. And you are wrong --- absolutely. Please do not misunderstand, I still respect you. And I hope we can remain friends. But it is what it is. If you can't be honest with your friends. . . No, you are in error. You have repeatedly demonstrated your inability to comprehend anything beyond the simplest binary concepts. Life is not simply black and white. It is in fact a complex and subtle series of greys that come in various shades. I have attempted to explain this to you over the course of several posts, but alas, you are currently unable to admit your error. I can only hope with further education and experience you are able to increase your knowledge and wisdom about the world around you and the nature of Human existence. There are certain things in life which are binary, but this in not one of them. Hopefully, one day, you'll realize this. PS - And stubborn stupidity such as you've displayed shouldn't be respected, simply pitied. Hope the honesty wasn't too strong for you...
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Post by gw on Mar 9, 2019 22:45:17 GMT
Good point that there may very well be some power source that we haven't found yet. I named one possible one, thermal energy from moons. But there either needs to be a way to transport enormous amounts of energy for space stations faraway from other places or some way to generate energy in the station or nearby, which is one of the things that would make space stations potentially unsafe. I can't predict what sources of energy will be available in the future. I can only speculate based on what we already know, which is that fusion has so far proven nearly impossible and that antimatter would be as costly in energy as it is to make as it gives out, not to mention incredibly dangerous. Does anybody have an idea about what could be used to generate energy that we haven't thought of so far or a way to have any speculation as to what would make a currently unfeasible one feasible? If the former, tell me, and if the latter, then tell people your idea on Cosmoquest. Gas stations are incredibly dangerous. They have the potential to blow up. And they have done that before. There will be fueling stations in outer space. Just like there are fueling stations on Earth. No doubt on gas stations and fueling stations in outer space. Gas stations when they blow up cause much less damage than a source of energy orders of magnitude higher which would be needed for a space station. It wouldn't have to all be stored there at once but there would need to be something to allow the station to move quickly in the event of a solar flare or some other contingency which we may or may not be able to predict. But then again, we have volcanoes and nuclear power plants to worry about. I imagine that they will need some sort of system to protect them in case of malfunction but I don't know what that would be. I don't know what power such fueling stations would use if they are used. All I know is that they better not be located in Earth or other planetary orbit if the energy contained is too strong or they could cause a catastrophe.
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Post by movieliker on Mar 9, 2019 23:26:58 GMT
Gas stations are incredibly dangerous. They have the potential to blow up. And they have done that before. There will be fueling stations in outer space. Just like there are fueling stations on Earth. No doubt on gas stations and fueling stations in outer space. Gas stations when they blow up cause much less damage than a source of energy orders of magnitude higher which would be needed for a space station. It wouldn't have to all be stored there at once but there would need to be something to allow the station to move quickly in the event of a solar flare or some other contingency which we may or may not be able to predict. But then again, we have volcanoes and nuclear power plants to worry about. I imagine that they will need some sort of system to protect them in case of malfunction but I don't know what that would be. I don't know what power such fueling stations would use if they are used. All I know is that they better not be located in Earth or other planetary orbit if the energy contained is too strong or they could cause a catastrophe. There will definitely be safety precautions. But danger is part of living and working in outer space.
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