Comments on: India Joins the Space Race by Launching First Lunar Probe Tomorrow

By: Al

Al — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:24:32 +0000

I could not agree with you more Jude. VISAPATRI is so typical of scientist as they try to justify the huge amount money that is funneled into space exploration among other things. Lets figure out how to feed the planet and take of the poor then we can find out if theirs water on Mars.

By: Jude

Jude — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:26:48 +0000

One thing is certain, we have made a lot of scientific progress, but socially, we’re moving backward.

Don’t consider people who are becoming wealthy( a few), but the number of those facing the toughest problems of life.

By: VISAPATRI

VISAPATRI — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:04:07 +0000

It is not proper to inter link scinific research with the social problems, which are perinial and never ending.They were there in the eras gonby and would be there in the eras to come. Perhaps,the type of the problems might be different.No generaion can claim that it can solve all the social problems and creat a golden path for the succeeding ones.
Whereas scintific research and development are a must for the advancement of the human society . It is this research and dvelopment that has been coping up with the social problems arising out of spurt in population and consequent after effects.Neglecting investment on scintific advancement wold be a grve error.
If the generations gone by were not to invest on science, the social problems would have been worst than what they are today.The benifits of scientific research and development would accrue to the coming generations.
The investment on science is much less when compared with the money being wasted by the corrupt poliicians under the guise of development.The public money is used , more often than not , for the benifit of the pliticians themselves.
Investment on science is fruit bearing .

By: Jude

Jude — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:29:50 +0000

Each time we admire man’s ability to reach his target, comes the idea that this being can do a lot, except fixing what is the most urgent.
India’s first extra earth orbital satellite will undoubtedly be a technological and political success, regarding its long conflict with other asian countries like Pakistan or its competing ability toward growing China. Nevertheless, many internal, specially social problems should be aimed by the actual administration. Many diseases are spreading over there, and most of them could disappear in the Indian population if Only the money was available.

We’re not blaming India, cause it’s the same behavior that Countries like USA, China, EU, etc are showing to the rest of the world. Many urgent problems are ignored, so they can respond to their economic and technologic challenges. We would congratulate India’s space agency and advise the government to use more money in order to releif some social problems.