And lo on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:03:47 +0100, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom>  
did spake, saying:

> somebody wrote:

>  > It's the same kind of meaningless pursuit as analyzing the
>> makeup of a galaxy 5 billion light years away. There can be no  
>> application
>> whatsover, even in one's wildest dreams.
>
> So, you'd rather wait for the asteroid to actually hit the earth before  
> you start building telescopes capable of seeing it coming?

Perhaps more the case that he wants someone to have said "Hey something  
big might hit us and it'd be a good idea to get some warning so let's  
build a telescope". Of course it requires someone to think of that  
otherwise no astronomical telescope will every be built as it serves no  
purpose.

-- 
Phil Cook

--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
http://flipc.blogspot.com

Post a reply to this message