September 18, 2019

Badge for Unit 5






I am now a Lieutenant Commander, or at least that is what the insignia is for. Still having fun watching episodes of the various series, and have enrolled in the next class.

September 16, 2019

Starlog: Data Entry Five.Two

Starlog 5-2

My reply is based on my opinion about the questions posed for this class. I think that the urge to explore our solar system, like the impulse to explore other continents, and other solar systems, is both a good and a bad impulse. The need to explore – to find out what exists outside our experiences – is something that humans have exhibited from the first time that our ancestors left the sites of our origins in Africa and ventured throughout the continents. If they hadn't done that, then we would not likely be here discussing this subject.

It might be helpful if “the government resolve[d] Earthly issues before exploring space” but as humans we don't seem capable of attempting that on a large scale. Perhaps the idea of exploring other worlds, or travelling into space, fulfills some basic need that we have to see what is beyond our earthbound experience. Perhaps we can learn to use that need to explore new ideas to deal with some of the problems, like climate change, that currently we seem to be incapable of facing.

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