Re: Obama announces Manned Mission to Mars!
 

is a great idea, in recent decades all we have been about is saving money so the rich get richer, now this is something ambitious again for the greater good of mankind.

Re: Obama announces Manned Mission to Mars!
 

Or perhaps he's looking for a place for the rich to bolt to while we all stay on a dying planet.

Re: Obama announces Manned Mission to Mars!
 

Earth is hardly dying,is it. ;)

Re: Obama announces Manned Mission to Mars!
 

Well the Earth isn't but I expect mankind will be in the not too distant future.

Re: Obama announces Manned Mission to Mars!
 

I disagree - I look forward to, and enjoy, life, and am occasionally disappointed by bad/sad things that happen. Lots better, imho, than being miserable and expecting the worst most of the time, and missing the good things that happen.

Re: Obama announces Manned Mission to Mars!
 

I disagree.yes,we have our problems,but overall I see great things in man's future.

Re: Obama announces Manned Mission to Mars!
 

I'm not bothered about my life it's been pretty good, I think my generation has had the best deal, possibly in mankind's history, but it's future generations I worry about, I feel we've fully reaped the benefits and left them to deal with the consequences. Nobody really wants to confront the growing problems, it's not in our nature. We all feel that hopefully if we ignore them they'll go away. A bit like dumping all our rubbish in a landfill, out of sight out of mind. The real problems for mankind are only just beginning, spiralling population growth= food shortages, water shortages, fuel & resource shortages, ever increasing pollution & that's without the threat of climate change which, if it happens, will only add to the previous mentioned problems. We're lucky that we're pretty much insulated from global problems in the UK (or we think we are). How you feel depends on which information you choose to ignore. The warnings are there.

Re: Obama announces Manned Mission to Mars!
 

injuneer yeah thanks for been honest.

on paper it does seem your generation has had the best for a while.

no major wars
grew up in a great period of wage inflation
final salary pensions