[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Garem [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] UK Dark Wolf360 Hehe, you just admitted that you don't have a clue. Anyway, through the process of gaining knowledge and deploying various scientific observational and experimentation methods one can develop science and progress it in a way which will lead to processes which will benefit humanity due to higher efficiency in the experimental methods developed through practising the science (which is done by finding out about, well, everything - including Jupiter). For example, a whole new area of mathematics called group theory was developed from the work of theoretical physicists - and such mathematics has gone on to be used in all kinds of fields where the benefits to humanity are being developed rapidly.[/quote]Lol, I was actually referring to the suggestion of trolling. So you're saying that space travel is "prepping" us for other kinds of science? Billions of dollars are spent for nothing more than practice? That is a gigantic waste.[/quote] Ugh, there's really no point to trying to tell you that science is actually a good thing - and, in my opinion, the best thing that a small portion over time (and still today) of humanity has bothered to invest time, effort, brainpower and whole lives to. Without science - what's the point? Humanity has always had a natural curiosity to know and learn about the universe around us - science is the means to achieve such goals, there is so much we have learnt from science and yet so much more to learn which will enable us to move forward as a species and advance into the future as a better society. I, for one, am glad that I chose the path of being a scientist (physicist) - it brings much satisfactions knowing that I am solving the problems and answering the questions that our species has had for so long; and I know that my work will lead to the benefit of humanity in the future (both near and long-term). If you do not appreciate the work that I and millions of others of scientists do - then fine, just don't try to stop us from achieving the work which has helped so many and will continue to do so for as long as humanity exists and maintains curiosity.