The Shrine

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>Some Space shuttle just blew up.</div>

<div style='font: 10pt verdana; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '><b>Link:</b> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/ar ... b1.html</a>

Upon re-entry. Seven astronauts killed.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt Arial; text-align: left; '>Yeah, it was the original space shuttle... pretty sad stuff. I wonder how long it's gonna be until Bush blames it on "Iraqi terrorists"?</div>

<div style='font: 10pt verdana; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>It was out of range of surface-to-air missiles. So far they've "no indication that the mishap was caused by anyone or anything on the ground."</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>Maybe it's just me, but I really think they need to cancel the Space Program, not much good has come out of it. Sure we learn some stuff about the Universe, but it would have been better to invest that money someplace useful, on OUR planet.</div>

<div style='font: 11pt ; text-align: left; '>Screw you buddy! Go Space Colonies!</div>

<div style='font: 11pt Dominion; text-align: left; '>the future is in the stars-- we need that space station finished too cause once that's done we'll be able to send cheaper, better, smaller shuttles to get off planet</div>

<div style='font: 14pt "Times New Roman"; text-align: left; '>Hell, I'll settle for space tourism at this point.</div>

<div style='font: 14pt "Times New Roman"; text-align: left; '>There's always going to be something that needs funding here, that doesn't mean we have to scrap the space program to do it. And besides, with all the budget cuts NASA's had, it's not exactly a drain on the economy.</div>

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>Okay, Seeker. We have overpopulation problems on Earth, and you want to kill the one program that would help us from that. Think, Seeker, think!</div>

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>It was Kim Jong's Super Ultra Invisible Raygun! Bush will discover the truth!</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>How is sending people into space going to fix an overpopulation problem???? The space program won't help an overpopulation program, a resource management one would.</div>

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>The earth can properly sustain only a few hundred million people and actually have balance. Right now, there's over 6 billion. Going to space isn't an option, it's a requirement</div>

<div style='font: 10pt verdana; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>Few hundred million? According to whom?</div>

<div style='font: 10pt verdana; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>I don't think the space program is a realistic solution to over population. As far as I know from history, colonization does little for the population of the mother country.</div>

<div style='font: 11pt georgia; text-align: left; '>You know its really sad that everytime something bad happens, the first thought out of people is "Was if caused by terrorists??".......*sigh*</div>

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>I read it somewhere. I think it was 200 or 300 million. It was referring to the natural resources and balance of the ecosystem. Of course, it could probably be a bit more, but not 6 billion</div>

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>Actually, a birthright lottery would be the best solution, as well as required cremation.</div>

<div style='font: 10pt verdana; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>Come again?</div>

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>Since the population of Earth is so incredibly huge, it's illegal to have more than one kid, unless you're considered to be a genius, or if you win the birthright lottery. Of course, I seriously doubt any country would actually implement it, but we'll have to put it in place eventually.</div>

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>China is I guess...... They are enforcing forced cremation due to the lack of land for burial and are pushing damn hard for the 1 kid only policy.</div>

<div style='font: 11pt "Fine Hand"; text-align: left; '>Yeah...that was a shocker to me. I was half a sleep watching the news when I saw the single vapor trail turn into two...then three...the six. I was like - HOLY CRAP!</div>