Neil Armstrong Dead @ 82.

[J T]

Hey guys, Neil Armstrong died, remember that?

[Saturnalia]

Don't tell me I'm wrong. SHOW me I'm wrong.

On the flip side, why don't you show us why you're right? Why the Moon Landings have been the end all, be all of Human existence?

The nice thing about philosophical arguments is that as long as you backup what you believe, there is no right or wrong answer.

Practice Safe CSX

I knew someone would pick that up.

The Moon landings because, but not limited to: scientific, engineering, & communication advancements (what we'd learned) coupled with the amazing attributes of humans (who we are) allowed us to travel to a new world.

[trnwatcher]

The biggest reason I think the moon landing it is mankind's great accomplishment is that that "one giant leap..." was the first step into the final frontier, space. We actually left our planet, that has been the home to mankind since the first peoples walked upright 5+ million year ago in east Africa, and stepped foot onto another celestial object. Neil Armstrong will be talked about in generations to come just like we talk about Columbus, Magellan and the great explorers of the past. The technology and science that got us to the moon has not been lost. We just need the right reason to go back. Hopefully that will happen yet in my lifetime.

[J T]

The biggest reason I think the moon landing it is mankind's great accomplishment is that that "one giant leap..." was the first step into the final frontier, space. We actually left our planet, that has been the home to mankind since the first peoples walked upright 5+ million year ago in east Africa, and stepped foot onto another celestial object.

Great point. But I still think the microwave oven is the best invention of all time!

[CSX_CO]

We actually left our planet, that has been the home to mankind since the first peoples walked upright 5+ million year ago in east Africa, and stepped foot onto another celestial object.

Now now, the earth is only 6000 years old, just ask these guys:

http://www.creationism.org/topbar/faq.htm

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[trnwatcher]

We actually left our planet, that has been the home to mankind since the first peoples walked upright 5+ million year ago in east Africa, and stepped foot onto another celestial object.

Now now, the earth is only 6000 years old, just ask these guys:

http://www.creationism.org/topbar/faq.htm

Practice Safe CSX

LOL No thanks. I gave up beliving in "ghosts and gobblins" when was I eight. Wait that was in 1969 the same year as the moon landing....coincidence?

[hoborich]

We realized it was a big empty rock that we had basically learned everything we could from and it was ridiculously expensive to get to.

Not really all that surprising.

So how do you explain the mars landing?

[MagnumForce]

Sending robots is tons cheaper then sending humans. No pesky life support and supplies to worry about and more importantly no dead weight of a human to worry about.

[trnwatcher]

We realized it was a big empty rock that we had basically learned everything we could from and it was ridiculously expensive to get to.

Not really all that surprising.

So how do you explain the mars landing?

Science and really good math skills.....

[Big Frank]

Thats what he gets for blood doping frickin cheater

[gonzojoe]

Somebody is mildly confused!

[gonzojoe]

or - maybe it was the drugs.

[J T]

Thats what he gets for blood doping frickin cheater

They all juice. (Lance) Armstrong won on a level playing field. Anyway, that's a convo for another thread.

[MDH]

The 1st Moon Landing is THE pinnicle of human achievement. Peroid.

...greatest human achievement: The Moon Landing.

And here I thought 'the greatest human achievement' was the first time you get laid.

[Y@]

The 1st Moon Landing is THE pinnicle of human achievement. Peroid.

...greatest human achievement: The Moon Landing.

And here I thought 'the greatest human achievement' was the first time you get laid.

WIN.

[MagnumForce]

Just a point of contention, I never ever ever ever said the moon landing was the pinnacle of human achievement, talk about mis quoted!

Really I would have to agree with MDH.

[J T]

It seems the moderator needs to moderate his own quoting abilities.

[AARR]

Anyone else hear that after Dancing with the Stars "Buzz" started dating younger girls for a while before returning to his wife asking for forgiveness?

[MDH]

Just a point of contention, I never ever ever ever said the moon landing was the pinnacle of human achievement, talk about mis quoted!

Really I would have to agree with MDH.

Whoops! Sorry for my quote editing error Magnum. (too many nested quotes, LOL)