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Originally Posted by freespace
The lecturers at the University of Sydney at least are happy to acknowledge their ignorance and problems with successful theories. The answer of "I don't know" isn't uncommon during and after lectures when the smarter students asks tricky questions.
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Thats a refreshing change. However, it's not just the funding thats the problem, it's also the brain power thats being diverted away from manned space flight. I offer you another senario based on your own. Imagine if Oliver left Wilber to his own devices because he wanted to compete in Le tour de france rather then getting himself up amongst the birds
. Surley someone would have eventually managed flight but it would have taken longer to develop then it did. With the over population of our home planet and the rapid depletion of resources as well as the destruction of the biosphere I think we can wait to find the answers to the origin of the universe, it is not that important. We need to get off this rock and find a new home or it will all end up being irrelevent. Small advances made now made be of upmost importance when the crunch finally comes.
Mark