My point is clear: it doesn't make sense, because it's a mediocre idea.
The mediocrity I am talking about here is not a derogatory term, but the vast majority of ordinary people in this society, that is, the people who eat melons. I am a mediocrity myself. People who eat melons have various ideas about space activities or landing on the moon, which can be roughly divided into three types: most people don't care at all; A few people support it; There are also many people who question and oppose it.
Generally speaking, mediocre people are short-sighted and mainly busy with their livelihood. This is normal. Who doesn't want to eat and dress? So there is no right or wrong in itself. The problem is that there must be some far-sighted people in this society who think about the long-term survival and progress of human beings, otherwise, aren't human beings still slash and burn and even pick wild fruits in the jungle to eat? People of that era may also point out to those who go out of the jungle to explore the outside world: you have this time, why not pick more wild fruits and improve their lives?
But it is these few far-sighted human elites who have led mankind out of the jungle, out of ignorance and darkness, and into the light. They may not have seen the final result themselves, because exploration and discovery require the continuous efforts of many generations, but their descendants have become civilized modern people. Perhaps quite a few of these modern people are still accusing this kind of similar behavior, because they never intend to understand how a happy life comes from, and even many people attribute their happiness to gods such as gods or buddhas.
Man's curiosity about the world is the driving force for man to move towards wisdom and civilization.
The range of human exploration of the world ranges from a few kilometers to dozens of kilometers, and then to hundreds of kilometers; From walking to riding, to modern means of transportation such as motor vehicles and airplanes; From no road, to roads, and then to expressway and high-speed rail aircraft routes; The scope of exploration started from one tribe to several tribes, gradually spread all over a state, and finally surrounded the earth. As a result, people's vision gradually broadened, knowing that they are not a land floating on the water, not a round place, but a spherical planet.
People traveled all over the earth and then looked up at the stars. What is the world outside this planet like? Since then, humans have begun to explore planets outside the earth.
It is in these constant curiosity and exploration that human beings gradually understand many laws of nature, and use these laws to change our world, so that out of the dark can move towards light and civilization.
Let's see, when? Mediocre? Children are still being shocked by lightning, bowing down and praying for the blessing of the gods such as tripterygium wilfordii and Dian Mu. Without Franklin flying kites, Faraday, Volta, Ampere, Coulomb and Maxwell discovered electromagnetic laws and established electromagnetic theories, would there be today's electrical age and everything?
Did the shocking rhetorical question of the pioneers of science awaken the world?
One day, when Faraday publicly demonstrated the disc engine he invented, a lady in the audience smiled and said, excuse me, Mr. Faraday, what's the use of this thing? Faraday asked, excuse me, madam, what's the use of a newborn baby? This is the immortal rhetorical question of science to ignorance. Did you learn anything from this rhetorical question? Please talk about your feelings in the comments below. Thank you.
Known as? Father of the rocket? Feng? Braun often hears many people question: Why build satellites? Why go to the moon? He also answered these people with Faraday's immortal rhetorical question, and then pointed out: The real question is why don't we do this? Space flight means that human activities extend beyond the planet where he lives. This means: can't humans go out and see the new things around them?
Feng? Braun also had a conversation with the pastor, which was extracted as follows:
At a party, a priest seriously hinted that two years of drought in Alabama destroyed all our crops. When will you stop hitting the clouds in the sky with rockets and dry the rain? Braun stood up and said, I know you are familiar with the Bible and the story of God's staircase. Angels climb up and down the ladder, so do we. If God doesn't want us to go up and down in his universe, all he has to do is remove the ladder.
This incisive and wise irony won deafening applause. This means that if there is a God, and God doesn't want us to go to heaven, why not take the ladder away? There are two subtext: one means that God can't tear down the ladder, which means that God allows us to launch rockets; Another meaning is that there is no God in this world.
I don't know whether the above example answers this similar question and similar thinking, but I know that at least two aspects of human survival and continuation are related to space activities.
First of all, after all, the earth is uninhabitable, which is independent of human will. Because no matter how human beings manage the earth, the operation of celestial bodies, such as the bright and hot sun, will make the earth dry up and rocks crack, and species cannot survive in such an environment. If you don't make plans early, can future generations escape? Of course, this change may take a long time, but who knows how long it will take? And does human beings escape from space mean that they can leave if they leave? Didn't the ancients know how to plan ahead? Why do you forget when you need it
Secondly, space activities have greatly promoted the promotion of human civilization. This promotion has two levels. The first is to increase the understanding of the formation and evolution of celestial bodies and the earth. The deeper this understanding is, the more it can guide mankind to avoid risks, develop civilization and contribute to the survival and continuation of mankind in the future. Second, space technology is the top technology of human society. These technologies are not only used in space, but also gradually transformed into common technologies in social life. Modern communication, GPS navigation, medical facilities and other scientific and technological developments have the shadow of space technology in all aspects of life. For example, microwave ovens were first used on the space station, and even diapers were originally developed for astronauts.
Therefore, human space activities are activities to promote the progress of human civilization and an inevitable trend of human development to a certain stage. The more developed space activities are, the more progress mankind will make, which is not contradictory to improving people's livelihood.
Now answer the question why man landed on the moon.
The moon is a close partner of the earth. From the perspective of space, it is a planet close at hand. When humans reach the moon, it is like reaching the backyard of the earth, because the moon is the natural satellite of the earth. Therefore, human space activities are inevitable, and we must conquer the moon before we can reach further deep space.
For human beings, the moon has at least three uses: first, as a springboard for human interstellar navigation, it is the best space relay station and base for human beings in the future. There are many benefits in training astronauts and launching spacecraft on it, so I won't say it here; Second, there are many resources on the moon that human beings need. For example, helium -3 is a high-quality raw material for future nuclear fusion, which is extremely rare on the earth. Helium -3 on the moon can be used by human beings 1 ~ 50000 years. Third, human tourism activities in the future can't be confined to the earth. The moon will become the first stop of human space tourism, and the lunar tourism base is likely to appear in the next century.
I wonder if these reasons can solve some people's doubts about landing on the moon?
However, it should be pointed out that space activities such as landing on the moon still need to be completed within our capabilities.
As I said before, landing on the moon and space activities are the inevitable trend of human development, not to say that people's livelihood issues are not needed. I support the view that solving people's livelihood issues is the primary issue. The most important thing for human beings is to solve their own food and clothing first, and then pursue higher-level activities. There's nothing wrong with that.
Therefore, the activities of landing on the moon and exploring space should still be done according to one's ability. I object to those who ask people to tighten their belts and even starve many people, but spend resources on such high-end activities? Face project? No matter what coat such a project puts on, it is a betrayal of the people who eat melons.
So landing on the moon and space activities should be considered by some conditional governments. Although there are still people living on the poverty line in developed countries, the vast majority of people have no worries about food and clothing. While improving people's livelihood, it is a wise and far-sighted choice for the government to spend part of its funds and resources on developing high-tech and aerospace industries. After decades of reform and development, China will certainly participate in these frontier activities, which is not only conducive to the promotion of national strength, but also a contribution to mankind.
This is a sentence from Feng? Braun's words as a conclusion:
Everyone can talk a little more about morality. Unless it is carried out and utilized within the scope of moral standards commensurate with the scale of technological revolution, all human scientific and engineering efforts will be in vain. The more advanced technology is, the more important it is to mankind. If the moral standards of the world cannot be improved with the progress of the technological revolution, the world will be in chaos.
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