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[–]JohnBlakeJPV 14 points15 points ago

Wasn't the space race driven by two superpowers being dicks to each other?

[–]agentmuu 1 point2 points ago

Being dicks to each other, and being a dick in and of itself, these are two different things. Competition is good; wasting perfectly good space research money on wars and oil subsidies is bad.

Subsidize space exploration, you fucks!

[–]CowFu 2 points3 points ago

And with japan and china in the game we're starting up a new spacerace. It's a great time to be alive. That is if we can convince a certain president to put the funding levels back where they were before he took office and cancelled a shitload of contracts.

[–]Meatslinger 63 points64 points ago

The only reason that faster than light travel is impossible is because of the relative increase of mass as one approaches light speed. The only reason for this increase in mass is the swelling of ego and penises as one realizes, "holy fuck, I'm almost at the speed of light!"

The erection increases in mass toward infinity, preventing the speed barrier from being crossed. Technically speaking, as a penis increases in mass while the body does not, eventually the mass of the penis becomes so vast that it makes the mass of the body immeasurably small by comparison, thus effectively making the body 100% penis.

So yes, we could explore the galaxy if we could stop being dicks. Stupid physics.

[–]Capetian_dynasty 11 points12 points ago

Who says you need to travel faster than the speed of light for space exploration? We could just use generation ships or sleeper ships.

The Sun will engulf the Earth in a few billion years. Not leaving this planet means total extinction.

I'm not saying we should quadruple NASA/ESA funding (though it certainly won't hurt), but in the very least every human being should be aware of mankind's long term goals.

[–]Noshuss 2 points3 points ago

I'm not saying we should quadruple NASA/ESA funding (though it certainly won't hurt), but in the very least every human being should be aware of mankind's long term goals.

Do you not realize how small NASA's budget is? It should be at least quadrupled if not more!

[–]sgtbrushes 9 points10 points ago

NASA's budget is about $19 billion a year, or one half of 1% of the U.S. federal budget.

For being an industrialized nation, this is embarrassing.

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[–]Throwawayspy2000 2 points3 points ago

Why don't we just send poor people into space?

[–]impshial 1 point2 points ago

Too costly. Mariana trench is cheaper, and it's right around the corner!

[–]APretentiousHipster 1 point2 points ago

Boy guys, your life really sucks. Hey, maybe we could send you to space! We need space families, and since you have few earthly posessions, you can travel light!

[–]defektt 0 points1 point ago

isn't there an argument to be made for ensuring the future of the human race being just as valuable as helping the impoverished? I know that's cold and seemingly inhuman, but honestly, we don't have until the sun becomes a red giant and destroys the Earth. We're probably going to deplete the earth's resources, make it inhabitable, or otherwise blow ourselves up before that happens. Humanity needs to spread to other planets, and soon, or we're facing certain extinction.

[–]Karl_Marx_ 0 points1 point ago

The problem is that capitalism takes a industrialized society and depletes the resources. The society then lacks industrialization and goes to other societies for needed resources. This promotes debt and sometimes war.

NASA arguably makes no money for the country. Although space exploration could greatly benefit not just our country but Earth as a whole, it will not be one of our priorities for a very long time.

[–]sirmuskrat 0 points1 point ago

$19 billion a year is more than the GDP of many third world countries (and even a few small European nations). In fact, it is more than the budget of every other country's space agencies, COMBINED.

If we are in danger of being overtaken by other countries in the space race, as Neil deGrasse Tyson and others have warned, it is because of gross mismanagement and not lack of funding.

[–]Mileskitsune -1 points0 points ago

HAHAAHHhahahaHAhaHahahahaaaHahaAhaH1!!!!!!!111!!!1!! omfg god HAHA! industrialized?! what have you been smoking? this country hasn't been "industrial" in decades, a century even! every thing is imported, the only "industry" is entrepenuers who fade out of business faster than a prius powered by watch batteries. I'm sorry. I'm being a dick but that seriously made me laugh pretty hard so thanks for that :)

[–]Space-Dementia 1 point2 points ago

If you can get to 0.9c then travel time is halved. So 1 light year takes you 6 months.

If you can get to 0.999c then time taken is 1/20th.

At the speed of light time taken is instant. So if you were a photon, you would only perceive yourself coming into existence then leaving existence in the same moment.

Lorentz factor

[–]Karl_Marx_ 0 points1 point ago

This song is amazing, I listen to it every morning. The piano with the crashing drums, just perfect. Not to mention Matt's heavenly voice.

[–]Space-Dementia -1 points0 points ago

Off topic, but correct.

[–]JakeKindaBaked 0 points1 point ago

Msybe take some funding away from the TSA...

[–]absurdonihilist 2 points3 points ago

Incredibly sexist. How about we let the women take a shot at it. Or does the dick analogy is replaced by boobs? I wouldn't mind.

[–]reapapear 3 points4 points ago

Howbout I stop being a dick when you stop being such a pussy? XD

[–]cronicjestrdude 0 points1 point ago

I like your username :)

[–]absurdonihilist 0 points1 point ago

thanks

[–]rand_a 1 point2 points ago

But don't things become smaller the closer you become to the speed of light..?

[–]forwardthefoundation 4 points5 points ago

They become shorter only in the direction of travel, the girth would remain the same presuming you were traveling tip forward.

[–]ItsTheMotion 1 point2 points ago

TIL only women can achieve superluminal speeds.

[–]NGC5457 0 points1 point ago

r/shittyaskscience

[–]Oni-Warlord 7 points8 points ago

Alright, despite this being a repost, it does have a point. We have gone to the moon. We have sent robots all over out solar system. We now have a robot outside of our solar system. Why aren't we focusing on moving ourselves further out and attempting to build fast craft? Where's our drive?

[–]App1e5auce 1 point2 points ago

Because we haven't found another planet with a big pile of money, or aliens that believe a different religion than us yet.

[–]Snpn2slmjim 11 points12 points ago

this is how i feel on minecraft...

[–]philge 17 points18 points ago

Alright then, r/atheism! Stop being fucking douchebags for five minutes.

[–]coyote1284 1 point2 points ago

"You first, asshole."

[–]8bit64 5 points6 points ago

Hey! This is the shirt I'm wearing right now! Yeah, you can actually order it too...

[–]nanospecial 6 points7 points ago

Welcome to /r/spacedicks where best of both worlds meet.

[–]someguy73 2 points3 points ago

Fuck you.

[–]cronicjestrdude 2 points3 points ago

Bill Hicks: "Take all that money that we spend on weapons and defence each year, and instead spend it feeding, clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, for ever, in peace."

Wish he was still around to weigh in on all of these people tainting our collective unconscious :(

[–]FoodIsProblematic 1 point2 points ago

Came here to see if someone had posted this. Well done.

[–]cronicjestrdude 1 point2 points ago

Thank you :) I watched his documentary again the other day, it had me welling up

[–]powdurrr 3 points4 points ago

This has nothing to do with atheism.

[–]impshial 1 point2 points ago

You're absolutely right. Let's get back on track....

God is not real.

Rebuttal?

[–]coyote1284 1 point2 points ago

One currently cannot conclusively determine the nature of the force that initiated the Big Bang, therefore, albeit infinitely unlikely, it could have been started by an extra-dimensional being that some may call a "god", but definitely not the Abrahamic biblical ideal of "God", Yahweh, Jehovah, Allah, whatever.

[–]impshial 0 points1 point ago

Stating infinitely unlikely with a preface of cannot conclusively determine posits opposing views. If an event cause cannot by determined, one cannot prescribe the term infinitely to its likelihood, therefore rendering the event cause neither likely nor unlikely, and certainly not infinite in any form.

But yeah, I agree.

[–]coyote1284 1 point2 points ago

Pardon me, "nigh infinitely unlikely".

[–]impshial 0 points1 point ago

Indeed.

[–]Fenris_uy 0 points1 point ago

We being dicks to each other is not just because religion, the biggest dick contest in the history of the world was because of economic and politics models.

A post about how religious people stop stem cell research because an embryo is a person, that would be material that we could talk in here, a post about how we hate each other for a shit load of reasons (look at the Balkans, most of them are Christians and they hated each other guts) is not.

[–]impshial 0 points1 point ago

Is it at all likely that the term "stop being dicks" could be applied to religious fanaticism, religious intolerance, religious influx into the political system, stopping stem cell research on religious grounds (your argument), etc. etc. etc....?

It is a statement that can be interpreted in numerous ways. Why not in the way that fits into a discussion about how organized religion and a blind faith in the belief of a God can be a bottleneck for scientific advancement?

Instead of just complaining, start a discussion, even if it is trying to refute the atheistic message of a statement, if there even is one.

[–]powdurrr -1 points0 points ago

All I'm saying is that space exploration has nothing to do with the exsistence or non-exsistence of a god.

[–]coyote1284 0 points1 point ago

It will when we fly our spaceship into the middle of the universe and find God Himself, dick.

[–]impshial 1 point2 points ago

Already been done. Spock killed him.

[–]TimetogetDownvoted 19 points20 points ago

Not about atheism

[–]eighthgear 7 points8 points ago

It is about how Christians hate exploration. Just look at JFK. Solid atheist president, pledged to send people to the Moon. Oh wait, he was Catholic. Never mind.

[–]delegateswrangler -4 points-3 points ago

He wasn't really a Catholic though if he was committed to science.

[–]CowFu 2 points3 points ago

If you have no knowledge of history or political science that comment would make sense.

[–]Paralyzing 0 points1 point ago

Catholicism equals anti-science? Are you retarded?

[–]ohnoTHATguy123 15 points16 points ago

also a repost

[–]Aradiel 2 points3 points ago

Also a rehost of a webcomic. I'm not sure if it's against the rules here, I'll go check.

[–]FlickingYourSwitch -1 points0 points ago

and it makes all atheist look bad?

[–]Paralyzing 1 point2 points ago

Yes, because all believers = dicks. Duh.

[–]cakalala43 1 point2 points ago

small world, tall order, fat chance.

[–]jackielovesaudio 1 point2 points ago

its a tall order -but we are taller

[–]Gorash 0 points1 point ago

Goddammit you beat me to it, was logged out so it took me 5 secs before i could write it.

[–]ixionpearl 1 point2 points ago

That is a big "if."

[–]Kevince 1 point2 points ago

Looks like a swastika.

[–]strained_brain 0 points1 point ago

I came here to say that exact thing. Glad I'm not the only one that sees anti-semitism everywhere he looks.

[–]Spiro_Agnew 1 point2 points ago

Dicks = people doing things you don't like.

Maybe if there was, like, a one world dictatorship and OP was the leader...

[–]Zoccihedron 1 point2 points ago

Fuck you.

Okay, now that that is over, let's start the timer.

[–]IsThisAboutAtheism 3 points4 points ago

No

[–]coyote1284 1 point2 points ago

Outstanding, both an answer to the image and appropriate to the novelty account.

BTW, does this one comment "Yes" in posts that are about atheism?

[–]F_i_z_z 1 point2 points ago

I bet we could see some original content if we stopped reposting for like 5 minutes.

[–]KoruMatau 0 points1 point ago

I read this in the same voice I read Daniel O'Brien's Cracked articles. It was lovely.

[–]Furran 0 points1 point ago

doubt it, people that are dicks are usually idiots

[–]AbortusLuciferum 0 points1 point ago

PUT THAT IN A SHIRT

[–]winto_bungle 0 points1 point ago

You mean actually go out into space?

I doubt it.

It will take 76,000 years to reach the nearest star travelling at possible speeds.

I don't want to spend the rest of my life in a space box.

[–]manuel_robot_cleaner 0 points1 point ago

Seriously, if you people would stop being cunts for like 2 seconds, we could build a space exploration vehicle and populate mars.

[–]Kezrek 0 points1 point ago

Already on top of the t-shirt bit, guys

I highly recommend getting it - starts plenty of memorable conversations!

[–]wayndom 0 points1 point ago

...or if we could live to be about 5 million years old...

[–]kqt65720 0 points1 point ago

Lets solve the problem of sustainable energy first.

[–]Babkock -3 points-2 points ago

Gee, this has only been posted, like, twenty times. Way to post something original and completely related to atheism, OP. Way to go.

[–]reiji-maigo -4 points-3 points ago

It's related to everything in fact... Even to a tuna sandwich... So... Stop being a dick and help, build that FTL-drive already...

[–]DoofaCling -1 points0 points ago

Hold on we need a few more minutes!

[–]GodStopper90 -3 points-2 points ago

If you really believe this, I'm sorry but it's just not true.

[–]chipfox -1 points0 points ago

yeah we could make some new propulsion system from scratch that is magnitudes ahead of out current best capability

.......in 5 minutes

fucking ridiculous img

[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points ago

My penis is confused

[–]theorymeltfool -2 points-1 points ago

I bet if we stopped spending $600,000,000,000+ every year on WARS with Brown people, not to mention the amount that other countries spend on defense, we'd likely have had much more money to put into R&D in the private sector to make this much more possible.

[–]coyote1284 -1 points0 points ago

The idea is bigger than the US...

dick.

[–]theorymeltfool 0 points1 point ago

not to mention the amount that other countries spend on defense, we'd likely have had much more money to put into R&D in the private sector to make this much more possible.

What part of what I said was not clear to you? I'm saying that all defense spending is largely unnecessary and wasteful.

[–]coyote1284 0 points1 point ago

I guess I got the "US" impression from the "we" in "...if we stopped spending $600,000,000,000+ every year on WARS with Brown people..."

The "dick" was facetious. Guess I should'a put a ":P" after it.

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[–]darkangelx -3 points-2 points ago

Unfortunately we live in a 'evidence or gtfo' kinda place.

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