New Mars Forums

Hello Everyone,

I am new here and very much intrigued with Mars. When the Mars rock story first surfaced, some years ago, I was sceptical. I didn't think it would make anyone any more willing to accept the science behind the exploration of another world.
However, lately it seems everyone is talking about Mars. And I mean EVERYBODY-from the mailman to the guy in accounting who doesn't pay attention to anything.
Anyways, the reason I started this topic is because I, for the life of me, cannot understand how the true motivation of the SPIRIT's endeavor is solely for the purpose of determining whether or not earth will follow the same path. Is that it really? Millions of dollars, spent just so they can work out a hypothesis of what may NOT even happen? Does anyone else believe this bull?
If I am going to spend so much money on a project to another planet, it will have nothing to do with comparison of worlds and EVERYTHING to do with finding life.
I am just thinking logically here, but if my world were dying and I didn't have the technology to go to the stars, I would definitely go down, below in the depths. I'd live in a cave, or I would use whatever technology I did have, to create a habitable world beneath the surface. Has anyone at NASA pondered this? Isn't anyone going to say, "Well, maybe there is life on Mars. Maybe they live underground." How else would you explain the pyramidal shapes in Cydonia?
Why is it so easy to accept the Superstring theory and yet so hard to think, just for a second, that Earth isn't the only inhabited planet. Sorry for ranting, but as a lover of all things astronomical and cosmological in nature, I am thoroughly perplexed and even annoyed at the way this has all been explained to the public.
Finally, Bush said the whole mission had to do with finding life.
Why can't the big heads at NASA say the same? Or, did I miss that program.
Anyone want to discuss this with me? I could sure use some other opinions on this. Thanks.

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