Hawkson, I understand what you are saying. However, there is another side of me that thinks that halting innovation is a dangerous thing. Right now, the world is still a bunch of Neanderthols clubbing each other over whose God is best. One could argue that massive change requires massive catalysts. What happens if we were to find some kind of proof of life on Mars. Think of the global ramifications if our species was able to know for sure that we are not alone in this game? I agree....It's a tough question when you see mass starvation and AIDS in Africa. However, I also realize that the NASA budget isn't enough to solve the worlds problems...unless of course we can find proof of ET.