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Originally Posted by Larchap49
Actually the space race was and is the impetus for most of the major advanced we've seen in the last 75 years
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True. But as you recall the "space race" was a direct result of the Cold War; one might say that it was even just one battle in that war.
Conflict results in scientific advancements. Often huge scientific advancements. Beating swords into plowshares might sound all warm and fuzzy but living in "an Elysian island of effortless content" (don't remember where I heard that) really isn't all that attractive to me.