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It's not that we deserve or don't deserve, it's that there is something learned by Mars. Even on the smallest scale, if people open their eyes to the fact that they aren't the center of the universe they will grow and learn and advance.
I remember going to see the redwood forest when I was a wee boyscout. I can't accurately describe what a huge impact that had on me at the time. I realized for the first time how incredible and diverse nature can be. I have carried that memory and feeling with me for over twenty years and I know it changed my interests in school. I can only imagine what the space race (part two) will do for our youth...
"Deserve's got nothing to do with it". His points are all valid, his friend sounds like a self loathing human. If nothing else, Mars may shed some light on our collective humanity. Give us a focus beyond killing ourselves.
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