“We shouldn’t be spending all of this money on space exploration. We could better use that money here on Earth to end poverty and provide health care to all citizens of the world.”

Princeton economist Peter Singer actually made a variation of that argument on “Real Time with Bill Maher” last night. Naturally he got a round of applause for that crowd pleasing crap. Sure Mr. Singer let’s call off the space race until we have eradicated of poverty and granted universal access to health care for every person on this planet.

Really why does human civilization needs space exploration anyway? I mean the dinosaurs didn’t have space exploration. Look how that worked out for them?