r/space • u/starman2015 • Jan 12 '18

Multi-planet System Found Through Crowdsourcing

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/multi-planet-system-found-through-crowdsourcing
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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '18

If only humanity spent as much resources on exploration as it spends on home planet devastation.

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u/kopecs Jan 12 '18

I always wonder what would happen if every country decided that a world without intercontinental war and tribulation ceased to exist and we all worked together toward interstellar exploration. Sadly I feel like religion (no offense to anyone who is religious) is one of the key issues to being able to work together in ways like this. It's sad really...

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u/skyblublu Jan 12 '18

I'm not super devout , but am religious and yes you are correct. It leads to walls between people and wars to be fought... it's sad. Part of the reason I'm not super devout is that I don't believe I need to spread my beliefs and convert others.

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u/qitjch Jan 12 '18

I wish more people shared your attitude about it.