Some people believe that worries over climate change should not be allowed to spoilpeople's fun,and that flying cannot really be blamed for all of the world's climate changeor global warming ills.
A recent survey shows that college students are primarily interested in wealth andmaterial success,and that they cheat on exams more frequently than those who graduated10 years ago,and that they are more concerned with their own personal future than withproblems of society.
It is widely believed that mobile phones are indispensable in the case of accidents,orwhen other difficult situations arise,and that everyone should have the right to theprotection they offer.
It is often pointed out that there will always be a minority of inconsiderate people andthat restrictions on ownership would unfairly penalise the majority of considerate users.
With the money spent on space exploration,wells could be dug,farmland could bedeveloped,medicine could be bought,schools and colleges could be built,and teachers,doctors and nurses could be trained.
Some offenders need to be imprisoned,both for their own safety and for that of others.
Animals may be dangerous not only because of the diseases they can carry,but alsobecause of the direct physical injuries they can inflict.
These same great minds could be applied to finding better ways to power humanity'sinsatiable desire for energy,to feeding the starving millions around the globe,andgenerally to making life down here better before looking up into the heavens.
Such measures would reduce the number of traffic accidents caused by people talkingon their mobile phones.
Phone companies did more to raise public awareness of the risks posed by radio waveemissions.
The minerals mined from space rocks will help take pressure off the high demand onearth.
The money and effort now being wasted in outer space could be well spent on moreimportant projects right here on earth.