On the one hand im gutted that I was born now because imagine in 1000 years time we might be amongst the stars. On the otherhand we are kinda due for another asteroid.

This brings up my favorite quote.

It is known that there are an infinite number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space for them. However, not every one of them is inhabited. Therefore, there must be a finite number of inhabited worlds. Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing as makes no odds, so the average population of all the planets in the Universe can be said to be zero. From this it follows that the population of the whole Universe is also zero, and that any people you may meet from time to time are merely the products of a deranged imagination

I hold by my philosophy, we are all just products of a deranged imagination   

No questions asked then, looks like unless we get some new opinion(fresh meat... mmm), this thread is all argued out   

@ninja hate to burst your bubble, but that's simply flawed reasoning. you are applying principle that two subsets of n horses have same element (color),

I know.   its like Shrodingers cat
I know I made a mistake in the wording, but the idea is that mathmatically, the principle holds up. but in reality it fails.

a man is being sentenced to death. emperor offers him a choice. if he tells the truth, he will be shot, if he tells a lie he will be hanged. the man walked free. what did he say?

that this is a lie.

now here's true paradox Suppose there is a town with just one male barber; and that every man in the town keeps himself clean-shaven: some by shaving themselves, some by attending the barber. It seems reasonable to imagine that the barber obeys the following rule: He shaves all and only those men who do not shave themselves. The question: Does the barber shave himself? If the barber does not shave himself, he must abide by the rule and shave himself. If he does shave himself, according to the rule he will not shave himself.

I like that one.

the phrase "this is a lie" is a paradoxic phrase. it cannot exist logically, because if it is true, then its false. if its false, then its true.

by the man saying that he provided neither truth nor lie, which exonerated him.

hah, if I was the emperor I'd say "screw that, your being shot"

whoever came up with that proof is a bit behind in his math and astrophysics. first of all <><>/anything still = <><> second of all the universe, while impressively massive, is not infinite.

Uhh, what? I may not know a whole lot about Astronomy, but I do know that any credible astronomer will tell you the universe is infinite and continuously expanding, and probably proceed to offer you fifty different constants and equations to prove this.

As for the original post:
What do I think of space? That it's big. And hard to breathe in. I also think it's mostly irrelevant till we solve the problems on our own world, unless you can prove to me that venturing into space is entirely necessary to bring order to our own planet. I am very much fascinated by space and love reading about it, but just don't have the mathematical mind to get into it.

How about going to the ISS, I'd probably say no thanks. I like where I am now. Though I can't deny it would be an interesting experience.

What's out there...lots of gas, lots of chemical reactions, and lots of rocks. I don't know if there is intelligent life out there, and even if there is, discovering it would be quite the quest. Even light speed is not fast enough to travel vast distances. Hell, even Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Sun, is 4 and a quarter light years away. Galaxies are millions away. I don't think we'll be discovering any new life soon.

Honestly, I don't think we should focus TOO much effort into going into space. Most of the world we live in is terribly off balance, and I think starting to solve that, as well as working out some of the darker and more selfish aspects of international relations, should be solved before we worry about building any bases on Mars.

As for paradoxes, I was always a fan of Zeno's Paradox ever since I heard it. It single-handedly stumped all mathematics for 2000 years, till calculus came around. I hate to get you into some Artistotelian stuff, because frankly I hate the guy, but it's interesting nonetheless.

infinite and continuously expanding

I know plenty about astronomy, and its not infinite
look it up. and not of some weed smoking websight pls.

if the universe was infinite, we'd have quite a few problems. and besides, there couldnt have been a causality like the big bang for an infinite system.

in particular Einstein would appreciate the arrow paradox. although he would view it in a different manner.

See the universe is in mathematical terms infinite also,

well, in terms of space (spacial dimensions), yes. but definately not in terms of matter
if thats what your talking about. but since planets exist as matter, thats what I meant.

what might happen when it stops

and IF it stops.

good, because there was a bit of a miscommunication there. you sounded a little jumbled

yeah, the 3 spacial dimensions are infinite (nobody knows about time, although one would guess so to)

You dont know how happy i am that at least this thread has been kept clean.