Comments on: Subtle partisan differences in space policy

By: Chris Mann

Chris Mann — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 02:36:41 +0000

I think you would be surprised Greg.

Yes, the 50% of your country which is too stupid to vote for its leaders wouldn’t. However most of those who do actually make the time to be part of the process keep themselves informed.

By: Greg Kuperberg

Greg Kuperberg — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 14:43:44 +0000

There probably should have been three seperate categories assessing support for the manned spaceflight program, the science program and basic propulsion and aeronautics research in the polls.

Most voters make very little distinction among these.

By: Chris Mann

Chris Mann — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 12:19:40 +0000

lol. Good one shubber.

There probably should have been three seperate categories assessing support for the manned spaceflight program, the science program and basic propulsion and aeronautics research in the polls.

This may have given too much data to be politically useful though.

By: shubber Ali

shubber Ali — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 22:24:09 +0000

Enthusiasm for space appears to be correlated with intelligence

The jury is still out as to whether this is a positive or negative correlation, however…

By: Thomas Lee Elifritz

Thomas Lee Elifritz — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:52:00 +0000

Enthusiasm for space appears to be correlated with intelligence, with little or no correlation with politics at all. This apparently indicates that intelligence functions of the brain operate fairly independently of emotions. Whether or not intelligence can control emotions is a different problem.

By: Donald F. Robertson

Donald F. Robertson — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:05:49 +0000

I have to say it is nice to see that, apparently, I am not alone as a social liberal who supports space exploration — and that my conservative friends are wrong when they argue that spaceflight is purely a Republican endeavor.

— Donald