@SpukiKitty
Soon after piloting the LEM 'Eagle' on the Sea of Tranquility, as a Presbyterian Christian, he performed the first religious ceremony on another world.
And here's the pisser for Pat:
'It is a magnificent testimony to the evolution of humankind'
-Dr. Buzz Aldrin (on the Moon landings)
And therein is the real argument obliterator for Robertson: If NASA didn't carry out JFK's promise to send a man to the Moon & return such back to Earth in a decade, what would it have done to the US's prestige, especially at that time during the Cold War, if teh nasty ebil Atheist Commie Soviets had landed on the Moon first; indeed, if NASA had anticipated Patty-boy's future whining about American science proving him wrong, and not bothered with a space programme, if the Soviets had built a permanent base on the Moon, and way before now? Six letters: Mir. ISS.
'Our NASA is exploring new horizons'. That first word is the most telling of all. Because you ultimately know that the Atheist scientists at NASA/JPL are right after all: for it is via their proving you wrong in 1969 - and fulfilling JFK's promise - that your precious country ultimately won the Cold War, and is so technologically advanced.
...meanwhile, CNSA. Shenzhou. Yutu/'Jade Rabbit'. Tianhe II. Cyberattacks. You want to do the maths, or shall I, Patty-boy? Because I for one welcome our new Chinese overlords; and you don't learn how to rape another country's commercial/political/intelligence/R&D/military databases by reading a book of fairytales, you know. For you not wanting your country to explore new horizons - and not just space-wise - you're condemning your country to inferior status in the coming years. Do you want China to perfect the first Quantum Computer: laptop-sized? [/Lenovo = formerly IBM's PC division] But if you want Dumbfuckistan to become relegated to Third World status, you go right ahead. Only, don't drag the rest of the non-fundie USA with you; Dr. Buzz Aldrin, for instance.
