Friday, February 18, 2005
Conspiracy theorists, line forms to the right
NASA denies life on Mars report. Methane production is a curious and unexpected discovery. But despite the findings of the 1976 Viking landers, we still know too little about the planet to say with certainty life doesn't exist or never has existed on Mars. The fascination with the "face of Mars," the numerous lost probes, Percival Lowell, and all just escapes me. For me, it's satisfying enough to just admit:
1. God made a universe more wonderful than our imaginations
2. When it comes to the secrets of the universe, we're still a bunch of earthbound (though occasionally clever) ignoramuses.
3. There's no cover-up at Mars, unless NASA knows which people were directly responsible for all the screw-ups that confused the metric and English measuring systems, who thought it was a good idea to discard a demonstrably decent surface delivery means (air bags) in favor of firing a Biggie rifle bullet into Martian permafrost.
