[SRS] Which is more important to explore?

[≈Flukejiver 1,186]

A huge debate I’ve read up on recently is how much we spend on space exploration compared to ocean exploration. 
 

Sources say we have better maps of the surface of Mars and the moon than we do the bottom of our ocean.

 

Experts say 90-95% of our ocean is completely unexplored.

 

Which do you think is more important and why?

 

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[Wee Man 1,349]

What's on our planet already is more important but any kind of exploration is worth doing so:

 

por que no los dos

[@The End 2,071]

Both are important and should be funded more. Funds we use for Space Exploration are over-exaggerated, especially if you consider all the other places where we spend money on. Research on Space Exploration has also led to a lot of "spin-off" technology (e.g. LASIK treatment) that can actually impact your everyday life.

 

[Josh 137]

Space tbh, we've more chance of better understanding concepts such as time, which may lead to greater things

[Teemo 44]

4 minutes ago, Flukejiver said:

Sources say we have better maps of the surface of Mars and the moon than we do the bottom of our ocean.

 

Experts say 90-95% of our ocean is completely unexplored.

Doesn't that mostly come down to the fact that it's easier to get something into space/onto another planet than explore super low depths of the ocean due to the extreme pressure? 

 

Either way space is more exciting due to the potential of finding life outside our planet, I know we find some crazy interesting shit deep down in the ocean but no matter how spectacular things are down there even a simple organism found outside of earth would be 1000x more interesting just because its an alien lifeform.

[Howl 947]

oceans have far more of an impact on our day-to-day lives, I'd rather see us flush our knowledge of them first

[Juri 486]

Both need the funding and time for the scientists. There are plenty of resources to obtain and study there. 

[Mk 17 149]

3 minutes ago, Teemo said:

Doesn't that mostly come down to the fact that it's easier to get something into space/onto another planet than explore super low depths of the ocean due to the extreme pressure? 

 

Either way space is more exciting due to the potential of finding life outside our planet, I know we find some crazy interesting shit deep down in the ocean but no matter how spectacular things are down there even a simple organism found outside of earth would be 1000x more interesting just because its an alien lifeform.

Not really, the fact the Soviet’s got a spacecraft onto Venus decades ago prove it can be done at immense pressure. 
 

However there’s only so much the ocean can tell us and realistically the technology created from ocean exploration is nowhere near as useful as the technology that comes from going to space. Space is literally fascinating, it truly puts into perspective how insignificant we are. 
 

There could well truly be no other life in the universe, it’s a perfectly respectable theory and just because “it’s so big” doesn’t necessarily mean it is possible. Scientists still cannot understand life fully or what it is, how to reproduce it etc 

 

If we can somehow unlock some sweet technologies that defy physics laws etc we have unlocked the key to life. It’s great the science fellas explore and invent new things, however there’s always an aspect of what is too far. All technology comes down to how humans can weaponise it, weapons are some of the most primitive and important factors of human nature. As much as it’s nice to know more etc it’ll only lead to the downfall of the human race in the end.

[Alex 35]

Both are fascinating to me in their own way 

[≈Flukejiver 1,186]

6 minutes ago, Teemo said:

Doesn't that mostly come down to the fact that it's easier to get something into space/onto another planet than explore super low depths of the ocean due to the extreme pressure? 

 

Either way space is more exciting due to the potential of finding life outside our planet, I know we find some crazy interesting shit deep down in the ocean but no matter how spectacular things are down there even a simple organism found outside of earth would be 1000x more interesting just because its an alien lifeform.

Well not necessarily. I don’t think we have developed powerful enough instruments. Basically what you pointed out is the answer. People are way more interested in finding “alien life form” then something already living on your planet. They say the entire ocean floor has been mapped on little detail and only to a resolution of 5 kilometers (3 miles). That only gives us an IDEA of what it looks like. .05% of the ocean is actually mapped with the highest resolution of sonar.

[inf` 132]

Let's hope there are great discoveries made before we perish. Whether it's proper exoplanets or unknown life on the bottom of the ocean

[Adam_ 1,050]

Both are pretty important, though my main concern with the oceans is that they may go disturbing things that have been the way they are for thousands/millions of years or find something worth taking  down there and fuck with nature and it won't be reparable because well, look at what has happened to a lot of the other natural habitats on the planet

 

I guess if we keep fucking up earth the way we have we may need a new place in the distant but not so distant future so having a backup planet that can support human life would be neat

[inf` 132]

Species such as these crazy fuckers

 

https://www.businessinsider.nl/scientists-captured-video-of-a-rare-squid-with-tentacles-as-long-as-a-human/

[Adrian 82]

WELL IF THIS THING IS DOWN THERE I'D SUGGEST WE LEAVE SPACE ALONE.

 

 

 

Edited November 18, 2020 by Adrian

[Tika191 1,099]

Lol wtf this topic actually has [srs] responses