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Originally posted by thrashee
Originally posted by spacevisitor
By insulting those men the way you do here you definitely want to diminish the importance of the story in my opinion.
Amazing that you even received some stars for this in fact insulting remark.
While I can certainly see how this comment was off-colored and perhaps disrespectful, I think people are getting a little carried away with it. I don't believe the poster was trying to slander older people (or the senile), but was rather making an (apparently failed) attempt at humor.
Originally posted by thrashee
Originally posted by spacevisitor
Is this really how you think about people like Dr. Edgar Mitchell a former NASA astronaut and former ScO, Space Shuttle Fleet Clark C. McClelland?
Credentials don't matter--old age and possible senility do not discriminate. You seem to be stating that people with such credentials are not allowed to be viewed as old and senile.
Originally posted by thrashee
Originally posted by spacevisitor
Especially people with there background disserves absolute respect for being so brave in coming forward with such highly sensitive information.
No. Their background deserves respect. Whether they deserve respect for coming forward with such information depends on the veracity of that information. If it's not true, for instance, we should most certainly disrespect them for it, especially considering that they would have leveraged their background to spread disinformation.
I WILL NOT cause these brave astronauts any problems, since several are NOT yet retired!
Originally posted by polomontana
You can't make these VERY SILLY assumptions about someone being senile without any evidence except the person is old.
You disagree with the underlying subject matter and the witness, so to support your pre-existing belief on these subjects people come up with ILLOGICAL claims.