Well, you’re asking the big question about the justification for spending money on exhibits or a zoological park that in an urban environment, it costs a lot of money. I was talking to the Bronx Zoo people the other day, and he said, Jim, you see that building over, that’s… Read More
The question is, what effect is that gonna have on public opinion?… Read More
And how is it going to make people care about the tigers that are disappearing in India?… Read More
It made a difference. They started feeling like they were part of something, which they had never felt before. And no matter whether you’re a ditch digger or whether you’re a scientist or whatever, you’re working together to try to accomplish a mission. And it helped him. So I talk… Read More
Yeah. Well, but in trying to help animals. And there’s some controversial things. Right. Given that the horrendous deaths by poachers worldwide. Yeah. A lot of money is spent as you very well know in zoo exhibits that go to the tens and tens and tens of millions of dollars. Read More
Would it not make more sense for a chunk of this money that goes to these exhibits, be put into supporting the efforts of enforcement and the countries that are seeing all of these killings, whether it be rhinos or elephants or tigers, as you mentioned?… Read More
And the thinkers who are trying to figure out where we are, who, what, why, where we are?… Read More
I said, you’re part of that. Read More
And you know what?… Read More
I gotta mention one thing more about that. I know some people in the south, they’re also up here who maybe have given up their quest for getting a good job or for working hard for a living or for making money. A lot of people don’t think that’s possible… Read More
He said, what do you mean?… Read More
I said, well, you’re a part of the mission that’s right now, it’s like a pyramid. It needs a lot of support down here, no matter what you’re doing to enable some of the few people, the brilliant scientists who are going to Mars pretty soon and things like that. Read More
If I don’t mind saying so, but it’s also the mission of exploration, is to find out who, what, why and where we are?… Read More
We have that capability, but it’s also to create a quality of life for all people on this planet. We’ve had a very, very aggressive, violent history, and we’ve gotta stop killing each other and the quality of life, if we start looking into that, that’s obviously religion science and… Read More
With that said, you know, what’s happened?… Read More
Well, it’s mission of the Explorer’s Club, but it’s also the mission to humanity. I dare say, you may not want me to be daring enough to talk about something called the mission of humanity. Read More
I’ve never heard anybody talk about what is the mission of humanity?… Read More
And the reason is is that we’re just getting to that point where we can start understanding there is a mission. The mission of humanity. Read More
We have that ability and we’re beginning to find out some of these things, but we’re just in the early stages of trying to understand that we’re in a universe and this is a fragile planet and all those things. We’re just suddenly starting to become aware of that. Read More
But guess what?… Read More