Indeed! And as a European, I find it even more curious when Americans take this more cynical stance.
I mean, what have we come to, when a European will go and take a risk, for a chance at an awesome discovery, and an American dare not? ;)
The explorers who first went sailed into the deep Atlantic, with unknown seas and lands beyond, were full of doubts too -- but they did it anyway. Because they had to. In our time, we humans have to continually rekindle our explorer spirit, no matter how settled or distraught our ambient culture becomes. We must explore, with optimism and willpower -- and yes, with plenty of intellect and skepticism too, but end with optimism -- precisely in order to solve the actual problems our world faces.
I mean, what have we come to, when a European will go and take a risk, for a chance at an awesome discovery, and an American dare not? ;)
The explorers who first went sailed into the deep Atlantic, with unknown seas and lands beyond, were full of doubts too -- but they did it anyway. Because they had to. In our time, we humans have to continually rekindle our explorer spirit, no matter how settled or distraught our ambient culture becomes. We must explore, with optimism and willpower -- and yes, with plenty of intellect and skepticism too, but end with optimism -- precisely in order to solve the actual problems our world faces.