October 15, 2009 | 06:43 AM

Wow! I didn't know a Luddite could use a word processor! You want to hand out money instead of invest it in our children's future, why don't we just all sit around eating our seed corn, too? The space program and the technology spun off from it have done more to raise the standard of living of every person on Earth than all the so-called "Great Society" leaders.

If you understand so little about science and astronomy, how about enrolling in a class at the local college? I read your article to my science students who all thought it was a hilarious joke -- until I showed them it was an actual published article. Sadly, I think I damaged their faith in America's 4th estate.

Dr. Daniel Barth