What else is out there?

Will we ever travel outside of our solar system? It doesn't seem very likely. No matter how fast our technology advances, one thing seems to remain the same. Travelling at the speed of light does not seem possible. It’s a frustrating feeling to think that were stuck here, gazing out at what's beyond, left only to wonder of what else exists. In such an enormous universe, it would be nice to find out our role in the scheme of things. Perhaps one day, they will invent a way to freeze and preserve people, allowing them to travel for thousands of years. It seems to be the only plausible answer for visiting those other places and finally satisfying our undying curiosity.

Stem Cell Research?

Why don't we support stem cell research? With all the possibilities it holds medically, how do we justify not supporting it? Some of the arguments I've heard were almost completely absurd. What if it advances so far that humans will live forever? Though I doubt that will ever happen, even if that is an incredibly long term result, don't you think curing the incurable today is worth that slight risk? Its like playing god, so its wrong. Don't we play god every time we have a baby and create a life? Don't doctors play god, saving people who would otherwise die? Its in our nature to survive. Our average life span has greatly increased over the years and it would only make sense that it would continue to do so. We have to support the things that aren't frowned upon in order to advance. Not to long ago, heart surgery did not exist. It was not even studied. Think of all the lives saved because of the risk of the doctors who oppossed the common consensus. It would be foolish to not explore every possibility in order to help the sick. Foolish and unethical.

Why is it so hard to Diet?

Even if you're eating healthy there is still a ton of rules and guidelines to follow. Who's to say we even have it right this time anyway? The original food pyramid was completely unhealthy. The Atkins diet removed all carbs, but vegetables are full of carbs. We keep changing what's healthy and what a good diet consists of, no wonder so many people struggle. Not to mention the impossible task of limiting sodium. I read that the body only needs about 500mg of sodium a day and the maximum recommended amount is 1500mg. Have you ever read the labels of food and condiments? Everything is so full of sodium its almost mind boggling. It would just be nice if all these so called experts could come together and agree on exactly what we should be eating each day so people could have a straight forward guideline to follow.