You know, dark matter matters.

Companies want to innovate. Companies that don't innovate wither on the vine. The connection between STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and the financial stability of a nation is what needs to established.

I can't think that leaving Earth once is enough.

The most successful scientists in the history of the world are those who posed the right questions

Most science fiction is about tomorrow, a tomorrow brought to you by innovations in science and technology, and China was worried that if they just have everybody learning what is, they're not going to be in a position to invent a tomorrow because their brain isn't even wired to go in that direction.

It's a weird state to be in to go to the Bible and try to invoke science, right?

The universe's destiny has very little to do with the near-term destiny of Earth.