Horton,Quote:"Why wasn't the ...

Horton,

Quote:

"Why wasn't the "magic carpet" soil observation seen on the very first sol of Spirit taken into consideration for Phoenix?

If I remember correctly, the science speculation was that the effect was electrostatic or maybe mineralogical ( or maybe just "magic: ) -- but what was ever done to follow up on these speculations?"

Water is just the conduit that spirit uses. Call it "the force," or the Holy Ghost, it's a real phenomena that exists apart from the material world. Spirit first, then the matter we call "life." Not the reverse.

Mars is governed by "things" that are completely different than on the earth. You can't study what you don't believe in. Mars will never be understood in a purely scientific sense, I predict. She'll keep throwing curve balls that aren't touchable for reasons that don't make sense materially. Perhaps some that are truly dangerous. We've invaded another critter cage. Are there rules for this? I suspect that there are, BIG ones. Perhaps if you leave your cage, you get thrown down to the bottom of yours, FAST.

This isn't a mountain you climb. This is another world you invade.

It's just a theory about why things might suddenly go down hill in cage #???.