text: Richard A. posner qoutes that "When you vote for a presidential canidate you're actaully voting for a slate of electors" (source 3). Alot of people do not like the sound of that because they think its kinda like a secret.              In this passage the author states that, "Striving to meet the challenge presented by Venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also because human curiousity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors". The author believes that trying to find more intel about Venus is going to help the human species in a positive way despite all of the dangers that we may face on the journey. I agree with him on this 100% and let me tell you why.