That date was supposed to be 1898, by the way...(Spanish American War).

Grab - Fair enough. But, hey, believing there is (or was) life on Mars does make me happy! Therefore it has "contributed to human happiness"! :-) Well, on a small scale...

There may or may not be solid evidence available at present, and we may or may not have been provided access to it. All of that remains speculative at this point.

The only way you or I will know for absolute certain sure is if we go to Mars ourselves, given the nature of human beings and society, which can blithely and officially endorse complete untruths and vigorously deny truths and vice versa, and have done so on a pretty regular basis throughout history...usually in order to serve some temporary agenda involving power or money.

I am not filled with confidence in the authority figures (scientists, politicians, religious leaders, and generals) of my day. History has already proven them wrong many, many times.

Whether it will prove them wrong in regards to Mars remains to be seen.

- LH