Carl Sagan
American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist and author
Lived from: 1934 - 1996
Category: Scientists | Writers (Contemporary) Country: 
United States
Born: 9 november 1934 Died: 20 december 1996
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It took the Church until 1832 to remove Galileo's work from its list of books which Catholics were forbidden to read at the risk of dire punishment of their immortal souls.
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space (1994)― Carl Sagan -
Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgement, the manner in which information is coordinated and used.
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Man is a transitional animal. He is not the climax of creation.
Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective (1973) 5― Carl Sagan -
Many harebrained interpretations were also widely available, especially in weekly newspapers.
Contact (1985) Ch. 13 (p. 216)― Carl Sagan -
Modern science has been a voyage into the unknown, with a lesson in humility waiting at every stop. Many passengers would rather have stayed home.
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space (1994)― Carl Sagan -
Much of human history can, I think, be described as a gradual and sometimes painful liberation from provincialism, the emerging awareness that there is more to the world than was generally believed by our ancestors.
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My view is that if there is no evidence for it, then forget about it. An agnostic is somebody who doesn’t believe in something until there is evidence for it, so I’m agnostic.
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Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity.
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One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time.
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One of the greatest gifts adults can give - to their offspring and to their society - is to read to children.
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Our ancestors worshipped the Sun, and they were not that foolish. It makes sense to revere the Sun and the stars, for we are their children.
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Our loyalties are to the species and the planet. We speak for Earth. Our obligation to survive and flourish is owed not just to ourselves, but also to that Cosmos, ancient and vast, from which we spring.
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1990) 54 min 25 sec― Carl Sagan -
Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works.
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Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it permitted me to continue to learn about this world and others, if it gave me a chance to discover how history turns out.
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Philosophers and scientists confidently offer up traits said to be uniquely human, and the monkeys and apes casually knock them down - toppling the pretension that humans constitute some sort of biological aristocracy among the beings on Earth.
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Relativity does set limits on what humans can ultimately do. But the universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human aspirations.
Cosmos (1980)― Carl Sagan -
She too had found the experience transforming. How could she not? A demon had been exorcised. Several. And just when she felt more capable of love than she had ever been, she found herself alone.
Contact (1985) Ch. 23 (p. 407)― Carl Sagan -
Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep insights can be winnowed from deep nonsense.
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Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense.
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Some part of our being knows this is where we came from. We long to return. And we can. Because the cosmos is also within us. We're made of star-stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1990) 06 min 04 sec― Carl Sagan
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