We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.
CARL SAGANUnderstanding is a kind of ecstasy.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
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Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
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We all have a thirst for wonder. It’s a deeply human quality. Science and religion are both bound up with it.
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There are as many atoms in one molecule of DNA as there are stars in a typical galaxy.
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I’ve always thought an agnostic is an atheist without the courage of his convictions.
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All civilizations become either spacefaring or extinct.
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We can judge our progress by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers, our willingness to embrace what is true rather than what feels good.
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There are as many atoms in one molecule of DNA as there are stars in a typical galaxy.
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An atheist is someone who is certain that God does not exist, someone who has compelling evidence against the existence of God.
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We can’t help it. Life looks for life.
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Be grateful everyday for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides.
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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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I would suggest that science is, at least in my part, informed worship.
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Writing is the greatest of human inventions, binding together people, citizens of distant epochs, who never knew one another.
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Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works.
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