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Carl Sagan Quote - For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

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Arguments from authority carry little weight, authorities have made mistakes in the past. They will do so again in the future. Perhaps a better way to say it is that in science there are no authorities; at most, there are experts.
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The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.
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The notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both.
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Science is a way to not fool ourselves.
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The price we pay for anticipation of the future is anxiety about it.
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Not explaining science seems to me perverse. When you’re in love, you want to tell the world.
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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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The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.
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Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
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You have to know the past to understand the present.
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If we continue to accumulate only power and not wisdom, we will surely destroy ourselves.
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Every kid starts out as a natural-born scientist, and then we beat it out of them. A few trickle through the system with their wonder and enthusiasm for science intact.
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To live in the hearts we leave behind is to live forever.
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The total number of stars in the Universe is larger than all the grains of sand on all the beaches of the planet Earth.
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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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Nature is unsentimental. Death is built in.
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