Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
CARL SAGANThe cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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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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Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity.
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And you are made of a hundred trillion cells. We are, each of us, a multitude.
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What an astonishing thing a book is.
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The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life.
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Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.
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Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.
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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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Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns.
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The universe is a pretty big place. If it’s just us, seems like an awful waste of space.
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Except in pure mathematics, nothing is known for certain (although much is certainly false).
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People are not stupid. They believe things for reasons.
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Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
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Nature is unsentimental. Death is built in.
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Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
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