Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
CARL SAGANBooks are like seeds. They can lie dormant for centuries and then flower in the most unpromising soil.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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All civilizations become either spacefaring or extinct.
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A galaxy is composed of gas and dust and stars – billions upon billions of stars. Every star may be a sun to someone.
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Better the hard truth, I say, than the comforting fantasy.
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The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.
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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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Any faith that admires truth, that strives to know God, must be brave enough to accommodate the universe.
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If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth.
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Not all birds can fly. What separates the flyers from the walkers is the ability to take off.
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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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You are worth about 3 dollars worth in chemicals.
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One of the great commandments of science is: Mistrust arguments from authority.
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If we continue to accumulate only power and not wisdom, we will surely destroy ourselves.
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The very act of understanding is a celebration of joining, merging, even if on a very modest scale, with the magnificence of the Cosmos.
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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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I would suggest that science is, at least in my part, informed worship.
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