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Carl Sagan Quote - I’ve always thought an agnostic is an atheist without the courage of his convictions.

I’ve always thought an agnostic is an atheist without the courage of his convictions.

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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.
CARL SAGAN

Argument Authority Expert Future Mistake Past Weight
Exploration is in our nature. We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still. We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars.
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Cosmic Enough Explore Investigation Nature Ocean Ready Sail Shore Stars Wander
I would suggest that science is, at least in my part, informed worship.
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Information Science Suggestion Worship
A book is made from a tree. It is an assemblage of flat, flexible parts (still called “leaves”) imprinted with dark pigmented squiggles.
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Assemble Book Leaf Print Tree
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
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Claim Evidence Extraordinary One Liner Requirement Science
For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
CARL SAGAN

Creature Love Vast
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.
CARL SAGAN

Alone Coordinate Deal Greatness Information Intelligence Judgement Knowledge Manner Smart Used
Science is a way to not fool ourselves.
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Fools One Liner Ourselves Science
Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.
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Equality Inspirational Smart Stupidity
Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
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Exception Exrinction Rule Survival
The visions we offer our children shape the future.
CARL SAGAN

Children Future Inspirational Ofer Shape Vision
Writing is the greatest of human inventions, binding together people, citizens of distant epochs, who never knew one another.
CARL SAGAN

Blind Citizen Distant Greatness Human Invention People Togetherness Writing
There are as many atoms in one molecule of DNA as there are stars in a typical galaxy.
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Atom DNA Galaxy Molecule Science Stars Typical
Where we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.
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Atheist Emotion Fools Liable Ourselves Strong
Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity.
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Disturb Glory Stupidity
Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in all the wars in history.
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Advance Agriculture History Live Lost Medicine Save Science Vast War

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