Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity.
CARL SAGANWe live in a vast and awesome universe in which, daily, suns are made and worlds destroyed, where humanity clings to an obscure clod of rock.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
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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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If we ruin the earth, there is no place else to go.
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Books are like seeds. They can lie dormant for centuries and then flower in the most unpromising soil.
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Science is a way to not fool ourselves.
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One of the great commandments of science is: Mistrust arguments from authority.
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All over the world there are enormous numbers of smart, even gifted, people who harbor a passion for science.
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Every star may be a sun to someone.
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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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To live in the hearts we leave behind is to live forever.
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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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Understanding is a kind of ecstasy.
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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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The notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both.
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