An atheist is someone who is certain that God does not exist, someone who has compelling evidence against the existence of God.
CARL SAGANIf I finish a book a week, I will read only a few thousand books in my lifetime, about a tenth of a percent of the contents of the greatest libraries of our time. The trick is to know which books to read.
More Carl Sagan Quotes
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Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity.
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I’ve always thought an agnostic is an atheist without the courage of his convictions.
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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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Avoidable human misery is more often caused not so much by stupidity as by ignorance, particularly our ignorance about ourselves.
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We 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.
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The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what’s true.
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Those at too great a distance may, I am well are, mistake ignorance for perspective.
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We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.
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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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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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The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.
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Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
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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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Be grateful everyday for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides.
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The only thing we’ve found that makes the emptiness bearable, is each other.
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