If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we are the reason there is a Universe, does science do us a disservice in deflating our conceits?
Tag: Carl Sagan
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The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.
If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe.
If you want to bake an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the Universe.
A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.
But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value.
A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.