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Tag Archives: Carl Sagan
Happy Carl Sagan Day!
Carl Sagan Day is, like is sounds, a celebration of Carl Sagan’s contributions to society, as well as the Cosmos that he talked about. In the words of the Center for Inquiry: No other scientist has been able to reach … Continue reading
Intro to Cosmos
As I mentioned in a very early post, I’m a big fan of Carl Sagan’s television documentary series from the 1980s. This youtube video shows the first five minutes of the series, and it very, very, much worth the time to … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational, Personal, Philosophy, Science, Skepticism
Tagged Carl Sagan, Cosmos, Youtube
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Where Did We Come From?
This is the first of a few videos that I’m going to post on our history. I will spend some time explaining why I think this is so important, but I might save that until after two or three videos. … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism/Religion, Philosophy, Science, TV or Film
Tagged Carl Sagan, Cosmos, History
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A Little Perspective
“The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, … Continue reading