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.

Quote by Dr Carl Sagan

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I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the...

I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the...

For most of human history we have searched for our place in the cosmos. Who...

For most of human history we have searched for our place in the cosmos. Who...

It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned...

It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned...

Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.

Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument;...

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument;...

You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence,...

You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence,...

I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is...

I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is...

Our loyalties are to the species and the planet. We speak for Earth. Our obligation...

Our loyalties are to the species and the planet. We speak for Earth. Our obligation...

That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone...

That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone...

Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it...

Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it...

The cosmos is all that is, or ever was, or ever will be.

The cosmos is all that is, or ever was, or ever will be.

Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information...

Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information...

True human progress, that which can be linked to evolution, and which prolongs it, can...

True human progress, that which can be linked to evolution, and which prolongs it, can...

Who are we? Where do we come from? Why are we this way and not...

Who are we? Where do we come from? Why are we this way and not...

It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist...

It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist...

All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as...

All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as...

The Universe forces those who live in it to understand it. Those creatures who find...

The Universe forces those who live in it to understand it. Those creatures who find...

Understand Karma: No debt in the universe goes unpaid.

Understand Karma: No debt in the universe goes unpaid.

Responsibility educates

Responsibility educates

There is a force that drives everything in this universe; you may call it anything...

There is a force that drives everything in this universe; you may call it anything...