The Universe forces those who live in it to understand it. Those creatures who find everyday experience a muddled jumble of events with no predictability, no regularity, are in grave peril. The Universe belongs to those who, at least to…

Quote by Dr Carl Sagan

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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...

But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who...

But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who...

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.

A galaxy is composed of gas and dust and stars - -billions upon billions of...

A galaxy is composed of gas and dust and stars - -billions upon billions of...

If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we...

If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we...

You have to know the past to understand the present.

You have to know the past to understand the present.

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...

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he...

When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he...

I maintain there is much more wonder in science than in pseudoscience. And in addition,...

I maintain there is much more wonder in science than in pseudoscience. And in addition,...

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.

A religion old or new, that stressed the magnificence of the universe as revealed by...

A religion old or new, that stressed the magnificence of the universe as revealed by...

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 brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good....

The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good....

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...

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,...

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...

The world is my country, science is my religion.

The world is my country, science is my religion.

Mortal as I am, I know that I am born for a day. But when...

Mortal as I am, I know that I am born for a day. But when...

Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the prospect...

Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the prospect...

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few.

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few.

If we go on the way we have, the fault is our greed [and] if...

If we go on the way we have, the fault is our greed [and] if...

History knows no resting place and no plateaus

History knows no resting place and no plateaus

Of all the forms of injustice, that is the most egregious which makes the circumstances...

Of all the forms of injustice, that is the most egregious which makes the circumstances...