American - Scientist | November 9, 1934 - December 20, 1996
We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.
Carl Sagan
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A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.
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Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it permitted me to continue to learn about this world and others, if it gave me a chance to discover how history turns out.
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I've written a number of books that have to do with the evolution of humans, human intelligence, human emotions.
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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.
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Most of the people that I deal with are human. So I've had a lot of experience with that.
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The boundary between space and the earth is purely arbitrary. And I'll probably always be interested in this planet - it's my favorite.
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I can find in my undergraduate classes, bright students who do not know that the stars rise and set at night, or even that the Sun is a star.
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