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Fearless

(18,421 posts) Fri Nov 20, 2015, 01:14 PM Nov 2015

Food for Thought on the Syrian Crisis from Carl Sagan

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Food for Thought on the Syrian Crisis from Carl Sagan (Original Post) Fearless Nov 2015 OP

I never get tired of that, no matter how many times its posted. Moostache Nov 2015 #1

What the Astronaut saw. Octafish Nov 2015 #2

Got Humble? One Pale Blue Dotter drynberg Nov 2015 #3

Moostache

(9,897 posts)

1. I never get tired of that, no matter how many times its posted.

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Fri Nov 20, 2015, 01:29 PM

Nov 2015

Thank you.

I hope that each time this monologue is re-posted or referenced that at least one more person has a chance to see it for the first time and be moved by its message.

Humanity is trapped in a vicious circle of pointless hate, mindless violence and endless retribution. We are enslaved to a desire for the material and parochial and have averted our eyes and muted our wonder. Looking at that image and hearing Sagan's words read by him always makes me sad in some way. He was lost early but his ideas and his sense of wonder at the universe lives on.

Octafish

(55,745 posts)

2. What the Astronaut saw.

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Fri Nov 20, 2015, 04:03 PM

Nov 2015

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027354773

Great to read you, Fearless! Thank you for the wisdom.

drynberg

(1,648 posts)

3. Got Humble? One Pale Blue Dotter

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Fri Nov 20, 2015, 04:40 PM

Nov 2015

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