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titanicdave

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14. Professor Sagan

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Sun Apr 7, 2013, 11:38 AM

Apr 2013

was far ahead of his time in more ways that just about anyone else.......he correctly predicted the current political and economic of current times........what a pity we had to loose him at such a young age......the man was and remains......amazing

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Carl Sagan's foreboding [View all] Ichingcarpenter Apr 2013 OP

Carl Sagan's foreboding Flashmann Apr 2013 #1

I miss Carl. mgc1961 Apr 2013 #2

Truer Words Are Seldom Writ cantbeserious Apr 2013 #3

Great person. smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #4

key graf there JayhawkSD Apr 2013 #5

The bamboozle has captured us Ichingcarpenter Apr 2013 #6

Did he follow any John2 Apr 2013 #7

If I correctly recall, he was born into a Jewish home. mgc1961 Apr 2013 #8

eh? wot? Just which "Liberals" are you talking about? bread_and_roses Apr 2013 #11

Sagan said . . . LiberalAndProud Apr 2013 #24

True that. ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #9

You know, I'm all for pot legalization, cilla4progress Apr 2013 #17

Sagan= a light in the dark. He was & still is a giver to all humankind!! <3 hue Apr 2013 #10

I had the very good fortune pangaia Apr 2013 #12

I read; greiner3 Apr 2013 #13

Professor Sagan titanicdave Apr 2013 #14

Prescient in every way... pink-o Apr 2013 #15

Either way it's all superstition and myth and wilfull ignorance cilla4progress Apr 2013 #19

Well, here we are! cilla4progress Apr 2013 #16

When will we ever learn, when will we ever learn? jpn.best Apr 2013 #18

Fabulous post. cilla4progress Apr 2013 #20

Boy, he got that right! ananda Apr 2013 #21

It's all happened as he feared it would through the stratification of society. He also said: freshwest Apr 2013 #22

K & R !!! WillyT Apr 2013 #23