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Curmudgeoness

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10. Some quotes that I like
Fri Apr 3, 2015, 05:45 PM
Apr 2015

that are pertinent today:

It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.


Oh no, did he say the "d" word!

We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.


And possibly my favorite.....

A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.
Carl Sagan Appreciation Thread [View all] beam me up scottie Apr 2015 OP
I can directly attribute my atheism to Carl Sagan EvolveOrConvolve Apr 2015 #1
When he said that he wished he could believe his parents lived on it comforted me. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #20
Always a rec for Carl Sagan mountain grammy Apr 2015 #2
Me too. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #14
I watched Cosmos growing up... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #23
Big fan. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Apr 2015 #3
The new Cosmos has me interested in learning more about this man. nt flygal Apr 2015 #4
Welcome (and Sagan Bump) onager Apr 2015 #5
Yes that is Beryl Markham flygal Apr 2015 #8
I watched the new series but it just made me miss Sagan. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #15
I still need to see it... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #24
A kick for Carl. deucemagnet Apr 2015 #6
Nice. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #16
kick rec edgineered Apr 2015 #7
Thanks! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #22
Kick and rec for one of the greatest people this world has ever known. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #9
He was one of a kind. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #17
Some quotes that I like Curmudgeoness Apr 2015 #10
That first one is probably my favorite, and I've used it in my sig line before. trotsky Apr 2015 #11
the "d" word! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #13
yes, this one RussBLib Apr 2015 #25
So many favorite quotes from him. But in these times... LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #12
Perceptive. Curmudgeoness Apr 2015 #18
Wow...that is scarily accurate. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #19
Please feel free. LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #28
I left my copy of The Demon Haunted World on my desk at work beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #21
That is so romantic! LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #27
I wish I had been more aware of him while he was alive Lordquinton Apr 2015 #26
If Sagan were alive today he would be branded a New Atheist and slandered. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #29
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