Carl Sagan's Prophecy

[magicguido]

[LiberalArkie]

1. He is absolutely correct.

When I was growing up television was just coming out. We had our choice of NBC and CBS channels. I watched the NBC symphony orchestra on tv once a week. I watched the NBC Whitepapers on such things as the migrant workers and tenant farmers plights. I got up ever Saturday morning to watch Mr. Wizard brought to you by General Electric.

Television back in the 50's and 60's was like all the libraries in universities in the world had burst forth and wanted to teach everyone.

We learned rocket science among other things. I mention this because I was watching a launch of a SpaceX and my 30 year old neighbor remarked when stage 1 separated and thought that the whole rocket was blowing up.

That pretty much summarizes what is wrong.

[PirateRo]

2. The book was a seminal work, a masterpiece

The book is a master class highlighting science education and it’s application on a daily basis to prevent baseless lies from being accepted as truth, highlighting religion and superstition as the poison they have always been and an offer of encouragement to let go this contemptible nonsense for a much better future.

It is a remarkable product of a questioning, curious, restless mind geared to find the answers, to identify truth relentlessly by following the data and to live unapologetically and with no excuses.

I was fortunate to include him as a teacher and life-long guide.

I only wish I could have thanked him.

[apkhgp]

3. Just surfing around

I am not an opinion writer or philosopher. I have to give Carl Sagan credit for all of the work he accomplished. People can draw similarities on anything.

Here it would be between Nixon and 45. Or Hitler and 45.
There are going to be umphteen billion more things people find in common between two people in this world. From now to the future.

[mountain grammy]

4. Very good. Thanks for posting..

I like this guy.

Read Sagan's book years ago. Time for a re-read.

[Merlot]

5. This guy is a prime example of why religion hates education.