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.
Carl Sagan | history Read More »
A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.
I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students.
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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.
Carl Sagan | death Read More »
But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
Quote from Carl Sagan, Broca’s Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science Read More »
If we are merely matter intricately assembled, is this really demeaning? If there’s nothing here but atoms, does that make us less or does that make matter more?
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
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If God is omnipotent and omniscient, why didn’t he start the universe out in the first place so it would come out the way he wants? Why’s he constantly repairing and complaining? No, there’s one thing the Bible makes clear: The biblical God is a sloppy manufacturer. He’s not good at design, he’s not good at execution. He’d be out of business, if there was any competition.
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