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For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.
We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.
Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.
Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.
All inquires carry with them some element of risk. There is no guarantee that the universe will conform to our read more
All inquires carry with them some element of risk. There is no guarantee that the universe will conform to our predispositions.
Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it, we go nowhere.
Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it, we go nowhere.
But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. 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.
All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large read more
All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value.
Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. -Carl Sagan.
Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. -Carl Sagan.
We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and read more
We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.