posts tagged "Carl Sagan"

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

The world is so exquisite with so much love and moral depth, that there is no reason to deceive ourselves with pretty stories for which there’s little good evidence. Far better it seems to me, in our vulnerability, is to look death in the eye and to be grateful every day for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides.

Carl Sagan
Currently Reading: The Dragons of Eden- Speculations of the Evolution of Human Intelligence

Currently Reading: The Dragons of Eden- Speculations of the Evolution of Human Intelligence

The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.

Carl Sagan