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A Universe Not Made For Us
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7th June 2012, 02:41
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A Universe Not Made For Us
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7th June 2012, 03:44
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RE: A Universe Not Made For Us
Carl Sagan is a timeless voice of reason. Thanks for sharing this.
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7th June 2012, 03:55
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RE: A Universe Not Made For Us
Carl Sagan was a great man. Truly. An inspiration to us all.
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7th June 2012, 04:11
(This post was last modified: 7th June 2012 04:12 by LiberalHearted.)
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RE: A Universe Not Made For Us
Same here, Carl Sagen not only a voice of reason, but damn good teacher when the TV could be called boob tube.
One of the early reasons for sending checks PBS 13. Thanks for sharing. |
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"Religion is comparable to Childhood neurosis" Sigmond Freud
"If one wishes to form a true estimate of the full grandeur of religion, one must keep in mind what it undertakes to do for men. It gives them information about the source and origin of the universe, it assures them of protection and final happiness amid the changing vicissitudes of life, and it guides their thoughts and motions by means of precepts which are backed by the whole force of its authority." SIGMUND FREUD, New Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis "Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires." SIGMUND FREUD, New Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis "Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck." George Carlin "The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women's emancipation." Elizabeth Cady Stanton - American Suffragist (1815-1902) "Who loves kitty" Robin Williams live on Broadway DVD "You cannot petition the lord with prayer" Jim Morrison The Soft Parade. |
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7th June 2012, 08:24
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RE: A Universe Not Made For Us
I can't see it
 *Posts as a reminder to view at home* |
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16th June 2012, 01:53
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RE: A Universe Not Made For Us
"Knowledge is preferable to ignorance." To the sane adult. Christianity tells us that ignorance and obedience are preferable to knowledge. That's true - for VERY young children.
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16th June 2012, 03:25
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RE: A Universe Not Made For Us
I love that series, i'll watch through all 3 every few months just cuz it's so moving.
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"In our youth, we lacked the maturity, the decency to create gods better than ourselves so that we might have something to aspire to. Instead we are left with a host of deities who were violent, narcissistic, vengeful bullies who reflected our own values. Our gods could have been anything we could imagine, and all we were capable of manifesting were gods who shared the worst of our natures."-Me
"Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all of which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, even if religion vanished; but religious superstition dismounts all these and erects an absolute monarchy in the minds of men." – Francis Bacon |
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16th June 2012, 05:35
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RE: A Universe Not Made For Us
Watching the series now. Thanks for sharing it.
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"This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-yous. And, uh, a lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head. Fortunately, I'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber."
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16th June 2012, 06:04
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RE: A Universe Not Made For Us
I've always loved the poetic nature of Sagan's expression.
I also love the comedic blunt force trauma that is Neil deGrasse Tyson: |
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16th June 2012, 06:17
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RE: A Universe Not Made For Us
Meh. Ignorance and obedience works for some people. If that's what they want, God bless 'em. Just don't be insisting on making my world in that image. |
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