"Great" people is a point of view and even with that Sagan got it right that no matter if you are rich or poor, friend or fo famous or obscure, just like the current population wasn't around 4 billion years ago, none of us will be around 4 billion years from now.
Great how? How many people here outside historians can name every single Pharaoh in the 3,000 year history of the ancient Egyptian dynasty? How many here can name every singly United States President?
How many "great" bands have you seen locally you think deserve to be famous but never get famous? Those people you mention at that top had tons of thinkers and scientists they built their thoughts off of and educators that put that information in their brains.
I don't like the word "great". I think instead the reason we like what they say is because of their education and their empathy, not because they are "great". Non famous people whom you will never know also agree with them, probably do lots of kind things and great things you will never hear about.
My poetry for example lots of people read, some love it, some hate it, but the there were countless people who did far more work collectively that I drew my ideas on that you will never know. When you attempt to define "great" in reality you are really doing no different in setting up your own type of hero worship by using that word "great".
Those people were human beings just like you and me. Their thoughts and ideas you like sure. But the common thing all famous friends and foes have is that they stand on others to get to the top. "Great" is a POV term. Evolution is a science and in science all humans have it within themselves to be either cruel or compassionate.
Great how? How many people here outside historians can name every single Pharaoh in the 3,000 year history of the ancient Egyptian dynasty? How many here can name every singly United States President?
How many "great" bands have you seen locally you think deserve to be famous but never get famous? Those people you mention at that top had tons of thinkers and scientists they built their thoughts off of and educators that put that information in their brains.
I don't like the word "great". I think instead the reason we like what they say is because of their education and their empathy, not because they are "great". Non famous people whom you will never know also agree with them, probably do lots of kind things and great things you will never hear about.
My poetry for example lots of people read, some love it, some hate it, but the there were countless people who did far more work collectively that I drew my ideas on that you will never know. When you attempt to define "great" in reality you are really doing no different in setting up your own type of hero worship by using that word "great".
Those people were human beings just like you and me. Their thoughts and ideas you like sure. But the common thing all famous friends and foes have is that they stand on others to get to the top. "Great" is a POV term. Evolution is a science and in science all humans have it within themselves to be either cruel or compassionate.
