“In all our searching, the only thing we’ve found that makes the emptiness bearable, is each other.” — Contact
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The fact is that far more crime and child abuse has been committed by zealots in the name of God, Jesus and Mohammed than has ever been committed in the name of Satan. Many people don’t like that statement, but few can argue with it.
Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (via thedragoninmygarage)
In the light of modern understanding, there is no sign of divine guidance down here, or at least nothing beyond physics and chemistry.
Instead, we see evidence of a time of remorseless and sustained violence, when vastly more worlds were destroyed than preserved.
Carl Sagan & Ann Druyan, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (via whats-out-there)
We’ve arranged a global civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces.
Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (via thedragoninmygarage)
For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love.
Carl Sagan (via awake-society)