Earth-the pale blue dot

Very good. I admit, sometimes I wonder if we are human or animal. Rage easily pulls us into 'animal'. Mr. Sagan was soooo smart. He still pulls me into awe...

We are the Human race

I am a huge fan of Carl Sagan. I have read 6 of his books. Cosmos, The Dragons of Eden, Broca's Brain, Pale Blue Dot, The Demon Haunted World, and Billions and Billions. All are excellent books.

Great post cyman01!

How well I remember reading Sagan's book "Contact," one of the great books that brought home the universe of science and the possibilities that are now but dreams, and yet may very well be reality.

http://show.zoho.com/public/bogieboydan/AstronautSunitaWilliamsPicsofEarth-pps1

Makes me teary-eyed every time. Everyone on Earth should have to watch this, definitely puts it all into perspective.

Two thumbs uP!!! This is Brilliant... I love it. Very educational, under 6 mins
Thanks Cyman01... for the share.

Jay~

A classic .

I loved the Cosmos series. Best of all was the music in the series. I remember that my father was deeply moved by the series--an unexpected glimpse into his normally stoic and more often than not, grumpy character. He bought the soundtrack impulsively one day and brought it home. I listened to that album until I'd worn the grooves down. The eclectic mix of classical music mixed with Vangellis and other world music really impressed me.

But I especially loved how Sagan could make the incomprehensible something that even a school kid could understand. His explanation of the Theory of Relativity was enlightening and I suddenly "got it". To my knowledge, this was the first time any scientist managed to make the theory comprehensible for anyone other than a physicist.

Sagan's only novel (Contact) was a tour de force in my opinion. The movie was OK, but missed some of the most important aspects of the story that revealed quite astutely how humans would react to the news that we were not alone, that we had been contacted, what was their intention? were they hostile? were they friendly? was it God who had contacted us?

Most stunning and beautiful of all, was the notion that while our scientists' faith in God had been waning as they had applied a scientific approach to understanding our place in the universe--which is also hinted at in Sagan's statement in this video about our miniscule, insignificant place in the universe--was the notion that the wormholes used by the aliens to enable galactic travel were as mysterious to them as they were to us, and hinted at some divine plan, a type of secret passage left in the fabric of space, as if God himself had designed the rules of the universe and left ONE exception that could be used for the benefit of the universal denizens.

Sagan was a GREAT man, a great American scientist. I still find myself missing him and wishing he was around to make more films like Cosmos. In fact, I wish they would re-run the Cosmos series so today's youth could experience it. It seems pretty timeless to me. They could update the special effects, but it still is very relevant.

"we are too small...." , " ....a fraction of a dot". Gotta like Sagan.

----clapping.