I love that line - “Its only sacred truth is that there are no sacred truths.”

"Arguments from authority are worthless." Quadruple yes.

@sciencelover9490

Жыл бұрын

hello how are you are you ok

Dr Sagan left us way too soon.

@TX_BoomSlang

9 ай бұрын

He's irreplaceable.

The best documentary show I've ever seen.

@sandal_thong8631

11 ай бұрын

_Guns, Germs and Steel_ was also excellent, showing how geography helped picked winners and losers in the Age of Exploration. It answers the question, Why did Europe explore and dominate the world, and not China, or Africa, or Meso-America?

@marcmenard9121

10 ай бұрын

He's full of sh*t..He's probably Zionist paid but he's a good talker though...

I wish Mr. Sagan could have seen James Webb launched and the data it will bring.

@CeciliaAbreuTeixeira

2 жыл бұрын

true this, he would love it

"Arguments from authority are worthless." I remember when people thought this way. Amazing how much can change in ten years.

@sandal_thong8631

11 ай бұрын

We had 25 years of Fox and Limbaugh, creating an alternate media where appealing to prejudice/wrongheaded beliefs created devout followers on the path to a fascist leader who was not to be questioned or doubted.

@LordVader1094

10 ай бұрын

​@@sandal_thong8631You say that as if appeals to authority aren't universal lol

Just realized this show was on FILM , takes me back ,so cool!!!

Nosso herói das estrelas! Obrigada Mestre 🙏

The universe is the only sacred truth , only we need to keep on plodding , learning and educating ourselves that a “pale blue dot ‘ is all that we have for now. We are the product of the stars, dusts and gases.

@mattorr2256

8 ай бұрын

True words…

"It's the best tool we have." It is the only tool we have.

@MikehMike01

Жыл бұрын

false

@SergyMilitaryRankings

7 ай бұрын

​@@MikehMike01no

Very very inspiring.

Why cut the video off at the end? It was just getting interesting!

Great.

I believe that it is natural for intelligent beings to imagine gods. As a species becomes intelligence, it gains curiosity, looks at the heavens and the Earth, and at themselves, and wonders 'Who put that there'. They find no answer, so divine design is their only solution to this riddle.

@mattorr2256

11 ай бұрын

It’s a cop put. It’s the easy solution. The harder thing is to pursue the answer’s of nature through studying and conducting science. It’s easy to just say “god did all of this”.

@mattorr2256

8 ай бұрын

It’s the opposite. The less educated believe in god’s

@mattorr2256

8 ай бұрын

There are answers in science for why everything around us exists…

Did the Eno brothers do some of the music?

@tp6335

Жыл бұрын

Mostly Vangelis and classical music

haha that would be great.

@petestrat07 Great post :-)

3:09

To build on this, without god we have infinite possibilities from which to go forward. Our societies and science can go anywhere, do anything. With the current loadout of gods our lives are apparently rote. They are planned and built for us. We must only do as commanded and be given a magical reward to be joined with something infinitely beyond our comprehension. I find it much more rewarding to seek the infinite and understand it, rather than to presume that all our efforts are for another.

@mattorr2256

11 ай бұрын

See you are a rational thinker. You seek evidence for the truth’s of the laws of nature. It seems to me that 99% of humans do not think this way which is a very unfortunate thing

Ironic that it is Mozart. Uh huh. You do the math.

well said! but i believe God wants us to mold on our own

@mattorr2256

11 ай бұрын

Your assuming god is real. Do you have evidence god is real? If not then what you feel god want’s from you is based on a mythological deity. In other words you believe in the supernatural. “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence”

Here in 2024 Science has made mind-blowing progress since 1980, but sadly society at-large, certainly pockets of the GOP in the US, has clearly gone backwards.

There are those who believe that such things as fossils are tests of faith we must overcome in order that we might enter paradise. What if seeing through the words of holy writ is the test? What if the Hindu's have a piece of the truth and the faithful are sent back to try life again while those like Carl Sagan ascend? There is as much or more support for this idle speculation as there is for more popular notions in the same vein.

@emmawatson9180

Жыл бұрын

Codhein: actually that's such a great point and observation! That would be a great test, follow the tradition, or follow compassion- reminds me of the Sabbath stuff with Jesus; what's more important, following authority or acting properly. Shame this point has been missed by a lot. I have crazy family that believe they are 'demon haunted' (ironic to say here) because they're saved 'prophets'- but won't look at or help the polio street guy. (South America) Cultural, respected, 'acceptable' schizophrenia.

@MikehMike01

Жыл бұрын

Religions are created by brilliant people but as the generations pass all of that is lost and it’s just the followers left

@mattorr2256

11 ай бұрын

@@MikehMike01I’m not certain religions are created by brilliant people. I’d argue they are created by ignorant people that don’t how the universe works. They are also most likely insane psychopath’s fueled by their need to control people.

@mattorr2256

8 ай бұрын

Never mind them. They are no concern of yours. They are happy being ignorant. It is bliss for them. They are also willfully dumb. It’s also bliss for them. Just pity them and pay no mind…

@mattorr2256

8 ай бұрын

@@emmawatson9180they believe because of fear. It’s sad. They’re mind’s are so easily manipulated.

no dont go live in a cave, then you will use up my air. i have a better idea, why dont you just go visit this god you love so much.

@sciencelover9490

Жыл бұрын

Hello my friend, are you okay?

@holdmybeer

Жыл бұрын

@@sciencelover9490 yes im fine. how are you?

@sciencelover9490

Жыл бұрын

@@holdmybeer . I'm fine my dear friend 🥰⁦❤️⁩💖🌺

@sciencelover9490

Жыл бұрын

@@holdmybeer.Wow 12 years later this comment.

@holdmybeer

Жыл бұрын

@@sciencelover9490 Just enjoying some coffee. haha

Study physics...please.

@mattorr2256

11 ай бұрын

I second that!!!!

I believe in no God. However, I think that humanity are practically gods. God can create. So can we. We can genetically engineer, breed selectively, create the primordial soup, and change the entire face of the planet in no time at all. God can also destroy. With one push of a button, so can we. Being by far the most powerful and intelligent life form on Earth, we fill the void left by an absence of a god.

"Arguments from authority are worthless." and right now Carl is having this very argument with the one who created him and everything else--God. How utterly sad and tragic are these people. In thinking they were wise they became fools. Not only do they spit in the face of their Father--they teach and encourage others to do so. None of their fans will be with them when they are put to utter shame. How miserable their end will be. No applause, no worship, just everlasting regret

@sniperrecon676

5 жыл бұрын

If you want people to follow God, prove his existence, as well as that it is indeed the Christain god as opposed to the thousands of other deities created by various cultures around the world.

@russellcampbell9198

3 жыл бұрын

Give it a rest.

@mattorr2256

11 ай бұрын

@@sniperrecon676he cannot prove this deity’s existence. It’s blind, dumb, ignorant faith. They are blinded by it. And willfully so.

@mattorr2256

11 ай бұрын

I spit in the face of your deity. Do you know why??? Nothing will happen. Ever. he is a myth created by humans that did not understand the universe

@mattorr2256

11 ай бұрын

I’ll have everlasting regret then. Oh wait. It’s all supernatural?? Ok then nothing of hell fire fear mongering in the bible book will happen to me. Im good. To top it off for ya, Your god never existed…