My favorite Sagan quote is this: "One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we've been bamboozled long enough we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We're no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It is simply to painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we've been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back." Carl Sagan

@DownhillAllTheWay

5 жыл бұрын

There are so many great Sagan quotations. One of my favorites : “If we offer too much silent assent about mysticism and superstition - even when it seems to be doing a little good - we abet a general climate in which scepticism is considered impolite, science tiresome, and rigorous thinking somehow stuffy and inappropriate.”

@richgowell7166

5 жыл бұрын

The aptness of this quote for today's politics is breathtaking.

@stevejaubert2892

5 жыл бұрын

Consider that you are not falling for it. You are part of a growing awareness made possible by the internet. Critical thinking however is needed. Having access to a way to open the eyes is better than closing them. Be careful for the charlatans in science who also may promote certainty of the spiritual realm.

@motorcyclelad

5 жыл бұрын

Thank critical thinking and science, I was able to break free from a religious cult after 36 years in it. Science is my new religion, and people like Sagan are my new “god’s”.

@OtherworldSentinel

5 жыл бұрын

@@richgowell7166 You just couldn't resist going there.

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” ~Isaac Asimov

@jewelheart1708

9 ай бұрын

Now there was another interesting man. I wrote to him years ago regarding the ending of Robots & Empire and asked him if he had envisaged this ending and he said, no - it was how it came out. So humbled he took the time to write back.

@anydaynow01

7 ай бұрын

@@jewelheart1708 So amazing, another one of my childhood heroes. Reading I, Robot changed my outlook on all things scientific and pushed me to be an engineer.

@thomaschang4847

3 күн бұрын

Yes

He'd be 85 today. It'd be nice to have had him around for the last 25 years.

@ka-boom2083

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, my grandma is still around today and she’s born two years earlier than Carl Sagan.

@petemarx1129

2 жыл бұрын

He rests in peace, this world developed exactly as he foreseed.

@robertadamson1705

2 жыл бұрын

We needed him

@Koexistence13

2 жыл бұрын

My dad's 85. We watched cosmos religiously despite me not knowing much of what I was watching as a kid it was interesting

@conniealldis

2 жыл бұрын

@@Koexistence13 All CGI pycho babble. The earth is a closed system, you can't leave.

20 years ago Sagan was predicting the nightmare of ignorance we are living through today.

@tomowenpianochannel

Жыл бұрын

Then we are up for grabs... for the next charlatan, political or religious, who comes ambling along. (Trump. Putin. Johnson. Etc)

@perrisdelugo2118

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@perrisdelugo2118

Жыл бұрын

PATIENT 3036

@SergyMilitaryRankings

Жыл бұрын

He'd be horrified at what the liberals and conservatives have done

@LeoMessiEnjoyer

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, men and women can now magically switch genders or say they're neither, it's sad.

This man was a lone lighthouse in the darkness. We need him more now than ever. Truly an inspirational way to think and act.

@crespoopserc

11 ай бұрын

Well said

@erikbuchanan4648

11 ай бұрын

We need a couple hundred of him!

@dustman96

10 ай бұрын

He shed light on the world for me in a way no one else could. I owe him a great debt.

@johnbash-on-ger

10 ай бұрын

I really like how you said it.

@sandal_thong8631

6 ай бұрын

I've been listening to some of Isaac Asimov's interviews this week. He too was a science popularizer and a skeptic of religious and pseudo-science claims. He passed in 1992.

Every time I watch a Sagan video, it breaks my heart. 27 years later it's almost as if we haven't learned anything and He would be so disappointed and the same time we really need someone like him being a candle in today's darkness

@leelaural

Жыл бұрын

no one would listen....people are entranced with pop culture and deep thinking and reflection is relegated to the introverts, geeks, nerds, hermits.....its not cool to understand what is happening to us....

@zombiestompdevine431

Жыл бұрын

It's sad he was spot on. We didn't listen. All I can do for my kids is to add this: Time for a 3rd party in congress (SCIENCE). They need to have a voice not just a resource of information .

@gregnezz

Жыл бұрын

We have Neil DeGrass Tyson

@AlabasterJar7

Жыл бұрын

1 Corinthians 1:22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: 23 but we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; 24 but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27 but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 29 that no flesh should glory in his presence.

@LetsConquerTheUniverseTogether

Жыл бұрын

I don't think he'd be disappointed at all and would likely recognize that the world simply isn't as dark as it may initially appear.

"Better by far, to embrace a hard truth than a reassuring fable." -Carl Sagan

@garywait3231

Жыл бұрын

YES !!!!!

@edmund184

Жыл бұрын

what truth, which truth are you referring too?

@tuelo6108

Жыл бұрын

Muitas fábulas, ele abraçou

@minecraftsurvivor388

11 ай бұрын

Better to die standing than to live on your knees.

@gregbors8364

9 ай бұрын

@@edmund184These days, if you don’t like real facts, there are always “alternative facts” that you can turn to

He died in 1996, yet his words have never been more insightful and valid as they are today. Amazing interview.

@nefelipapadi9608

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately nobody listened to him and now we are doomed! Sitting most incompetent people in high ranks and destroying our world and us!

@mrkitty777

Жыл бұрын

How did Carl Sagan die?

@HerrEllsworth

Жыл бұрын

@@mrkitty777 Bone cancer, I believe.

@Catmandude

Жыл бұрын

His observations are timeless for anyone unafraid to listen. Much love Carl.

@kevinmadden1645

11 ай бұрын

His net worth is "billions and billions" .Charlie Rose works hard to make himself sound like an intellectual. He is as phony as Dick Cavetto.

My eyes teared up seeing how fragile he looks, I want to hug him, and say thank you. The man was a poet and an inspiration to life.

@patkennedy2620

Жыл бұрын

He looked weak & fragile, but strong in himself & no self pity. I miss him

@tnwnl

Жыл бұрын

@@patkennedy2620 I got to know Sagan long after he died and I miss him too 😢

@samuelgarrod8327

11 ай бұрын

It's a pity that America doesn't care.

@crespoopserc

11 ай бұрын

He is the GOAT

@anydaynow01

7 ай бұрын

@@crespoopserc Indeed. I have a picture of him in my work cubicle, and only a few folks know who he is and how he helped us progress, so sad!

At 80 years old i still can't read "the pale blue dot" without a tear for the wisdom beyond the scientific knowledge that mankind has lost. His influence has emotionally influenced me for life in the best way

@anydaynow01

7 ай бұрын

I have his photo and that picture of Terra, from all that distance away in my cube at work. It still blows my mind everyday when I look at it how we are just a little blue pixel in a moat of dust a part of an inconsequential part of an arm in an average galaxy among an incalculable number of other galaxies, and possibly universes!

@arachnidkalven

7 ай бұрын

@@anydaynow01true

@dabneyoffermein595

6 ай бұрын

he wasn't 80 here

@r.claymccullough890

6 ай бұрын

“Is there intelligent life on Earth?” Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot. a.k.a. “ITILOE”

@sandal_thong8631

6 ай бұрын

The point of _Pale Blue Dot_ is that some of us need to leave Earth and the solar system because of dangers known and unknown that might threaten our long-term survival. Even if we can move asteroids to avoid another extinction-causing impact, there might be comets or interstellar asteroids that we can't intercept in time. One problem though is that space is incredibly dangerous. So in the short term if we have dozens, hundreds or 1000 people in near-Earth orbit, on our moon, Mars and the near-Earth asteroids, they will be at extreme risk of death or medical problem that could be more-easily treated on Earth.

A most beautiful human being...thank you for having inhabited this planet, Carl. You surely were one of the best of us.

@sherrymiller2302

9 ай бұрын

You are familiar with the "public" Carl Sagan. In his reactions to friends and family, it is said, by THEM, that he was quite arrogant and demanding. But they had their reasons to love him, anyway......

@anydaynow01

7 ай бұрын

@@sherrymiller2302 Yes, so say we all that are above the average intelligence. I have learned in my years to just nod and smile as family and friends say obviously inaccurate or simply wrong things. The familial connection is greater than the truth, because of their egos. As a nuclear engineer I can somewhat understand what an intelligence like Sagan must have gone through when interacting with "the others".

I fall asleep listening to Segan about 2-3 nites per week on average for the last several yrs. I’ve re-listened to Pale Blue Dot at least a dozen times. He’s brilliant and an amazing orator, with beautiful articulation, voice cadence and flow. Tell your kids to listen to this man, to read his work. Let’s keep Segan alive

@skudlugs

8 ай бұрын

well said 👍

@andreakramer5062

6 ай бұрын

I agree 100%! I adored him as a little girl, then in high school watching Cosmos, and now reviewing his countless speeches. PBD is on my Playlist for meditation and to help me sleep. What a kind soul he was....

@user-gh4zc1tt6i

3 ай бұрын

Why?

This man was 100% the reason I turned toward science as a career. The Cosmos series and his book The Demon Haunted World literally changed my life. He died 20 years ago. RIP.

@galactic4589

7 жыл бұрын

Kiki VI

@JONGGG

7 жыл бұрын

what're you studying now?

@kendo512

7 жыл бұрын

Microbiology with a focus on immunology and virology!

@homestar9

7 жыл бұрын

kendo512 Do you smoke weed?

@kendo512

7 жыл бұрын

Used to, a lot. What gave it away?

20 years and he still generates immense feelings in people who never met him, and live thousands of miles from where he roamed. Beautiful!

@marciapalomar6624

4 жыл бұрын

@@2fast2block you respond in an angry, hateful manner which presents itself to be your ignorance and untelligence,,,sighh!

@charlesbaldo

4 жыл бұрын

Marcia Palomar I didn’t see any hate. Saw a little anger. I disagree with Sagans humanism. Sagan says religion gets in way of science, but his science also disagrees with God.

@charlesbaldo

4 жыл бұрын

2fast2block you are a puncher, so am I.

@2fast2block

4 жыл бұрын

@@charlesbaldo, you likely are a better puncher. My shoulders, wrists, and elbows can't do the hard hitting anymore. Guess the many years of doing it has taken its toll on this old man. That being said, I still box the robot but hit it softer. Sure is a lot of fun and nice workout.

@charlesbaldo

4 жыл бұрын

@@2fast2block I know where you are coming from. As I get older my body heals much slower. I need more time between punching workouts. I make sure the speed bag isn't as hard too. I do enjoy it still and you are right, its a great workout, builds confidence in your soul too. I am going to favorite your stuff on my channel.

Carl Sagan was such a brilliant man. He could understand complexities & then explain them to the average person in understandable terms. That is such a gift. I miss him tremendously.

@billiebickers....

9 ай бұрын

To understand them is wonderful....the greatest is the ability to explain them, so the "LAY-PERSON " can enjoy that knowledge with you.

The depth of the loss of Sagan is only overtaken by the depressing realization that no one has been able to fill his shoes.

@nomandad2000

9 ай бұрын

It’s ok. Sagan said everything he needed to say. It is now up to us to implement his wisdom.

@gregbors8364

9 ай бұрын

It would be difficult to fill his shoes in this modern era where so many people seem to think that consensus reality is really just a matter of personal opinion, and that the scientific community is full of nefarious types who have entered into a cabal with the goal of “taking away people’s freedom”

@skudlugs

8 ай бұрын

​@@nomandad2000I fear it's too late.

@nomandad2000

8 ай бұрын

@@skudlugs yep…

@winycentaur2540

2 ай бұрын

@@skudlugsit is never too late

The world is a poorer place without Carl.

@abdou5554

4 жыл бұрын

I think so., but we will regret it .. i'm sure!

@savedbygrace8867

4 жыл бұрын

Stephan Cumberland but hell is a richer place.

@pereraddison932

4 жыл бұрын

... how's abouts, a richer world, because of him?...

@pereraddison932

4 жыл бұрын

@@savedbygrace8867 ... if you truly believe that, you are lost, for sure...

@hello-sz3ug

3 жыл бұрын

No there is always be some other pepole inspiring like him

When Dr. Sagan died I felt like I lost my father. He was truly the most influential individual in my life and his books and television shows inspired me like no other. Its a shame that no one since has emerged to take up the challenge of promoting common sense, critical thinking,science, skepticism and responsible technology.

@patrickwoods2213

10 жыл бұрын

I think Neil DeGrasse Tyson comes close. Not to mention Lawrence Krauss, and Richard Dawkins.

@DeathToLiberalism

10 жыл бұрын

Greg is obviously a moron troll, Left-wing libtard. There was nothing in my post that was political so leave your political opinions at the door because you wouldn't recognize true libertarian-conservative ideology if it smacked you upside your communist cranium.

@ericferguson7491

10 жыл бұрын

Death To Liberalism Sagan was apparently the father you rebelled against by rejecting everything he said.

@zeroeffects88

10 жыл бұрын

Death To Liberalism There was nothing in your post about politics, but your username is an advertisement for your political beliefs. If you weren't expecting people to notice it, you're fairly naive. And you can do all the justifying you want, but Carl Sagan was a liberal, so his comment saying that it's odd that a person who hates liberalism looks up to a liberal isn't really that out of bounds.

@wasneeplus

10 жыл бұрын

Steven Reed I think these gentlemen were talking about liberalism (which is a capitalist ideology) not socialism or communism.

Some people should be immortal.. Carl Sagan is one of them.. world misses him terribly..

@cgustaff4807

8 ай бұрын

He is immortal because we're still talking about him.

@LakeEllenRegatta

6 ай бұрын

Truly a great man. He inspired many and his message lives on in people like Neil deGrasse Tyson.

More & more, in my senior years, I read, listen & watch Carl Sagan. In this terrifying world we are living in, I feel I can find some peace & sense through his philosophy. We desperately need another Carl Sagan…

@bathie2636

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately with how things are going actually!… What we have is Trump, not an other Carl Sagan…. *Please God help us. Help the world!…*

@boog567

Жыл бұрын

@@bathie2636 And now it actually is worse with Biden. Satan has taken over the USA.

@GrapeFlavoredAntifreeze

Жыл бұрын

@@bathie2636 You seem like a real smart person to still be hung up on trump over words and not policy, while the actual standing president threatens the very nature of intellectualism in this country. The man cannot form a coherent sentence, let alone tell you which planet Jupiter is from the sun, or explain in general terms M-theory. Neither can trump I’m not defending either, but you’re just incredibly narrow minded for not acknowledging what’s happening in front of your face.

@kaizen_monk

10 ай бұрын

@@bathie2636 trump is also necessary to deal with peacefuls (muslims)

@LordVader1094

10 ай бұрын

​@@kaizen_monkwhat

My father was a scientist that also passed away from cancer when I was a young child. My family fell apart afterward and I had a very tough time growing up.. When my father wasn't there, Carl Sagan was a great inspiration. I'm now grown up with a great career in egnineering and a deep belief in the value of science. Thank you for your gift Dr. Sagan.

@TheVanillatech

2 жыл бұрын

So you made your Dad proud then. Well played.

@gurugo666

Жыл бұрын

Good on you!

@richardcampbell8498

11 ай бұрын

Engineering is not science though, so what’s your point exactly?

@JoyABontuyan

11 ай бұрын

What? Engineering involves using mathematical equations and scientific knowledge to solve problems. It's a type of applied science, a field of study that also includes medical and veterinary sciences. Engineers perform research, design devices, structures and chemical compounds and test the effectiveness of their prototypes.

@SB-hy9iq

2 ай бұрын

@@richardcampbell8498he said deep belief in value of science

"The sheer joy of being alive." Beautiful words from an amazing man. RIP Carl Sagan.

@poweraccountabilityleague6877

2 жыл бұрын

The NY Times article was ironic. It's the left which has destroyed the public education system and the reverence for science and logic.

@avigindratt7608

2 жыл бұрын

@@poweraccountabilityleague6877 No, it's the right - always has been, always will be. Conservatives go out of their way to destroy public education in favor of private/charter schools.

It was more than a decade after he died that I ran into the famous clip from Cosmos where he explains higher dimensions. That clip lead me to watch the entire series and that, quite literally, changed my life. I do believe I am a better person because of the legacy of this man.

@jeffreygifford1015

Жыл бұрын

the domesticating dogs and how that 1 act of wisdom from humans to say maybe some of these animals could help us survive and possibly even protect us and possibilities could be amazing. A single act of thought that literally propelled us up the food chain and even today a protector in your home of an intelligent animal...some trial and error im sure but an example of what knowledge has done for us and the need for science and free thought is incredibly beneficial to our species. No im not doing whole religion vs science or politics...never ending fights cant win and a waste of time and energy to try to change deep seeded bias and belief.

4:08 - "If we are not able to ask skeptical questions, to interrogate those who tells us something is true, to be skeptical of those in authority; then we're up for grabs for the next charlatan, political or religious, that comes ambling along." -Carl Sagan

We lost something when we lost Carl Sagan. I believe there are people who come and go in the world and each of their minds are as valuable as the Library of Alexandria. When we lost them, it’s as tragic as the burning of that same library.

I love the way he spoke, his voice was so calming

@klavsejsing9623

2 жыл бұрын

Its a voice of great love and compassion...

@andyroobrick-a-brack9355

2 жыл бұрын

There's no greater inspiration to me than a scientist who can exlain cold, hard truths in such a comforting, spiritual way.

If you close your eyes and listen to this, it's as if the man is sitting across the table from you TODAY. That is a hallmark of a truly great speaker and communicator.

The combination of ignorance and power is going to blow in our faces. Great frase. Rest in peace, Dr. Sagan. You're dearly missed.

@rosslalond9539

8 ай бұрын

hey u spelled phrayze wrong

I will always miss this wonderful intelligent inspiring man. One of the best!

@ceciliateixeira5195

5 жыл бұрын

best of the best

@bobns509

5 жыл бұрын

OYu can still find his pupil, Niel deGrasse Tyson and new series Cosmos: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos:_A_Spacetime_Odyssey

@ManuelBasiri

4 жыл бұрын

One of the most enlightened human beings ever born. RIP great sir. I'm buying his books for my sons to read

@Mikesorrento3344

3 жыл бұрын

Sagan could never answer this question... If the universe is only 14 billion years old, how can it be 92 billion light years wide?

@Martine1love

3 жыл бұрын

@@ManuelBasiri Well said Manuel. His books are wonderful and I have all of them in my library. Your children are lucky to have a dad like you.

I am 56 years old...Carl Sagan will be in my mind forever...I will be always thankfull for what has tought me....and the ones who made the series "Cosmos" possible....whatever....I'm just a guy somewhere in the world....but the world is my country....and science is my religion....

@illdrumatik391

6 жыл бұрын

jhombergh of course it is. Look where science is taking us. Nuclear war. Shame on your religion.

@DenianWriter

6 жыл бұрын

Would you rather sit on a tree stump, get an ass splinter, and die from infection the next time you take a shit or live in the 21st century with access to nearly infinite knowledge, freedom, and the ability to relax instead of being a naked hunter gatherer?

@jeanscuderi

6 жыл бұрын

"The world is my country and science is my religion." Christiaan Huygens :) (I did my homework!)

@wildmansamurai3663

6 жыл бұрын

jhombergh don't turn science into a religion

@roder51

5 жыл бұрын

@@illdrumatik391 Shame on your ignorance for taking faith over facts.

Dr. Sagan was prescient, he nailed the condition of willful ignorance we have today. We certainly needed this beacon of intellectual curiosity the past 27 years.

@dabneyoffermein595

6 ай бұрын

he was a doctor?

What an extraordinary man. A loss for us all the day he passed. Thank you Carl

"We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it's forever."

Religious people who say "Sagan is in hell" oh man. The same feels you get from your deluded beliefs I get from reading/listening to Sagan. He leads me to truth, he helped me expand my mind. I'm absolutely disturbed that anyone could listen to this man so eloquently express himself and say anything negative. There is beauty in disagreement, and that beauty involves progress towards truth. I'm trolling because I'm not okay with anyone disrespecting Sagan to the extent they do on this video, not because I'm emotionally attached as much as I'm just truly disheartened that because he disagrees with you he deserves to go to hell. The logic there is why Sagan chose to speak out against Religion.

@atheist1855

8 жыл бұрын

+Suzee Veronica ASMR Religion means zero. Sagan was about the truth, no agenda, I knew him well. My wife worked with him at NASA and Cornell. He believed that God might have created the universe, Spinoza s and Einstein s version, as I do, No daily intervention, no worship, etc. He thought that human spirituality was essential to deal with social ills, crime, drugs, child abuse, suicide, etc. He believed in alien life. He shared those views with Clarke, Hawking, etc. most scientists believe along those lines, including me. Having an agenda, religious, atheist, etc. hinders objectivity, solves nothing. He had no respect for people who wrote fiction novels, whether religious or atheists, to fool people out of their money. He did not like those debates, science vs religion, the thought it took away from the scientist s dignity to argue such childish foolishness. That is why, only ex. scientists participate in those debates, they get more money, if they are famous, for one/two debates, than a scientist makes in a year. I hope I did not offend you, your views, please?

@SuzeeVeronicaASMRXOX

8 жыл бұрын

carl violante I agree completely, I've studied his works very closely, I know how he felt about our species existential relationship with the universe. I study neuroscience, so for me, there are too many intricacies within our human brain that bounce off of the energies within our natural world to make such an ignorant claim that there aren't other higher powers at work. Carl stressed this, especially in his book Contact. Atheism and other ism's that claim to have some sort of answer are not doing themselves any justice. We do not have the mental capacity to grasp what could be out there, we are still an extremely young and naive species. Our prefrontal cortex's evolved so rapidly to have such awareness that it's baffling and can lead one to believe there is something else within our universe that is working with us, but there are also so many things that are not justifiable with such significance, such as natural error. I posted that comment to make a statement about why I feel it's so absurd to attack Sagan with such negativity, many are just not ready for what he was saying.

@MZONE991

7 жыл бұрын

+Suzee Veronica Not every Christians is like the idiots you see in Westboro baptist church don't generalize

@paulryan7289

7 жыл бұрын

Your comment about Carl Sagan & the proposed resting place where he should apparently reside in hell. It's very disconcerting that idiots who wish ill on a fellow Human it's genuinely very dangerous, are we to await a future society where any difference of opinion is automatically outlawed & monitored by the thought policing agency. I laugh at the level of narrow mindedness that exists and for the foreseeable future for the lack of ambition for the truth that surrounds organised religion. Thank you for your comments brilliantly insightful, Regards .

@atheist1855

7 жыл бұрын

***** Untrue. The bible was written about 1500 hundred years ago, by scholars, for scholars, the fact that it became popular with common people is another story. What eternal truths? Tony

I often forget just how brilliant this man truly was... He tried to warn us of what we are seeing & living right now.

Magnificent. A true Visionary of our times. More relevant than ever before. RIP Carl.

"The long dreamless sleep." One of the most powerful lines that he had ever said. We have been lucky to live in a day where no one ever dies digitally. We will never know the sound of Galileo's voice, but children in the future will see and hear this amazing man convey his most inward thoughts. A man for all time.

@inafridge8573

Жыл бұрын

"But one thing that it has done, is to enhance my sense of appreciation for the beauty of life. And of the universe, and the sheer joy of being alive. ... Every moment, every inaminate object, and to say nothing of the exquisite complexity of living beings... Yeah, you imagine missing it all, and suddenly it's *so* much more precious." "May you live a long time. Thank you very much."

@johnnie135

Жыл бұрын

@@inafridge8573 Very nicely written.

@JustJanitor

Жыл бұрын

This comment is so fantastic. Thank you

I wish people didn't report some posts as spam, it's always a good thing to show how ignorant some people are in their comments. Offer a good rebuttal instead of resorting to censoring these fools.

@heebiejeepie

9 жыл бұрын

It isn't spam, it's troll talk. Who knows what they believe ? They sense deep truth and then parasitically attach to it and try to get attention. To anyone who reads forums and KZread comments, they're pretty obvious. Rebuttals just feed the drama llama. The WORST thing you can do to those people, is just ignore them.

@heebiejeepie

9 жыл бұрын

***** Not at all ! Sometimes decent people can use a little guidance out there in the troll-infested Web. Just like you, I am most definitely the judge of spam and trollhood in my life. The proliferation of parasites that came with the miraculous Interwebs must make us all better censors of things for ourselves. They die when we do not allow them to attach : through censorship in the form of ignoring them. They're one type of that variety of parasite that survives by wasting your time, and liking it.

@mikeb6572

9 жыл бұрын

heebiejeepie I agree. Don't feed the trolls.

@heebiejeepie

9 жыл бұрын

***** And we also have one Captain Capslock. We should swap avatars.

@heebiejeepie

9 жыл бұрын

***** Hey, I'm trying to not feed the trolls, here.

This interviewer, Charlie Rose, was much more intrigued with the sound of his own voice, than he ever was with the opinions of his guests.

One of the most important men of the last one hundred years. He inspired many young individuals to pursue a career in science.

I think Carl passed away not long after this interview. He was such a great man, so deeply loved and sorely missed by many people who never even met him. In a sense his energy still lives in in the cosmos in the form of binary digital information that people can still enjoy. You are so much loved. Dr Carl Sagan. x

@wimahlers

3 жыл бұрын

The interview was in May 27, 1996. He died December 20, 1996.

i've had an auditory hallucination, Dr. Sagan, of your timeless voice telling me about the Cosmos. You are missed.

@getz19

5 жыл бұрын

Jayanth Kumar, we always hear him whenever we hear 'BILLIONS'. Such a treasure of this planet this man is. Wonderful.

I met my all-time hero Carl Sagan 3 years before his passing. Shaking his hand was one of the greatest moments in my life. Over the decades since I often feel sad about the discoveries on Mars and about the universe as a whole that he missed and how much joy he would have gained from that knowledge.

My favorite Carl Sagan quote came when he was asked, "it seems that through the ages humans have created a mythological framework involving a higher spiritual power, but with that being impossible to prove where does that leave us" and his reply "on our own" is so simple and demanding accountability that it's perfect.

@frankhornby6873

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah....we are on our own!....accept it....and move on...

@thomasjefferson1010

7 ай бұрын

Impossible to prove? Of course you can " prove" it. Don't believe shit just because some dick says it man. That's ultimate stupidity , and very sad in your case.

RIP Carl Sagan

This interview will eventually be seen by billions and billions of people.

@tompayne695

4 жыл бұрын

Sadly, I doubt it. I am here to view and place this on my county political page. We shall see.

@maryjanewesterlund9958

2 жыл бұрын

Sagan said he never actually says, “billions and billions”, but, rather Johnny Carson used that expression in a skit referencing Sagan. Carson loved and admired Sagan.

Taken from the world way too soon. I watched his series Cosmos and learned so much. R. I. P., Carl Sagan. 😥

The way Carl spoke about our government is spot on.

A brilliant man who still lives on through the Internet always inspiring.

I think it would be a great time for a movie about Carl Sagan.

@MarkSeibold

2 жыл бұрын

Yep Yep - You might enjoy watching a famous PBS special that was broadcast in 1998 across the nation. Life Beyond Earth, by Timothy Ferris. Tim was the guy that made the Gold records for Carl Sagan to put aboard the Voyager spacecrafts. It ran as a 2-hour documentary and it's beautifully narrated by Ferris himself throughout the full run. You can just look it up, as it's available in KZread for free, by title and Tim Ferris's name, when you see it come up with a thumbnail icon showing the earth below photographed by the space station. I believe the runtime is 1 hour and 48 minutes. It has something in there for everyone. I played the 2-hour special for my students when I taught astronomy as an adjunct professor in 2004 at a local University here in Portland Oregon. At the end, as they're sending out a message to space to ask for a reply from any possible aliens listening out there, just before the credits begin to roll on the screen, it reads - for Carl Sagan.

Carl Sagan is my absolute hero..

At 19:04, when discussing the possibility of his death, you can see him glance at the camera. I think in that moment, he was acutely aware of how the world would miss him. He remained humble, but he wasn’t wrong in the slightest.

When logic prevails!!...The Logical Legend that was Mr Carl Segan. Wish he was still around.... he was a lovely, humble, conscientious human in this sometimes chaotic world.✌from London.

The best interview I saw I'm my life. Thank you Carl Sagan for all your efforts to understand our world. You are an inspiration to all humanity.

@grovercleveland3387

9 жыл бұрын

The best at what? Are you a Harry Potter-style wizard, a Lord of the Rings-style wizard, what? You are confusing my biology with your programming.

@roder51

5 жыл бұрын

@@grovercleveland3387 Let me Guess. Harry Potter lives upstairs in your house.

@kevinmahoney5923

2 жыл бұрын

@@grovercleveland3387 you should have just let this be.

@KP-ky1sn

11 ай бұрын

The best even by, especially by todays standards

@thomasjefferson1010

7 ай бұрын

Oh I don't know. The interview with daffy duck that bugs bunny did in the 70s was pretty damn good too

I regret not knowing about this genius earlier. It would have been a revelation and given me courage to follow my heart and pursue a career in science.

@Budapestpatiypami

10 ай бұрын

Do It now, man

@dabneyoffermein595

6 ай бұрын

what were his grades in college?

“Science is more than a body of knowledge, it’s a way of thinking. “ just amazing 🤩

@kristine6996

2 жыл бұрын

And all inclusive. Challenging the unknown.

@bennieknape4857

2 жыл бұрын

There is quite a bit that science can't explain

@gregbors8364

9 ай бұрын

@@bennieknape4857Science will never explain everything. Only religion professes to do that, but that’s all conjecture based on fantasy narratives

@thomasjefferson1010

7 ай бұрын

Yeah but what's that supposed to mean exactly ?

@brentarnold777

6 ай бұрын

@@thomasjefferson1010 To me it means that the human brain is capable of thinking many ways. A person can think scientifically, artistically, spiritually, socially, culturally, politically, competitively, compassionately, economically, etc. Thinking scientifically is one of many ways of thinking.

It's good to know that he was hopeful about his disease. Very upsetting to hear it today though. I'm so glad that his efforts live on and that I can read his work or see him speak on here any time. A very special person indeed

The world needs more Carl Sagans before it's too late!

@2fast2block

4 жыл бұрын

The world from what? From Sagan's god of nothing? The world is free now from that dumbass but his followers still live on wanking off to their god of nothing and orgasming to its power even though nothing has no power but wankers don't care.

@forsakenofgilead5209

4 жыл бұрын

@@2fast2block Can objects exist without there being a space for them to occupy? Then there is one power of void right there.

@2fast2block

4 жыл бұрын

@@forsakenofgilead5209, whatever point you're trying to make, explain it by how it fits with physics. Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it. Physics proves creation had to be supernatural.

@pereraddison932

4 жыл бұрын

@@forsakenofgilead5209 ... oh, yeah... TYLER... but, you conveniently forget ! THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS NOTHING... TYLER... space is not a void. Space is... FULL... of energy. Light and stuff flows through IT. Space is a containing vessel that IS HOLDing a universe... TYLER... together... TYLER... in... IT... SEE... here, look 🍳 with this poached egg MAGINI-FIRE... thingy !!! SIGNED BY... the ROCK OF PHAGES ...

@forsakenofgilead5209

4 жыл бұрын

@@2fast2block Can we agree the Scientific Method is applicable to some fields of inquiry, and at least now, not applicable to other fields? If we cannot agree that this is the case, then why are scientists wholely ignorant about entire subjects of knowledge?

Humans rarely get better than Sagan.

I am so sad to see such a brilliant mind died so young. There will not be another Carl Sagan in my lifetime. I felt so privilege to have heard him talk. I am blessed

@struttux5156

8 ай бұрын

Wish he would've seen the pictures from james webb telescope

I wish he would have lived long enough to see what an amazing tool for spreading knowledge the internet has become. I would have loved to get his insight on that.

@christurnblom4825

9 жыл бұрын

***** Ya, but if we continue to teach people how to reason and not just regurgitate information, I have enough faith in humanity that logic and compassion will eventually win.

@christurnblom4825

9 жыл бұрын

Chris Turnblom or maybe I should say "compassion tempered with logic".

@christurnblom4825

9 жыл бұрын

***** you're probably right. I try to believe that people want to learn from humanities mistakes and think independently but realistically, most people will fight, with vitriol, anything that contradicts their world view or comfort zone. I guess the earlier comment is something I WANT to believe.

@gsxxxrk5

9 жыл бұрын

***** what would you suggest?

@gsxxxrk5

9 жыл бұрын

***** same goes to you, deal with the fact that we are all unique individuals, stop trying to make everyone think like you. Let it go and be happy for what we have evolved to be, to think that everyone will have a scientific mind is like talking about some fairy tale.

True gentleman and a scholar.

Thanks for keeping this available.

truly a great man and blow to humanity to not have his wisdom, but his words will always remain.

If I could go back and do it all again I'd be a scientist. Such a cool career, I commend all of you young budding scientists out there. Stay curious!

@Ashoerchen

7 жыл бұрын

Another way to put it: "Sapere aude" - dare to understand. Thumbs up!

@sporkazmable

6 жыл бұрын

education is the best provision for old age

@rodneythomas5034

6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@predatortheme

6 жыл бұрын

being a scientist sucks in the free-market, most physicist i met went to insurance companies/banks... or went into a complete non research field.

@SgtEcureuil

6 жыл бұрын

"Being a scientist" doesn't mean working as a Scientist to make a livin in a society. A Scientist is any man of Science, which means a Human being who learnt this tool among others to understand where and why he is there. I may not work as a scientist in the future, but as a student, I will learn every bit of Science I can before leaving school someday.

R.I.P. Carl Sagan, 1 of the greatest men to ever live..

@badbaz1917

10 жыл бұрын

We should do a mass re-post of his COSMOS series, try and re-educate our future generations. i'm starting right now..

@stevelangstroth5833

3 жыл бұрын

"R.I.P. Carl Sagan..." That's one of the dumbest comments I've seen about Sagan. If there is no God and no afterlife, as Sagan believed, then how would he "Rest In Peace"?! If he was correct, then he simply ceased to exist. There would be no "resting". There would be no "peace".

@eddaeugenianewball5080

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevelangstroth5833 thats an intresting way to view it, but i guess what most people try to say (apart from it`s literal meaning) is that they wish good things to the memory (of that person, in this case Carl) that stays with us.

@andybaldman

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevelangstroth5833 It's just a nice thing to say. It isn't meant to be interpreted literally. Go get your Aspergers diagnosed, and learn to interact with other human beings.

@stevelangstroth5833

2 жыл бұрын

@@andybaldman Not meant, literally? Really? I did my Google search. You can do your own. The origin of R.I.P. is religious in nature, NOT atheist. "The acronym R.I.P., though containing the same initial letters as the phrase rest in peace, originates from a Latin phrase with the same meaning: requiescat in pace, “may (the deceased person) rest in peace.” The Latin phrase began appearing on Christian gravestones in the 8th century and was widespread on Christian grave markers by the 1700s. In this early use, rest in peace (as requiescat in pace) was a prayer or wish that the soul of the deceased would find eternal peace in Heaven. Catholic burial services in particular still incorporate the original Latin requiescat in pace in this way."

Two engaged interesting intelligent men holding a learned conversation, speaking in full sentences, no one shouting, no one going for the one-liner, no one trying to speak over the other. How refreshing.

The world became a darker place when he died. He was a bright Light in the Darkness that is now upon us. I miss him.

RIP Carl. Great man!

Oh, so Carl Sagan is in hell you say? It's time for me to start sinning again.

@TimSlee1

8 жыл бұрын

+Alex Shi God will forgive you if you believe so you can rape, kill, murder and torture anyone you like! That is as long as you are a TRUE Christian though! If you are not a Christian then you are evil no matter what type of person you are and no matter how nice you are to others and you deserve to burn in hell!

@alexshi8583

8 жыл бұрын

Tim Slee Thank you. i swear all the cool and smart people are in hell.

@TimSlee1

8 жыл бұрын

Alex Shi Yeah! :) I was just spreading gods way of love!

@roder51

8 жыл бұрын

+Tim Slee You forgot the genocide, rape, murder, jeolousy, arrogance and downright dishonesty. Oh wait! You're too lazy to read.

@TimSlee1

8 жыл бұрын

***** Haha, you're funny man. XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Carl Sagan will NEVER be forgotten.

We need more people like this amazing scientist, my grandfather introduced me to Carl Sagan when I was a kid, he used to watch Cosmos and I used to sit next to him and watch, and my mind just exploded. I certainly agree humanity is at a huge risk, and scientific way of thinking is the way to bring order back to this world. But there is also a reality behind all of this, unfortunately we have more poor people in this world than people with enough money to provide with education to their kids, and that is creating a huge amount of ignorance, in addition to all other stuff considered as first necessity, and those which are our future, are not prepared to handle it, that is what we should afraid the most at this point. A complete lack of values, living in a society who values more a smartphone than spending an entire day with their family... sad times are ahead.

The magic of his language, the artistry of his words, they still resonate to this day. I'm so pleased and gratified that we have recordings of his voice.

Excellent interview by Charlie Rose who knows how to ask pointed, sensitive and thought provoking questions.

@JSTX9216

10 жыл бұрын

True! That is becoming quite rare these days.

@MarkSeibold

5 жыл бұрын

Especially starting at 7:15 through 10:00, as this is where most people, [biblical literists especially] have trouble reconciling with what is being discussed here about understanding the scientific methods. Carl Sagan describes it so well.

@musket-hc1fc

4 жыл бұрын

But he's a bit of an interrupter.

@Piaseczno1

3 жыл бұрын

@@musket-hc1fc Yes. He was an interrupter. It's an annoying style of a journalist carrying out his/her daily routine with smarter individuals.

Wow what an amazing , intelligent and inspirational man. He saw the dangers years ago- that we are facing today. RIP Carl

Carl Sagen died too young. One of the true heros of science and wonderfully inspirational human being.

to me he was the wisest and most intelligent man who ever lived. I wish most country leaders would listen to men of Science like Carl Sagan.

@pedrokobuti

8 жыл бұрын

+One FreeThinker the fact that our leaders are nothing like him saddens me

I was steeped in hatred and anger at the time I saw this. I very quickly had to set that down and listen to the words of this amazing man. He changed my life and made me see the connection we all have to one another and to the universe itself. We are all made of star stuff and I can't express in words how much I miss this amazing and irreplaceable person. Hating someone for something as ridiculous as the color of their skin or their faith makes no sense. It's time we start to see the beauty in all of us and celebrate the potential within us all.

@WayneMarion

Жыл бұрын

You are highly ignorant about the goal of Islam.

@BramSLI1

Жыл бұрын

@@WayneMarion Uh, I don't think so. I used to be a Muslim.

1986 my best friend's dad gave me his large hardback Cosmos book. It's beautiful. Continue to read Sagan's work, always mesmerized by space and exploration

Amazing! Thanks for uploading this! Carl Sagan was always one of my biggest inspirations and I love astronomy! R.I.P. 🙏🪐

It hurts to watch this video. I loved this guy and the way he made science so interesting and understandable for lay people like myself.

The immensity, The absolute immensity of carl sagan.

Carl Sagan, you were taken from this world too soon. Thank you for your tremendous contributions to science and to the fabric of the human race as a whole. You are sorely missed.

@user-gh4zc1tt6i

3 ай бұрын

God tock him for his false teachings

One word: Incredible

This man lives forever through his wisdom.

As a kid I grew up with Carl Sagan but I didn't appreciate him as much as I do now and now he is so much more accessible, at least video's of him anyway. But now I have Neil deGrasse Tyson and he the the Sagan for my daughters generation tough she is only 6, but I am appreciating him enough for the two of us for now. But I wonder what Carl would think of the world now, so much of what he fought for has failed while so much of what he worked on lives on. He almost makes me want to believe there is a heaven.

@RobertVari

9 жыл бұрын

Carl's influence is even greater now than it was when he produced Cosmos. Now he is more recognized and I wish he could see this. I introduced him to my girlfriend and she enjoyed his show quite much. She even made a poster for me with one of his quotes :)

@ChristianVisscher

9 жыл бұрын

I'm right there with you.

@theGhoulman

9 жыл бұрын

I gotta wonder, Tom, that your despair of your daughter comes from the tv politics of fear and confusion. Don't worry so much. She's online, and couldn't give a fig about tv. ;p

@TomLeedsTheAtheist

9 жыл бұрын

theGhoulman what on earth are you talking about?

@henkvandergaast3948

9 жыл бұрын

yeah sure.. bore me a little more.. No, you are just another hypochondriac..

If only this country had more people like Sagan. He was exceptional.

@gregbors8364

9 ай бұрын

We would, if we put serious investment into our public education system. But that system is currently designed solely to train people to fill niches in our capitalist economy

I was to young to internalize what this man was trying to impart to the world, but now I do all I can to spread his vision for us.

@jasonblackburn1949

10 ай бұрын

You hit the nail on the head, my friend...that is exactly how Carl will live on...in all of us who appreciated him.

@thomasjefferson1010

7 ай бұрын

Are you retarded?

Carl Sagan faced a lot of challenges he did his best to deliver the meaning of science in a very simple way but during 70's and 80's more people were narrow thinking even the tv interviewer didn't understand him well enough. Carl Sagan was True and Great scientist.

Some people should live forever. Carl beening one of them. he was an amazing man

@sharms888

3 жыл бұрын

@paul w So what you're saying is he's basically like you !

@terrellsmith6715

3 жыл бұрын

True

@F-Man

2 жыл бұрын

He’s still with us - just like everyone else, he, too, was stardust.

@islanddweller4263

2 жыл бұрын

Life has value because we don't live forever. You will never value something that you cannot lose. Please learn that important life lesson. No pun intended.

Commenting to keep this going!. This mans amazing approach to science and how we should ALL treat each other, needs to be continually shared and thought. Can't wait to watch the cosmos: a personal voyage tonight.

Thank you so much for uploading this

It's almost his 88th birthday here from where I am writing this comment. I really feel like he had a beautiful way of bringing the universe down to the common man. We miss you Mr Sagan.

One of the greatest man on our planet. Deep respect! He will live on forever as quality always does. And he will inspire all coming generations for sure

@jeanscuderi

6 жыл бұрын

If we don't destroy ourselves.

@gargould7186

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeanscuderi It won't happen because God will destroy those who are destroying the Earth Revelation 11:18

Thank you algorithm I genuinely enjoyed this interview.

Extraordinary human. Humble with great wisdom and knowledge . He will be remembered for ever.

Thank you so much for posting. I really miss Carl.

Outside Stephen Hawkins. Charlie Rose and the late Dr. Sagan are the greatest minds of our time. We need more like these two intellectuals!

@futurez12

8 жыл бұрын

Hawking

A legend having wisdom with clarity!

An unmatched clarity of thought and expression. He has influenced my thinking since the first publication of Cosmos. I miss him