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Carl Sagan the prophet. [View all] Whovian Sep 2012 OP
Whoa, that was prophetic. nt valerief Sep 2012 #1
Whoa. That was my thought, too. nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #15
Not so much prophetic as just observant... harmonicon Sep 2012 #69
Well, I didn't mean prophetic in a religious way. valerief Sep 2012 #70
Brilliant Man.... CherokeeDem Sep 2012 #2
Demon-haunted World is the greatest non-fiction book of all time scheming daemons Sep 2012 #3
I must check it out. nt awoke_in_2003 Sep 2012 #11
One of my favorite books. Aldo Leopold Sep 2012 #20
yip a keeper on my bookshelf Johonny Sep 2012 #57
We're pretty much already at that point ck4829 Sep 2012 #4
"holding conferences about how Galileo and heliocentrism is wrong"... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2012 #12
Link here ck4829 Sep 2012 #14
I had to look up the heliocentric thing out of sheer disbelief. Kindly Refrain Sep 2012 #45
It's not just science vs religion in the classical sense,... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #25
that was his last book nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #5
Nailed it! Raster Sep 2012 #6
One of my intellectual heroes. hifiguy Sep 2012 #7
the loss of Sagan is immeasurable... Moostache Sep 2012 #8
just wanted a few more eyes. Whovian Sep 2012 #9
Awesome book, brilliant human being. nt BootinUp Sep 2012 #10
Sagan is a prime example of the kind of mind and guiding philosophy we should have long ago TheKentuckian Sep 2012 #13
A man who will be sadly missed. Whovian Sep 2012 #34
You are absolutely correct, and it just as absolutely not going to happen for many Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #71
K&R for Karl! David Zephyr Sep 2012 #16
Great man. Smickey Sep 2012 #17
Sad K&R. Overseas Sep 2012 #18
One of my favorite books. The reason, though, that he was able to predict it so well is NYC Liberal Sep 2012 #19
So totally stealing that Canuckistanian Sep 2012 #21
1997 pokerfan Sep 2012 #66
Thank you Canuckistanian Oct 2012 #76
After I read that book... donqpublic Sep 2012 #22
One of my greatest heroes... defacto7 Sep 2012 #23
A great book book by a great man. drm604 Sep 2012 #24
Funny that you posted this Shankapotomus Sep 2012 #26
There are a suprising number of people who believe swearing can cause a lightning strike. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #27
Well, that's just fucked up as all.... <<<<ZZZZZZAAAAPPPP>>>>> JHB Sep 2012 #43
1487 Views. GeorgeGist Sep 2012 #28
I think Sagan would take apart your post in short order muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #38
Sagan was a pothead. Jackpine Radical Sep 2012 #29
I smoked a lot in the 70's but it didn't have the same effect on me. Whovian Sep 2012 #41
It did on me. hifiguy Sep 2012 #74
K&R. n/t susanna Sep 2012 #30
Various Carl Sagan quotes mick063 Sep 2012 #31
Brilliant post. Thank you. Whovian Sep 2012 #32
This one ... BlueMTexpat Sep 2012 #48
Love that! CrispyQ Sep 2012 #50
Wow. Thanks so much for posting. n/t VOX Sep 2012 #56
Amazing. So much brilliance from one gifted man. hifiguy Sep 2012 #73
Thank you. Sagan was the wisest man I have ever seen. hifiguy Sep 2012 #75
Wow. rudycantfail Sep 2012 #33
That's a must-read book bhikkhu Sep 2012 #35
Brilliant. LiberalAndProud Sep 2012 #36
Published in 1996 Kablooie Sep 2012 #37
K & R AzDar Sep 2012 #39
Sorry to say you were right, Carl... Blue Owl Sep 2012 #40
...a pale blue dot. Octafish Sep 2012 #42
I read that book on exiting the fundamentalist cult that I had been raised in Schema Thing Sep 2012 #44
K & R For Carl !!! WillyT Sep 2012 #46
Sagan was one of a kind. 99Forever Sep 2012 #47
This comes to mind libodem Sep 2012 #49
One drop of hope: Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #51
A brilliant man, sorely missed. K&R SaveOurDemocracy Sep 2012 #52
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2012 #53
? Uneeque Sep 2012 #54
Wow...he nailed it. (He does look like Walowitz in that picture however.... :o) Windy Sep 2012 #55
K&R! smirkymonkey Sep 2012 #58
There's another quote from that book that's even more chilling JoeyT Sep 2012 #59
One of my heroes. nt Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2012 #60
Frightening....and tragic. Sekhmets Daughter Sep 2012 #61
Unsettling, isn't it! calimary Sep 2012 #62
RIP Carl, You Were Taken Too Soon colsohlibgal Sep 2012 #63
From one of my favorite books! AllyCat Sep 2012 #64
A brilliant man janx Sep 2012 #65
I miss him. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #67
K&R and one more quote. idwiyo Sep 2012 #68
If only we could attach our proverbial wagon to those thinking ahead. raouldukelives Sep 2012 #72
k&r... spanone Oct 2012 #77
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