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wnylib

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9. It's from Ecclesiastes 1:9 which is

Reply to captain queeg (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 19, 2022, 09:40 AM

Jan 2022

referred to as the "reflections of a royal philosopher," presumably Solomon.

Regarding human nature, the quote is probably accurate. But, in regard to technology, it is an example of what Sagan was concerned about, the loss of scientific inquiry and discovery.

(Amusing note: As I typed this, auto correct changed Sagan to Satan.)

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There's a biblical passage that springs into my mind sometimes: there's nothing new under the sun captain queeg Jan 2022 #1

It's from Ecclesiastes 1:9 which is wnylib Jan 2022 #9

Yeah I get some of those auto corrects like that captain queeg Jan 2022 #11

Well, that's because Sagan IS Satan! krispos42 Jan 2022 #19

Oh dear. I fear that my phone is wnylib Jan 2022 #21

Ecclesiastes is one of my favorite OT books because it pounds on the illusions that PatrickforB Jan 2022 #26

Most people regard Ecclesiastes as wnylib Jan 2022 #28

Wow, is THAT a blast from the past! I read Dragons of Eden in the way-back-when - PatrickforB Jan 2022 #30

I read it back in the mid 1980s wnylib Jan 2022 #31

Yes, I belong to a Noetic Sciences discussion group that meets one Saturday a month. PatrickforB Jan 2022 #32

Ecclesiastes 1:9 Lonestarblue Jan 2022 #10

Wish that I could give this more than 1 ChazII Jan 2022 #2

The dumbing down of America: Auggie Jan 2022 #3

Sadly, Delphinus Jan 2022 #4

When Democracy gets in the way of Income Streams... Bourgeois Liberal Jan 2022 #24

Must agree Rebl2 Jan 2022 #33

Full quote at end of show (excellent): erronis Jan 2022 #5

Thanks for the quote. Wow - he was right on! TheRickles Jan 2022 #8

An accurate description of social decay. wnylib Jan 2022 #13

And Republicans are not finished dumbing down America. Lonestarblue Jan 2022 #14

Think about that last sentence though. plimsoll Jan 2022 #16

Sagan was prescient, an intellectual equal to Michelangelo, but why less celebrated is itself Alexander Of Assyria Jan 2022 #18

Thanks, was getting ready to search for "Carl Sagan quotes" KS Toronado Jan 2022 #15

Tnx, I was just gonna turn on "Notes" and use the voice recognition to type out the quote mitch96 Jan 2022 #27

Yikes. The guy nailed it long ago captain queeg Jan 2022 #29

K&R UCmeNdc Jan 2022 #6

KNR niyad Jan 2022 #7

Kick dalton99a Jan 2022 #12

Wow, he saw it coming. Farmer-Rick Jan 2022 #17

K & R...nt Wounded Bear Jan 2022 #20

A "celebration of ignorance". That's it. We stopped ... Whiskeytide Jan 2022 #22

Superstition, tradition, and all sorts of fixed ideas... ananda Jan 2022 #23

An amazing man.. mountain grammy Jan 2022 #25