6/28/2023 0 Comments Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan![]() ![]() He believed that to understand the cosmos is to understand our place in it, our interconnectedness with nature and one another, and to ask: “Are we willing to tolerate ignorance and complacency in matters that affect the entire human family?” ![]() A world in which poverty, hunger, and environmental destruction are relics of the past, and everyone can meet their basic needs.Īs an astronomer, Sagan pondered the uniqueness and fragility of life on our “pale blue dot,” motivating him to call for a similarly humanistic vision. We’ve been asking you lately to imagine what a truly humanist world would look like. Astronomer Carl Sagan, who would have turned 86 today, once wrote: “Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. ![]()
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