Since, in the long run, every planetary society will be endangered by impacts from space, every surviving civilization is obliged to become spacefaring — not because of exploratory or romantic zeal, but for the most practical reason imaginable: staying alive.

Since, in the long run, every planetary society will be endangered by impacts from space, every surviving civilization is obliged to become spacefaring — not because of exploratory or romantic zeal, but for the most practical reason imaginable: staying alive.

Carl Sagan (via ageofreason)

This is why, for now, I think the human race is doomed.  We seem to be terminally distracted by petty, useless things while our world nears a point where it can no longer support our existence.  Hell, so many people treat the economy like a living creature with a right and a need to exist.  No one ever points out that the economy exists to serve humankind—to help make our lives easier.  So we piss on our planet because using a toilet would cost too much money.

If there was an alternative to Earth, I’d choose it right about now.

The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no place in the endeavor of science.

The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no place in the endeavor of science.

Carl Sagan (via ageofreason)

#Indeed.

It’s also common in the media, schools, social situations, and more!  In fact, humans don’t like uncomfortable ideas, period.  

Huh, I guess that’s why it’s called “UNcomfortable”.  

Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot.

Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot.

Carl Sagan (via hcdragon)

LOL

TOTALLY WORTH IT, MAN!!

#sarcasm

This vast number of worlds, the enormous scale of the universe, in my view, has been taken into account, even superficially, in virtually no religion, and especially no Western religions.

This vast number of worlds, the enormous scale of the universe, in my view, has been taken into account, even superficially, in virtually no religion, and especially no Western religions.

Carl Sagan (via ageofreason)

#Indeed

#GoodPoint

TODAY is Carl Sagan Day: http://www.carlsaganday.com/

TODAY is Carl Sagan Day: http://www.carlsaganday.com/

Carl Sagan auto-reblog/RT!!

To celebrate his legacy at the 76th anniversary of his birth (November 9, 1934), and to increase public involvement in the excitement of astronomy and space exploration, a local coalition of science and reason-based organizations announces the SECOND ANNUAL CARL SAGAN DAY, NOV. 6 2010.

Oh and:

Live Streaming beings at 12:00PM Eastern.
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TODAY is Carl Sagan Day: http://www.carlsaganday.com/

Link: TODAY is Carl Sagan Day: http://www.carlsaganday.com/

website666com:

Carl Sagan auto-reblog/RT!!

To celebrate his legacy at the 76th anniversary of his birth (November 9, 1934), and to increase public involvement in the excitement of astronomy and space exploration, a local coalition of science and reason-based organizations announces the SECOND ANNUAL CARL SAGAN DAY, NOV. 6 2010.

Oh and:

Live Streaming beings at 12:00PM Eastern.
Click to join us!

“Don’t forget, no billboards in space. Love, Carl”

sagansapien:

Yes.

Sadly, too many people will ask: “Then why go, if we can’t make some money?”

And those people are idiots.

I know I said I’d stop reblogging, but this is Carl Sagan and he was right. We’re obliged to leave Earth.

spaceandstuffidk:

physicsphysics:

thelonelyastronaut:

itsfullofstars:

mohandasgandhi:

Let’s go to Mars!

Let’s go ANYWHERE!!