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Sunday, 30 December 2012

postheadericon Carl Sagan on "Who speaks for Earth?"

Carl Sagan on "Who speaks for Earth?" Tube. Duration : 8.53 Mins.


Who speaks for Earth? "In our tenure on this planet, we've accumulated dangerous evolutionary baggage; propensities for agression and ritual, submission to leaders, hostility to outsiders; all of which puts our survival in some doubt. We've also acquired compassion for others, love for our children, a desire to learn from histroy and experience, and a great soaring passionate intelligence; the clear tools for our continued survival and prosperity." "National boundaries are not evident when we view the Earth from space. Fanatic ethnic, or religious, or national identifications are a little difficult to support when we see our planet as a fragile blue crescent fading to become an inconspicuous point of light against the bastion and citadel of the stars." - Carl Sagan. This clip comes from Carl Sagan's Cosmos episode 13, "Who Speaks For Earth?"

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