Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in an immensity of light-years… - Carl Sagan

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Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in an immensity of light-years and in the passage of ages, when we grasp the intricacy, beauty, and subtlety of life, then that soaring feeling, that sense of elation and humility combined, is surely spiritual.

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About Carl Sagan

Carl Edward Sagan (9 November 1934 – 20 December 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, and science communicator. His best known scientific contribution is research on extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by radiation. Sagan assembled the first physical messages sent into space, the Pioneer plaque and the Voyager Golden Record, universal messages that could potentially be understood by any extraterrestrial intelligence that might find them. Sagan argued the hypothesis, accepted since, that the high surface temperatures of Venus can be attributed to, and calculated using, the greenhouse effect. He testified to the US Congress in 1985 that the greenhouse effect will change the earth's climate system.

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Native Name: Carl Edward Sagan
Alternative Names: Sagan Carl E. Sagan Carl E Sagan C. E. Sagan C.E. Sagan C E Sagan C. Sagan C Sagan Sagan C Sagan C. Sagan C. E. Sagan CE
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وتكمن الأهمية الإنسانية للخيال العلمي في أنها قد تتحول إلى تجربة عن المستقبل وكاستكشاف لمستقبل بديل وكمحاولات لتقليل حجم الصدمة في المستقبل. وتلك هي بعض أسباب الجاذبية الكبيرة التي يتمتع بها الخيال العلمي بين الشباب، فهم الذين سيعيشون في المستقبل.

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