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September 10, 2007 by Geeks are Sexy | 4 commentsHere are a few things for you to ponder this morning about our Earth, our beloved homeworld.
Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity — in all this vastness — there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. It is up to us. It’s been said that astronomy is a humbling, and I might add, a character-building experience. To my mind, there is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly and compassionately with one another and to preserve and cherish this pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known – Carl Sagan.
- EARTH: The Pale Blue Dot
- Carl Sagan – We’re all in this together
- Carl Sagan – A Glorious Dawn ft. Stephen Hawking (Cosmos Remixed)
- BSOD: Blue Screen of Olympic Dimension?
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Brought a tear to my eyes :)
Nice one … “The Pale Blue Dot” is a serious classic. Perspective is everything … I’ve got a few old posts that relate to the universal perspective in some way or another …
http://blog.globalparadigms.com/2006/07/13/feeling-insignificant-yet/
http://blog.globalparadigms.com/2006/08/23/and-you-thought-size-mattered/
http://blog.globalparadigms.com/2006/07/21/reflections-on-planet-earth/
http://blog.globalparadigms.com/2007/03/22/the-powers-of-10/
http://blog.globalparadigms.com/2007/02/13/imagining-ten-dimensions/
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