July 18, 2011
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cwnl:
A true Idol:
“A religion that stressed the magnificence of the universe as revealed by modern science, might be able to draw forth reserves of reverence and awe hardly tapped by traditional faiths. Sooner or later, such a religion will emerge.”
— Carl Sagan, quoted from the United Universists front page
Portrait of American astronomer and author Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996) holding a globe model of the planet Mars, 1970s.
(Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
I love you, Carl.