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Language Liberalism Freethought Birds

Verbing Weirds Language only if you're expecting it to work in a simple way. This is a special case of the more general truth that Language Weirds.

Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is in the wrong. There is no other time.

The church says Earth is flat; but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence in a shadow than the church.

If we can't find Heaven, there are always bluejays.

Friday, November 09, 2007

Happy Birthday, Carl!

Carl Sagan was born today in 1934, in Brooklyn.

I'm sure I don't have to say anything about him, but if I did, besides Cosmos and The Demon-Haunted World and The Dragons of Eden, I'd mention his insistence on putting cameras on space probes. Imagine Cassini without cameras...

He was a national treasure, no, a global - no, a specific treasure and he's missed.

1 comment:

John Evo4:45 PM, November 09, 2007
"he's missed."

For sure. His voice would be so valuable right now. At least we have his books and TV series. I've only actually read Demon-Haunted World - which is a classic, as far as I'm concerned. Lots of extra future reading for me to do.
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