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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Chino on April 10, 2019, 09:09:02 AM
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I wasn't quite sure where to post this, but it's one of my favorite, if not my favorite words of his. For those who don't know, the speech linked below is what inspired the PBD on DT's newest album, and if you were to look up the lyrics to the song, you can see the obvious influences.
Just thought I'd share this because I find myself looking this video (or one of the other variations) up every now and again when I feel like life is overwhelming or I'm having a really shitty day. It never fails to make the hair on my arms stand up, and I think it's something everyone should see if they haven't already :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWPFmdAWRZ0
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One of my favorite speeches / musings ever.
I wish it would be printed and hung in the office of every head of state on the planet. It explains why I love astronomy, it's exciting, adventurous and yet it teaches humbleness and humility.
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It's a pretty neat speech. Taking the words at face value, there are some really awesome thoughts in there, and it definitely challenges the reader/hearer to alter his/her perspective and approach life with humility at our own smallness in the universe. The problem for me is that, knowing that he is coming at it from an agnostic viewpoint and actually having a particular agenda behind the words themselves takes a bit away from it for me. But I can still largely ignore that and appreciate the words themselves.
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Sagan has always been one of my heroes. He's the one that got me really fascinated and inspired by astro physics, and pale blue dot is a book I really enjoy.
We sometimes can be so wrapped up in ourselves, but that book really puts stuff into perspective for me. Our world is a spec of dust in an infinite ocean of stars.