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Watching the earth from above like this always reminds me of what Carl Sagan used to say about it: "It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character
by superasn 8y ago
Watching the earth from above like this always reminds me of what Carl Sagan used to say about it:
"It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. 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 with one another and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known."
- garren 8y agoI think this is synonymous with the “overview effect”[0] that astronauts experience (or at least as close as one might get without being in space). If only we could send half of congress to space... [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overview_effect https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overview_effect