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The feeling of being able to see a dark sky on a moonless night is amazing. For me, it's very spiritual, especially at a truly dark site, after my eyes adjust a
by gnarcoregrizz 4y ago
The feeling of being able to see a dark sky on a moonless night is amazing. For me, it's very spiritual, especially at a truly dark site, after my eyes adjust and I'm immersed in it. It's no wonder they call it "the heavens." It makes me sad that some people will never be able to experience it, and that I don't get to experience it more often. The feeling of cosmic insignificance and unknown is oddly comforting. Sometimes I wonder if lack of dark skies correlates with people being less religious.
- bruce511 4y agoIf the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God! (I don't think I need to attribute this to this readership, but in case I do, it's by Emerson. And if you didn't know that, I strongly recommend googling Nightfall.)
- eps 4y agoThe original story is by Asimov actually.
- jacquesm 4y agoWell, technically the quote is from Emerson. https://eu.sj-r.com/story/news/2010/11/24/looking-up-stars-only-once/47336018007/ https://eu.sj-r.com/story/news/2010/11/24/looking-up-stars-o... But Asimov did write the short story inspired by the quote.
- lioeters 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightfall_(Asimov_novelette_and_novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightfall_(Asimov_novelette_an...
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