Comments on: Carl Sagan Day

By: Kurt

Kurt — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:34:17 +0000

I had never heard of Carl Sagan until years after his death. I just happened to catch “Cosmos” on T.V. one day. For what ever reason it opened my eyes to so many things that I could not possibly post all of them. Needless to say it was my “awakening” and my life has not been the same since. I felt that I had “wasted” much of my life and didn’t understand anything. For the first time in my life I took off in my “ship of the imagination”. Carl changed my way of thinking and opened my mind to receive true knowledge. For that I thank you Carl. I just wish I had known of you while you were alive, but as with me you will always have a way of strengthening peoples life through knowledge and truth. I miss you and have never met you.

By: MadScientist

MadScientist — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:25:59 +0000

James Randi’s comment about Carl Sagan’s ego had me chuckling – when he was alive the ego annoyed me, but there is no doubt that he was an excellent thinker and a rare communicator, and on the personal side he also demonstrated that not every pot-head or LSD user is a waste of space despite what the government and christian fundamentalists would have the world believe.

By: Zed

Zed — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:51:56 +0000

If you are in the US

By: Beelzebud

Beelzebud — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:31:55 +0000

Just a head’s up for those that aren’t aware: hulu.com has the entire Cosmos series up, and you can watch it for free. What is amazing is how relevant it still is after all of this time, with few revisions needed, only in cases of major discoveries.

By: Corey

Corey — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:29:04 +0000

Hi everyone, I wrote a short essay on my blog to commemorate Sagan’s birthday. Please check it out. http://reasonsciencemetal.blogspot.com/
Very nice piece Steven :)

By: Drew

Drew — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:03:59 +0000

Seems to me he’s had a positive impact on society and billions and billions of people.

By: Kevin Fairchild

Kevin Fairchild — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:59:39 +0000

I was 10 or 11 when Cosmos was broadcast. I had always liked science, but Cosmos showed me the awe and the beauty of the sciences, especially astronomy. Looking back now, I can recognize that it played a huge role in my future path, which included a degree in Physics, specializing in Astrophysics. I now teach high school physics, and attempt in my own little way to share the wonder of the universe with my students.

Thank you, Carl.

By: patientia

patientia — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:45:44 +0000

I read Cosmos when I was 12 and stopped believing in astrology and other nonsense.

Thank you, Carl.

By: Malfunky

Malfunky — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:27:58 +0000

This man helped show me, a decade after his death, the wonders of the actual world. Wonders far greater than the imaginations of ancient prophets and fearful followers. And it can all be grasped, at least in concept, by education. People like him, along with the rest of the skeptical movement, saved my life. Or rather, helped me live again.

Thank you, Carl.

By: Norbert

Norbert — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:15:12 +0000

I remember reading ‘Cosmos’ (in a German translation) as a kid. I didn’t really understand much at the time and didn’t know the person Carl Sagan. But still I was mesmerized by the book! And partly because of it my interest in astronomy started.

So from me too: Thank you Carl.