"If We Capitulate To Superstition Or Greed Or Stupidity..."

This is a longer version of the Carl Sagan video I posted some weeks ago. It's thoughtful and insightful and a good example of what his series, Cosmos, was like. The person who put this together threw in a few modern day reminders of where we find ourselves now - strange times indeed. His was a sane and rational voice that cut through the superstitions and nonsense to present the layman with easy to understand science about the universe and our place in it. As a kid I loved watching and reading Mr. Sagan and that hasn't changed. All these years later if he were alive he'd be aghast at the backwards steps we've taken as a species but not surprised. He speculates on that very topic at the close of the video with the words in the heading, "If we capitulate to superstition or greed or stupidity..." There are very few days I feel that we haven't.

Lazy Saturday Blogging

Will try to post a couple of things as the day goes along - have to get a bike ride in or go mad. Wanted to have something new and brilliant for passers-by to look at. This is not new but it's brilliant! I found it at one of my new favourite blogs Pharyngula. So listen to Carl Sagan and enjoy a breath of sanity and perspective.