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Ebone4rock
SFN Regular
USA
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 Posted - 08/23/2010 : 06:11:01
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I have heard about Carl Sagan's Cosmos before but never watched it because I was under the impression that it would be all about outer space and that I really wouldn't understand it. Boy was I wrong all these years. What really helps me understand the concepts Dr. Sagan is presenting is the way he relates the science to historical people and events. Come to find out I am much more knowledgeable about world history than I thought I was. I am on episode 7 now and I have yet to come across a piece of history Dr. Sagan talks about that I am not familiar with. I guess all of the years I've had my nose stuck in history books actually may have sunk into my skull. Damn I should have went to college.
I think Cosmos should be required viewing for all High School students.
Thanks SFN for turning me on to this most valuable piece of work. Now I may actually understand a little bit when you guys are talking all your sciency stuff that usually goes right over my head. Now all I need is some real-life people to be able to talk to.
Next on my reading list is Demon Haunted World.
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
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Posted - 08/23/2010 : 07:59:01 [Permalink]
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Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
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Randy
SFN Regular
USA
1990 Posts |
Posted - 08/23/2010 : 08:07:02 [Permalink]
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There's a free on-line stream of all the Cosmos episodes...
http://www.hulu.com/cosmos |
"We are all connected; to each other biologically, to the earth chemically, to the rest of the universe atomically."
"So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?"
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Ebone4rock
SFN Regular
USA
894 Posts |
 Posted - 08/23/2010 : 08:20:56 [Permalink]
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It is also available both streaming and on DVD from Netflix...the greatest invention ever that I should have bought stock in when I first got it and realized I loved it! |
Haole with heart, thats all I'll ever be. I'm not a part of the North Shore society. Stuck on the shoulder, that's where you'll find me. Digging for scraps with the kooks in line. -Offspring |
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The Rat
SFN Regular
Canada
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Posted - 08/23/2010 : 16:38:54 [Permalink]
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| Originally posted by Ebone4rockNext on my reading list is Demon Haunted World. |
Trust me, you will not be disappointed!
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Bailey's second law; There is no relationship between the three virtues of intelligence, education, and wisdom.
You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity! Have you ever considered a career in the Church? - The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Blackadder II
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Thanks SFN for turning me on to Cosmos
