YouTube, Who Is Your Hero? (The Pale Blue Dot)

[lotrfreak2010]

I would love to know where you purchased this poster as Carl Sagan is also my hero.

[baskil]

@lotrfreak2010 The Planetary Society. I don't know if that particular poster is still available from there though.

[eivissano]

Carl Sagan is a good choice for hero.

[theowningmoo]

the Trix bunny

[mohfoz77]

Well done!!

[shockfox7]

did he say it might make him a dork for admirering sagan? i think the game magazine and game did that, nothing is dorky about liking sagan

[hatproductionss]

JOHN LENNON IS MY HERO

[Anastasius37]

i am eventually going to put up a Carl Sagan tribute video...

probably on his b-day... that seems appropriate...

anyways i am busy with school... math and physics...

oh and i shall make a video response :D... i know this video has been around for awhile... but i think i wanna do it anyway, lol.

[hellavadeal]

My great Grandpa, He lived nearly 100 yrs

[1337Horde]

I'm sure Carl Sagan would be very proud of you for posting this, well done.

My hero is Carl Sagan too, for the same reasons exactly.

[drummerofchicago]

God is mine! and who ever anyone else thinks made the universe and all the people who live life peacefully and respects others beliefs and lifes

[boxa888]

nikola teslas my hero, he made robotics, computers, computer counting circuits,florecents,ac transmission and acmotors(runs american and world economy),harnessed niagra falls for energy,wireless power using plasma waves,radio,cellphones,interne­t,gps,neon lights,led,oscillator circuits,1st person to reach 1 million volts, electrical resonance,rc cars and guided weapon systems, plasma shielding, unifying gravity theory(space wave theory). he gave us our modern world, he should be everyones hero!!!

[pestmanpat]

Its funny how sagan was an athiest.athiests in general recoil at the ideah that creationists worship and idolise a God.yet reading some of the comments about sagan here it would seem sagan himself is worshiped.

[duderseb]

Sagan wasn't an atheist per-se. He simply believed in the things that had good evidence but unfortunately a lot of people confuse this with atheism. Matter of fact, Sagan said that he wished there was a God and that there was a life after death so he could continue marveling, researching, and understanding the universe and that there was a god so he could stop worrying about the consequences of human actions.

[pestmanpat]

True but those comments you sight suggest to me that he was very much an athiest

[MyOverflow]

pestmanpat

He was agnostic.

Also, my hero is Carl Sagan, as well. For the same reasons, too.

[baskil]

There's a huge difference between admiring someone's teachings and believing that they are divine everlasting and omnipresent beings who affect and create every moment of our lives. No one in this thread believes that Sagan had supernatural powers or gnosis. He was just a smart dude who articulated scientific concepts and theories in a way that made them accessible to people who did not have a background in advanced math. He inspired people to learn about the world around them without authority.

[Scodia57]

Excellent all the way around. It should be used in a presidential campaign. Thanks.

[kemlo]

thanks for your video man,i agree with everything you said.carl should be considered an inspiration to all of us.

[luislop85]

i now of carl sagan of 07 and wene i fond out he was dead i felt a felling i never felt befor it was a fuckin shock. i am going to make my myspace of him.

[J33zyCr33zy]

Carl Sagan died 11 years ago today. I didn't learn of him until a few years ago when I started watching the Cosmos series. I decided to look him up on the internet and learned that he was no longer alive... I wept like I'd lost a close friend. Carl Sagan made a huge impact in my life and he completely changed my way of thinking. Thank you Carl!

[daleha]

I sympathize with you greatly. You are not a dork for liking Carl Sagan, not at all. I am a 17 year, and for my entire life I had been looking for someone like Sagan. Upon finding him, downloaded (sadly illegally) all of Cosmos, and purchased four of his books. He has been extremely influential in my life, and he is one of my heros.

[levirio]

If i am a dot on a dot on a dot on a dot, Carl Sagan is a line.

[IcyKitty]

I guess this makes us both Dorkalious. Carl Sagan has been my hero for over 30 years.

[levirio]

I only wish he could've been my hero for even half as long. I'm 19 years old, and i've only gotten acquainted with his magnificence 3 years ago.

[IcyKitty]

Just so long as you have become aware of his work; that is what matters.

[Kalipollo]

compelling admiration. melancholy heartskipping. and nothing more. well done

[baskil]

Thank you.

[arbib]

"I would love to believe that when I die I will live again, that some thinking, feeling, remembering part of me will continue. But much as I want to believe that, and despite the ancient and worldwide cultural traditions that assert an afterlife, I know of nothing to suggest that it is more than wishful thinking. The world is so exquisite with so much love and moral depth, that there is no reason to ...

[arbib]

... deceive ourselves with pretty stories for which there's little good evidence. Far better it seems to me, in our vulnerability, is to look death in the eye and to be grateful every day for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides."--Carl Sagan

[deadjerusalem]

i've got a t-shirt that says "Carl Sagan Is My Homeboy" it gets more comments than any other t-shirt i've worn. From little old ladies to young guys.

[melbn]

ive loved carl sagan since i can remember. i come to youtube and find my hero is admired by many.

[TRITANIA99]

CARL EDWARD SAGAN, he is my hero, He is unique over a billions of trillions galaxis.

[hannigan06]

Carl Sagan and other like him pray for people like us people who understand that we need to be good to every living organism. Thats his dream and all or dreams so why not try and make this one a reality.

[pecierpoldo]

Carl Sagan, Marie Curie and Richard Feynman. Excellent scientists, wonderful teachers, very good peole.

[farad007]

Sweet! We and many others around the world share the same hero and he is "Carl Sagan". He is the true "Prophet" of 21 century!

[baskil]

I had no idea that he had this kind of following. It really does make me smile.

[BernCaffe]

Christmas for me, too! I just got my amazon order with a bunch of Carl Sagan books! Man, I miss him...

[hawaiou]

Carl Sagan FTW !

[angeli662]

my hero is Carls Sagan We will miss him so much

[bigskin]

dont have a video but my hero is Ray Bradbury. Yes yes I know I'm a nerd but his writing is profound,and the message is always a good one.

[bigskin]

awesome video dude .

[darkpheonix262]

here here man, my hero too is carl sagan

[vonmench]

thats right dude...carl sagan many people dont know about science...

[stuga]

oh and where did you get that poster?

[baskil]

The Planetary Society.

[stuga]

oh do they have a website?

[baskil]

Yep.  Planetary dot org

[stuga]

what did you do to get it became a member or what?

[baskil]

It's in their store. I'll message you the link.

[stuga]

i sweet thanks

[stuga]

very nice vid

[xader76]

Well, all my life my hero was any common soldier.

But lately I've been questioning if half the soldiers on this planet really WANT to do that?

What if they just do it cuz they saw it in a game or want the gun or were FORCED to be in the army?

I always admired Carl Sagan's view of us in actuality... So I suppose my hero all along was him.

Nice video, and it's really nice how you value other's opinions :)

[BDUFF2007]

Carl Sagan Dork??? NO F*K SUCH THING. Unless your A Rapper. Thanks for Labeling the Human Race. People who DO NOT Give a F*K About "LIFE" ON EARTH. Your On their Territory and Wonder why WHY waste a MIND??? Territory... They Don't Care About Human Beings. You mean Rivers of Blood "Black Hawk Down" -9/11??? Hitler or Butt F*KN Catholics. Too NOT Eat the Spec of the Specs. Were either Doing Drugs, OR Selling THEM!!! You "aint" Gansta Enough!

To Give a Crap... Don't RAP!

[BDUFF2007]

and I have to add, Im NOT Racist... WHY? God Created ADAM and EVE, not 1000 Adams and Eves, Go "FORTH and Multiply" Blah, Blah, Blah...(MUCH LESS ADAM AND STEVE)-(and 3000 Races) "OF HUMAN BEING" and you can't USE that Crap Against Anyone. I get your Point... But Jesus was Not Wearing a Diamond Studded Crown of Thorns, But THORNS, Or was that Blood? that HE DIED FOR US? Like Anyone Who Eats Polotics of Hippy Utopia...

[xader76]

Oh and BDUFF2007, what the hell?

"Hippy Utopia"?

"You ain't gangsta enough"?

"Butt F*KN Catholics"?

"Don't RAP!"?

What the fuck are you talking about, and why are you making a complete ass out of yourself?

I doubt you can comprehend Carl Sagan's stuff, and I also doubt you diserve too...

Go back to your life of drugs and rapping and racism or whatever you prefer to do, don't bug us or baskil about it...

[BDUFF2007]

OK I WENT A LITTLE OFF THE DEEP END... Im upset there arent enough people on the Globe to understand the full scope and magnitude of life in the cosmos... not unlike Gene Rodenberry also a "Visionary" of our times. Deserving or not, the point is exactly the opposite way you think, judge and be judged, rather or not you understand anyones point. not your place or your universe. unless you think youre a GOD. Crawl back to your cave and I'll crawl back to my dismal swamp of de-evolution.

Cheers

[xader76]

...

Did I SAY I didn't understand the scope of magnitude or life in the cosmos?

And I appreciate everyone's oppinions...

I'm atheist but that doesn't mean I have to HATE religion...

And I certainly don't think I'm a GOD...

And I don't have a cave I have a house...

Dumbass...

[AndersonReel]

Someone who plays Final Fantasy is automatically a dork, Carl Sagan is a genius.

[ord1711]

I watched Cosmos when I was in grade school. It changed my life. Carl Sagan is one of the greatest human beings to live during my lifetime, certainly. He is the hero of tens of thousands around the world, whose lives were changed by his ability to articulate the deep feelings of longing and wonder when we ponder the deep truths of the cosmos. He is my hero, as well.

[Dink250Racer]

The first time I watched Cosmos I felt awestruck. Carl Sagan is one of my heroes as well. When I listen to him I hear truth.

[rainbowdoom]

He's my hero too! <3

I can't wait until I take my first university astronomy class!!

[crowfreak77]

carl sagan is my hero too

[vidkilldrad]

It puts everything into the correct perspective. Unfortunately we will still see ourselves as self-important and maintain our delusion. How truely small we are compared to the universe!

[alien8ted]

My hero is Hypatia, the last custodian of the Library of Alexandria. She was widely known as a genius before St Cyril and his followers flayed her alive and burned all her books. Search for 'Hypatia' on youtube where Carl Sagan talks of this remarkable woman. More people need to know her story.

[otrousuariomass]

Lets send George W. to the sun!

[jojo8039]

Diraphe : to answer your question no it's really earth not a star. Thanks for the Video it was awesome.

[lonebison]

Well done young jedi. I had the honor of meeting Carl Sagan in the early 90's for a brief moment. At the time I had no idea of of how he would influence me many years later. He truly understood our place in the universe. One of my favorite books is 'The demon haunted world'.

[baskil]

Mine too. I had a segment in this video talking about Demon Haunted World and about his views of psuedoscience. How it detracts from the actual wonder and complexity that is available in our universe. But I cut it for time. Maybe in a later video. Thanks for the comment.

[SardonicusRexx]

You're right about the difference bewteen Sagan and some other scientists. A contagious sense of awe. And of course the humane ethic, as evidenced by the Whales Sagan upload here on YouTube where Carl calls whale hunting "murder".

[Diraphe]

Ok Ive always wondered, is that Earth or the sun

[gpossel]

It's Earth. Uncanny huh?

[LifeonEuropa]

Great video and great synopsis of Dr. Sagan's impact. After watching an episode of Cosmos a while back I couldn't get enough of his work. For me, as with many people, he has helped turn a fascination of science into a (spiritual, intellectual, observational...) journey.

[baskil]

I was the same way. When I re-learned about him as an adult, I ate up as much of his words, speeches, and videos that I could. Thankfully, his wife Ann Druyan and Neil Degrasse Tyson have taken his mantle and have ran with it.

[PeaceProfit]

i*am - my*hero . . .

One is both the mirror and the reflection, seek not to return energy, but to give light.

BL*M

[turnermedman]

hi what a great video. did you make up what you said as we whached the spec of dust, or was it something that you read or carl's?

[baskil]

It was originally a lecture that he gave. He turned it into a book, also called Pale Blue Dot. I originally has subtitles during that section, but because I had problems with exporting, I had to rework that section and the third one.

[claysamericacom]

You want to discover a real political hero? Check out the man who kept America together following the Civil War, when all the Northern Black Republicans wanted to stick it to the South, Andrew Johnson upheld his commitment to Lincoln and was almost impeached for it. We owe a great debt to Johnson. Claysamericacom

[geezerart]

ha ha and we silly humans think we own the land, sea and air, thoughts, words. It is silly isn't! Silly Humans! Mrs. GeezerArt

[baskil]

It's so true. People don't realize how fragile a grasp we have on this whole life on Earth thing. Human existence makes up such a small fraction of the time life has evolved on earth. We may indeed be special, but it is up to us to live up to it.

[SardonicusRexx]

Has YouTube put this on it's slowest server or what? I can view other videos here but this one just drags and lags and never gets more than a few secs into the video.

[johnjam101]

Just read about Carl Sagan in the NY Times this morning and now this. Hmmmm... Must be a time for cosmic perspective. Appreciate your perspective. Also saw the blue dot for the first time last weekend in "An Inconvenient Truth". What do they say about coincidence???

[SardonicusRexx]

What was in the NYT? What page? The Feb 14th or 15th edition?

[baskil]

Wow, I had no idea it was in An Inconvenient Truth. I guess I should probably see that movie. I first came across this quote from a blog a couple of years ago that someone made to mark the anniversary of Sagan's death.

[baskil]

In a way, it solves the existential crisis of meaning for life. To strive toward that ideal of research, compassion, and unity. I was a nihilistic hater before I read Sagan.

[GeorgeLikesTacos]

Carl Sagan is a black man?

[baskil]

No. Please see my reply to this video to see why I replied to the YouTube account's video.

[JBianchi52]

My heros Carl Sagan and Jon Anderson of yes Rock star thats it, no more just them 2, possible 2 more Steve Hackett,classic guitarist and steve howe guitarist and 1 more Rick Wakeman Keyboard player thats it I'm done

[turnermedman]

why would you say that?

[baskil]

This was originally in reply to YouTube's black history month hero question. There's a bit of a lengthy explanation, but it's all cool now.

[MadShrubbery]

That was great, Shawn! (And congrats on the YouTube fame.) Really eloquent way to put our lives in perspective when we feel like we're overwhelmed by life's daily chore.

[Augustusdavid]

Hey check out this cool new instrument called the Hang at my site

[MSFIRECRACKER]

Cool. I really would like that. By the way, Khayav is currently my hero.

[MSFIRECRACKER]

I'm going to learn about Carl Sagan now. I feel stupid.

[baskil]

Check out the TV show Cosmos. That's an excellent way to start.