Cosmos Episode 11: The Persistence of Memory Part 1 of 6

[Kaeralho]

Carl Sagan produced 50 Cosmos' episodes less than he should

[ExaltedLeader]

Fuck this tree hugging idiot.

OOH WHALING BAD

Well, guess what? People have to eat, people have to make a living. Grow the fuck up.

[WhoDoYouWant]

@ExaltedLeader So eat what you usually eat and go to work. Don't thank me for the advice just plant a tree in my name ;)

[carneyfex]

@ExaltedLeader How about eating something that doesn't ruin entire ecosystems and make a living out of something that will not probably destroy this world in near future?

[thedarkarse]

@ExaltedLeader

Eric Cartman speaks!!

[bmwluvr2003]

@ExaltedLeader

But they don't have to eat whales... there's plenty of tasty tasty chicken out there. Also Carl Sagan is not an idiot, I don't see how anyone could think that.

[JennRighter]

Ah, Carl Sagan. Quite possibly the sexiest man ever.

[Kabukita]

I've just finished watching the episode on the link provided by Soggymoose. Not too bad... but I couldn't make it full screen on my Eee; when I did, the image froze after a while, the sound continued, and I had to close full screen... But in normal mode, you can watch it all uninterrupted.

[Kabukita]

Part 6 has indeed no sound.

[Soggymoose]

Part 6 has no sound.

Try:

snagfilms. com/films/title/the_cosmos_epi­sode_11_the_persistence_of_mem­ory/

[Soggymoose]

Part 6 has no sound.

[Soggymoose]

Part 6 has no sound.

Try:

snagfilms. com/films/title/the_cosmos_epi­sode_11_the_persistence_of_mem­ory/

[Soggymoose]

Part 6 has no sound.

[MelleB90]

The creators of Mass Effect have evidently taken a lot of inspiration from Cosmos :)

[2somerandomguy2]

I truly wonder how the world were to change if everyone was to see this series. I'll be forever thankful to Carl Sagan for showing me (and obv countless others) how truly elevating and exhilarating science can be.

I would propose that the first spaceship to bear humans beyond the solar system be named "The Carl Sagan".

[datalal624]

I love the motif of the dandelion seed, present here and in various parts of the series. The poetry of 'Cosmos' makes it all the more awesome.

If only my younger cousins could see this whole series! They're such smart kids, and they're being raised by fundamentalist Christians. :( Not that my Aunt and Uncle are bad people for believing what they believe, it's just sad that a certain closed-mindedness gets passed on that way.

[mantinez87]

you should anonymously send them a link to this playlist.... that way they can 'see the light' and you will fly under the radar. just a thought

[datalal624]

:) Thanks for the suggestion, mantinez87. If they get caught watching "Cosmos" on their computer, they can just say it's a science documentary, lol. Well, we'll see.

[horhey89]

seconded, truth before tradition

[Kingucktoad]

@datalal624 very well put religion is not a scourge on the planet as many atheist believe. It has many positives effects it offers advise, ethics, poetry, love, compassion, beauty and hope for the future.

The problem is when it claims to have accurate answers to questions that in reality it simply doesn't have.

[mecher3k]

"It has many positives effects it offers advise, ethics, poetry, love, compassion, beauty and hope for the future.

"

Let's advice? Many other things offer advice with zero of the negatives that religion has, so owned.

Ethics? Yea like witch burnings, hatred against gays, killing others for being a different SECT of your religion. Again, owned.

Poetry? wtf? lol owned yourself there.

Love? Yea like already said and let's add crusades and jihads to that.

[Kingucktoad]

@mecher3k

What the hell do you mean my religion?!

I'm not religious, I am a man of science.

The point I was making is when religion takes a back seat to science and secularism, as it should, then you can negate most if not all the negative aspects and Carl Sagan would agree with me.

[xNeverthought]

You do realise that it was primarily religion that spawned the early advances of science right?

[mecher3k]

@xNeverthought

Such as? Oh yea nothing. Because in they end they still had to use the scientific method.

[xNeverthought]

I don't think you quite understand how science works, it isn't a one or the other approach in regards to religion, they are both interwoven and always have been.

In the Islamic golden age, a lot of the drives for mathematics and astronomy emerged as an understanding to locate the Qibla (the location where all prayers face towards) from all across the globe, which has resulted in the advances in both of those fields that we still use today.

[mecher3k]

@xNeverthought

I clearly do understand how science works, religion is the complete opposite of how science works. Religion = no evidence just faith. Science is all evidence no faith.

Pathetic I can own your ass with just two sentences. Grats on epic fail.

[xNeverthought]

Of course, that isn't to say that both fields are completely innocent, religion has been used to indoctrinate many, as has science been used to manipulate others to create weapons of mass destruction, it isn't a black or white subject.

'God' in a sense is an applied label to anything that we do not understand, and as such can be seen not as a space beard, but as a force that drives everything in the cosmos. You can't simply say "It's wrong." as we do not know for certain and discarding it-

[Peacemaker8310]

I couldn't have said it any better!

[xNeverthought]

-wouldn't be very scientific at all.

(bloody character posting limit!)

[mecher3k]

compassion? Again, as history as shown, it's the complete opposite.

Beauty? Right...

Hope? HAHAHAHA. Religion is what caused the Dark Ages and is the main threat to humanity right now.

"The problem is when it claims to have accurate answers to questions that in reality it simply doesn't have. "

Only correct thing you said.

[Kingucktoad]

You're making as ass of yourself.

The very fact that I posed on a episode of COSMOS should tell you I'm not religious person.

"advise, ethics, poetry, love, compassion, beauty and hope for the future."

That is a quote form Carl Sagan himself. It was from one of the last interviews he ever gave before he died.

And Sagan was right, religion does provide a moral compass, advise for daily life and yes some of the most beautiful poetry ever written.

[tsimon1234]

@datalal624 Show them the vids next time you see them. If anyone can plant a seed of logic in the mind of a child it is Sagan.

[Fabstaire]

thank you so much. If there is a god i wish that god were Carl Sagan.  I wouldn't mind having someone like him tending the "universal garden".

[Scurmicurv]

The opening of this, where he makes the example of "20 questions", is a truly masterful presentation. It's quite fun for someone working with science to hear it explained so elegantly and concisely - by and large, that is exactly what we're doing.

[godinneutral]

These episodes can be found on Hulu. Maybe that can explain the small amount of views. I remember watching this show as a kid...

[Mordred555]

Facinating. I've been hoping for something like this! thanks for uploading Sagan's show. He was quite an intelligent man, and had a great show.

[diceyreilly]

"quite intelligent". are you having a laugh?

[Mordred555]

No, I was just feeling introspective.... weird.

[diceyreilly]

i cant believe there are such a small amount of views for the cosmos episodes on youtube. everyone in the world should be made to watch these