Carl Sagan's Cosmos: Episode 1-The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean

I uploaded Carl Sagan's Cosmos because this is what the internet, at its best, is all about. But I never expected the comments I would see! It seems like every day I get comments from people talking about how special Carl was, what he meant to them, how he changed their lives, etc. Every comment brings a smile to my face. I'm very proud to say the comments to these videos have become a virtual shrine to a great man who is obviously still missed by millions.

As for me, I first watched Cosmos when I was 10 years old. It had a profound impact on me that lasts to this day. For years, I thought I should become a scientist as a result. That never worked out, and I ultimately chose a very different career path, but Carl's thinking still permeates my intellectual character: his rationality, his skepticism, his deep-felt love of humanity, and, most importantly, his enduring optimism.

Enjoy! And please keep those wonderful comments coming!

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• Ocean

[MrGrandfatherparadox]

Carl. Oh, Carl.

[OwnedOver9000]

Fantastic!!!!! Carl Sagan was an amazing man!

[Timbaman83]

Love the way he says BILLIONS.

[TheBoilin]

ONLY 4.246 Views??! Come on - spread the amazing cosmos! :)

[krasnikita]

Thanks, pal, for the video, and surely sincere appreciation to Carl! It's so cool to realize that the XXth century gave us not only atomic bombs and bloodiest wars, but also those brilliant minds such as Carl's

[Droenixjp]

Thank you so much for putting this up! May Carl Sagan's work live on far into the future and may future descendents see how great of a man he was!

[sudoLinux666]

@twenkmcwanzer I do agree it may be rather arrogant. But take a moment to think of how complex of a paper would it be to explain the surrounding emotions that evoked his thought. There's a lot of factors to consider. But of course, he wasn't postulating anything. I like pulling peoples legs too. :)

[twenkmcwanzer]

@sudoLinux666 I was actually just being facetious, but thanks for explaining it anyway ;). To assume anything is beyond anyone's intellectual experience it a teeny bit arrogant, wouldn't you say?

[sudoLinux666]

@twenkmcwanzer He is stating the fact that his own perspective; to be written, is beyond anyone's intellectual experience, and also said how did he come to that conclusion. His statement makes comprehensible sense.

[gbprime]

@twenkmcwanzer Because we can't see smoke signals on the internet.

[twenkmcwanzer]

@SymmetricStrings If it's beyond words why have you used words?