One million years

In every country, we should be teaching our children the scientific method and the reasons for a Bill of Rights. With it comes a certain decency, humility and community spirit. In the demon-haunted world that we inhabit by virtue of being human, this may be all that stands between us and the enveloping darkness.

Carl Sagan

"It isn't like that," he said. "It isn't like sixth grade." "Don't think of us as some interstellar sheriff gunning down outlaw civilizations. Think of us more as the Office of the Galactic Census. We collect information.

You don't care if some rapacious, bloodthirsty civilization develops interstellar spaceflight?"

"You'd be surprised how rarely something like that happens. In the long run, the aggressive civilizations destroy themselves, almost always. It's their nature. They can't help it."

We could tell you were in deep trouble. But the music told us something else. The Beethoven told us there was hope. Marginal cases are our specialty."

"I want to know what you think of us," she said shortly, "what you really think."

He did not hesitate for a moment. "All right. I think it's amazing that you've done as well as you have. You've got hardly any theory of social organization, astonishingly backward economic systems, no grasp of the machinery of historical prediction, and very little knowledge about yourselves. Considering how fast your world is changing, it's amazing you haven't blown yourselves to bits by now. That's why we don't want to write you off just yet. You humans have a certain talent for adaptability--at least in the short term." -Contact by Carl Sagan

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[shutslar]

I discovered your vlogs searching for Clifford Stoll. I have now watched all of your vlogs. You have a very special gift for communicating. Your children are so lucky to have such a teacher.

I really just want to say: Thank you for your efforts.

[Sabrnig]

Aww, that is nice :-) that is a lot of vlogs- oh yeah I deleted a lot, well good glad you like the ones I kept I am slowly getting better, it is a wonderful medium, I need to archive the stuff- very very fun for my posterity- laugh at grandma!

[2resist]

If you believe that some elites and central banks are running the show as I do, then it seems hopeless knowing that most people are followers and believe everything they are told. You cant fix a problem if you are oblivious to its existence.

[Sabrnig]

I found some stuff on surveillance, oblivious to the information collected about us... there is a study being conducted about exactly how knows what should be interesting, if very late. I don't know about elites and central banks specifically there is too much a person would gain by exposing it, so I doubt large conspiracies. I plan to talk more in the next vlog tomorrow :-)

[SelfPort]

Very nice. I was looking for a single picture to convey this scale of time that the individual inhabits...very very small by absolute standards. Yet in terms of the impact one individual can have today, all out of proportion to individual lives through millions of years.

[Sabrnig]

The best I have seen is the drop of water in a pond idea, the ripples having lasting effect... My kids would stay at a lake's shore finding and throwing rocks in for hours- not sure why- cause and effect? fluid dynamics? haha.

[CanadianNinjaMonkey]

Jeepers why wasn't I watching your vlogs earlier? Life is full of mysteries.

[anon2U224]

Really cool.

[2resist]

The economy is a result of the federal reserve inflating money, Many good economist say this. The are not listened to because it is not well understood. The federal reserve is a privately held company that has many powers that are not regulated. Research just this one problem and you will understand how a big conspiracy works. The answer stares us in the face, and we simply dont care, or dont understand. Watch out for a worldwide economic hardship in 2009. It will be bad. Just one cospiracy.

[SelfPort]

I think it's easier to be optimistic if we identify the problems (all problems!) make a plan to solve those problems, then set out to personally execute that plan. On the other hand, I think trends of exponentially increasing standards of living, for hundreds, and millions of years, bode well for the future...but that doesn't mean there won't be some more darkness before the dawn. But it's nearly dawn!