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Carl Sagan Reflects: 10 Years After COSMOS - Achievements And Future Of Humankind.

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BEST OF CARL SAGAN'S "COSMOS":

1) 10 Years After: Carl Sagan & Ann Druyan Reflect:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leTNfwfH0Jc
2) Lost Between Immensity And Eternity:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIVsDg6U0LU
3) The Realm Of The Galaxies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1axoV6HhWfI
4) Our Galaxy, The Milky Way:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOazBTHzRYA
5) Our Solar System:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBqjob-UVeo
6) Eratosthenes And The Round Earth Model:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en5UKtcNujI
7) The Library Of Alexandria:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVQs4B2jAW0
8) A Short History Of The Universe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n2r0qOxJ6k
9) Artificial And Natural Selection:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3uToVWZkWM
10) The Cosmic Year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFqbm_94nTM
11) Tree Of Life - 4 Billion Years Of Evolution:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF0UECN4ndA
12) The Miracle Of Life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOyojWeOYNA
13) DNA - The Common Basis Of Life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecmuvjSykf8
14) Abiogenesis - The Origin Of Life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yet1xkAv_HY
15) Astronomy vs Astrology:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImaQS9NJ0nI
16) Pictures In The Sky:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwCAwc4bge4
17) Ancient Astronomy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-5dwJwau1Y
18) Triumph Of Modern Science Over Medieval Superstition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lfmRqT-B_c
19) The Mysterious Tunguska Event:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irVof7adq4s
20) Life Beyond Earth - Origin Of Life In The Universe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7ivTdcHYvI

Carl Edward Sagan, Ph.D. (1934-1996) was an American astronomer, astrochemist, author, and highly successful popularizer of astronomy, astrophysics and other natural sciences. He pioneered exobiology and promoted the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI).

He is world-famous for writing popular science books and for co-writing and presenting the award-winning 1980 television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage", which has been seen by more than 600 million people in over 60 countries, making it the most widely watched PBS program in history.

A book to accompany the program was also published. He also wrote the novel "Contact", the basis for the 1997 Robert Zemecki's film of the same name starring Jodie Foster.

During his lifetime, Sagan published more than 600 scientific papers and popular articles and was author, co-author, or editor of more than 20 books. In his works, he frequently advocated skeptical inquiry, secular humanism, and the scientific method.

http://www.carlsagan.com
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[jlc012]

People who need "Gods" to worship should choose people like Sagan, Darwin, Copernicus, Newton, Galileo, etc. After all they have done more for humanity than all "gods " put together.

[diegodann]

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell

[jswpunk]

I just took down my American flag, and I got right back to technology as I should have done so long ago. Oi!

[DIGITALSCREAMS]

@DIGITALSCREAMS In order for mankind to survive the next 1000 years - we must abandon religion, embrace humanism and fully support scientific endevour. We have to get off this planet and take to the stars. Religion is dangerous. It is delusional and stunts people's minds. How can mankind survive if it holds onto this ideology?

Its a shame Prof. Sagan didn't live to see Islam's resurgeance. The world has never been a more dangerous place. Christians, Jews and Muslims bringing about WW3.

[DIGITALSCREAMS]

@DIGITALSCREAMS Unfortuntely, evolution is a slow process. It affects species at different rates. Cognitive evolution brought about through science only benefits a small number of people who are engaged in that work. For the rest of us, we try to make sense of it using our limited minds. The real threat to mankind's continued existence lays with the 4 billion people who have a distorted view on reality. The people who wish the world (and this life) to come to an end. ORGANISED RELIGION.

[DIGITALSCREAMS]

I'm convinced we are not alone in the Universe. Statistically speaking there has to be an abundance of life - all at differing stages of development. Homosapiens have only existed for around 100,000 years. In cosmological time we are nothing more than a blip. Over hundreds of thousands of generations we have evolved, slowly dragging ourselves out of the dark. Only recently have we developed the capability to ask questions and seek answers. Science is mankinds greatest acheivement.

[SuperDelusionist]

that part with Arafat shaking hands should be removed form this video.

[predvcecerom]

aaaah back to anime this is booring

[Flusercom]

Very Infomative Good.. Thanks for shared..

[Spasatcom]

Good Video, Thanks for shared

[Wharwulif]

Future of mankind-they end up blowing themselves up,if someone survives...they would have a 1 generation lasting wisdom,and then those to follow would make the same errors has the generations of the past.

The only problem upon earth-is humanity itself,and hey...Dreams tend to end.

Largest reason for the massive fail-humans want too much and are too pride of themselves to notice to where their endless desires lead themselves to.

Well...what a shame,humans had such potential-wasted on damm phones!

[searats20]

@Sinekyre14 I'm white..and although half of what you say is true (that the % of white people in the global population is decreasing), I am not "threatened" in the least..my culture isn't dying either. Remember, we are all brothers and sisters and we all came from the same strand of life billions of years ago. As Carl knew, we must all work together and cooperate. But for now, some people like you dont believe in cooperation, and accordingly, our species is threatended by ourselves.