Carl Sagan's Cosmos Episode 2 part7

continued from part 6, episode conclusion

Category:

Science & Technology

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• Carl
• Sagan
• Cosmos
• PBS
• science
• evolution
• philosophy

[GoldenDynamo]

To me, the idea of a god is as likely as 1 in a googolplex, and the idea of an afterlife is absolutely implausible.

[SirNewt]

I find this stance as unsupportable as that of total faith in an afterlife. We have no idea, the impact the rise of consciousness has had on our universe. I find it possible that morality, justice, a god, and an afterlife are all real derivatives of the emergence of consciousness.

[shalashaskalives]

Update from the graaaaave!!!!

[petergao15]

What I wouldn't give for him to update us again, today. :(

RIP Dr. Sagan.

[askjiir]

@GoldenDynamo

Which you base on cluelessnes. Fail.

[joppadoni]

i think the likelyhood of a god is about equal to that of quarks forming atoms to form molecules to form life without the idea of predestined requirement to form life/anything in the first place. seems idiotic the complexity of everything is random. but hey if i wanted to know/no longer care theres plenty of bridges around... lol :D it is nice to just marvel at it all and wonder.. or maybe kill others who dont agree with you ^^ whateva ya pleasure i guess :S

[elmonorizzo]

i had no idea he imagined life on jupiter that's awesome

[GunsOfTheEskimo]

@SirNewt

I respect you

[bingofingers]

Why do scientists keep saying life on other planets is 'likely'. Sagan said it, Hawkins said it and Dawkins says it.

Nobody knows how likely it is that life evolved at any of the crucial stages. Based on one event you don't understand it is simply not possible to predict the probability that it will happen again. It doesn't matter how vast the universe is; you can't say that it is probable that life is common if you don't know the probability.

[InfinityWarriorInc]

Hypothesis: If just all species of dinosaurs died, could it also have been a pandemic that only affected them?

[tsartodd]

(beavis & butthead voice): LOL "Floaters"

also, i love the idea that there could be planets that look like Roger Dean-drawn Yes album covers XD XD

[aquanaut145]

I wonder if Carl Sagan ever read Bernard Werber's book ''Empire of the Ants'' I'm sure he would have enjoyed it.

[goldenrod4]

1:15 we call these creatures... koffing

[Embraer091]

I'm 21..I really miss guys like that nowadays..Those episodes go far beyond from a religion issue.I believe in God, but the fact of believing in God DOES NOT prevent me from wondering how things work or how things were made.People are used to believing in God and consequently think that everything were made as fast as a blink of an eye (That's totally unacceptable)...I really feel sorry about those people. If I am right and God really exists, he must be thinking how stupid we all are.RIP CARL