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There is little chance that aliens from two societies anywhere in the Galaxy will be culturally close enough to really 'get along.'…
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There is a point of view among astronomical researchers that is generally referred to as the Principle of Mediocrity. ... If the…
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The search for extra-terrestrial life is a failure until that moment when it suddenly becomes a success.
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[O]ne might ask why, in a galaxy of a few hundred billion stars, the aliens are so intent on coming to Earth…
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The number of habitable worlds in our galaxy is certainly in the tens of billions, minimum, and we haven't even talked about…
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In the 19th century, if you had a basement lab, you could make major scientific discoveries in your own home. Right? Because…
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The stars look the same from night to night. Nebulae and galaxies are dully immutable, maintaining the same overall appearance for thousands…
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Faith is a personal matter, and should never be a cudgel to stifle inquiry. We tried that approach about 1,200 years ago.…
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The ideas of science germinate in a matrix of established knowledge gained by experiment; they are not lonesome thoughts, born in a…
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A century ago, scientists believed there was only one obvious stomping ground for alien biology in our solar system: Mars. Because it…
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Everything you see is filtered through your visual system (imperfect) and your brain (also imperfect, despite what your mom told you). Witness…
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Give consideration to the fact that alien astronomers could have scrutinized Earth for more than 4 billion years without detecting any radio…
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It is in a way a mystery that, instead of demanding that their governments give primary attention to their own needs and…
— J. William Fulbright
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Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities, but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No…
— Winston Churchill
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Sing again, with your dear voice revealing. A tone Of some world far from ours, where music and moonlight and feeling are…
— Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Recognize the remarkable individuals in your life who help you envision a world far beyond yourself.
— Bill Courtney
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My Family and Other Saints echoes Gerald Durrell's classic memoir, My Family and Other Animals, not only in its title, but in…
— Judith Barrington
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No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith.
— Winston Churchill
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So it ends as I guessed it would,' his thoughts said, even as it fluttered away; and it laughed a little within…
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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Standing Here My entire world far beneath my feet, I should be filled with pride. Instead, I feel overwhelmed by a sense…
— Ellen Hopkins
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Christianity stands or falls with its revolutionary protest against violence, arbitrariness and pride of power and with its plea for the weak.…
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Jupiter, a world far larger than Earth, is so warm that it currently radiates more internal heat than it receives from the…
— Seth Shostak
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Keep God close and the rest of the world far from you...
— FrenchQueen
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