Pale Blue Dot

From this distant vantage point, the Earth might not seem of any particular interest.

But for us, it's different. Consider again that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us.

On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives.

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every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there

--on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.

- Carl Sagan in "Pale Blue Dot." (1994)

Pale Blue Dot

Boy! Carl Sagan sure did write a magnificent piece there! It's even more breath-taking when you watch the corresponding video with Carl reciting his quote in tandem.

A mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.

If that doesn't humble you, nothing ever could. The earth on which we live,

Carl's View

Carl does allude to "thousands of confident religions" haha, and if you knew me well, you'd know I'm a believer in Christ. You'd also know that I'm also a science enthusiast, so I can understand Carl's skeptical tone :D.