Cosmos
Carl Sagan, 1980
A lyrical journey through the stars and deep time that asks what it means to be small in a universe of infinite complexity.
Carl Sagan
Sagan's work bridged the gap between hard science and philosophy, often writing with a highly poetic and accessible voice, bridging the gap between astrophysics and human experience.
Feels like awe, wonder and nature.
The universe does not require divinity to govern its immense complexity.
There is no God-Creator, but there is the Cosmos, which creates suns, planets and living beings. There is no omnipotent God, but there is the Universe, which governs the fates of all celestial bodies and their inhabitants. There are no sons of God, but there are mature and thus rational and perfect sons of the Cosmos. There are no personal gods, but there are elected leaders of planets, solar systems, stellar groups, milky ways, islands of ether and the whole Cosmos. There is no Christ, but there is a brilliant man and a greater teacher of mankind. Books by Carl Sagan
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