OceanShaman725 t1_ivp932x wrote
Obligatory mention of his "Pale Blue Dot" speech
CanterburyTerrier t1_ivqc1go wrote
I'm not sure it's in Cosmos, but his speech on humility is one of the best logical arguments for the existence of extra terrestrial life even though it doesn't really mention it at all. It's subject is our insignificance. As Webb begins to capture the chemical signatures of exoplanet atmospheres it should give us patience to know that NOT finding life elsewhere would be completely contrary to every great demotion we've experienced so far:
Also, The Frontier is Everywhere:
When he mentions that it will not be we who reaches alpha centauri but a species very like us with more of our strengths and fewer of our weaknesses, it makes me gasp.
musicon2 t1_ivqo7rt wrote
Wanted to mention the "Sagan" and the "Symphony of Science" playlists, particularly the "A Glorious Dawn" "song".
Snizzlesnoot t1_ivr72e4 wrote
I love that song. "A still more glorious dawn awaits. Not a sunrise, but a galaxy-rise, a morning filled with 400 billion stars, the rising of the milkyway."
lennybird t1_ivrbxuy wrote
IWantAnAffliction t1_ivqlrne wrote
My favourite speech of all time, by anyone.
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