"Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us."

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/11/03/look-again-at-that-dot-thats-here-thats-home-thats-us.html

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Timely, today of all days. Well posted, Pesco.

But there are plenty of fuckwits who’ll still call it ‘fake news’.

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This one hits me the same way.

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This does it for me:

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Is there any chance we can get a Council of Sagans in charge of Earth for a while? That man had perspective, at least more than most.

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Well, much of ‘The Demon-Haunted World’ appears to be coming to pass…

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That quote is, in my opinion, the true message of Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar”:
Only we can save us. If there’s a way for us to be saved, we have to figure it out.

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A healthy dose of perspective.

Pale Blue Dot is nice and all, but if you REALLY want some perspective, NOTHING beats this…

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To synthesize MelodySheep and Sagan…

All of his Symphony of Science stuff is great, but the one that started it all still has a special place in my heart. It’s pure unfiltered Sagan optimism and it never fails to comfort me.

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No YOU’RE crying.

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I love this one snapped by Michael Collins, alone in the command module.

In the frame is everyone, except Michael Collins.

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Say cheese!

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