Saganism
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Science. Philosophy. The cosmic perspective.
“We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.”
— George Orwell, 1984
— George Orwell, 1984
January 4, 2026 at 4:15 PM
“We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.”
— George Orwell, 1984
— George Orwell, 1984
“An organism at war with itself is doomed.”
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
January 3, 2026 at 5:44 PM
“An organism at war with itself is doomed.”
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
“She had studied the universe all her life, but had overlooked its clearest message: For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love.”
― Carl Sagan, Contact
― Carl Sagan, Contact
December 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“She had studied the universe all her life, but had overlooked its clearest message: For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love.”
― Carl Sagan, Contact
― Carl Sagan, Contact
"Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back."
― Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World
― Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World
December 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back."
― Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World
― Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ― Margaret Mead
December 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ― Margaret Mead
“If it takes a little myth and ritual to get us through a night that seems endless, who among us cannot sympathize and understand?” ― Carl Sagan
December 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“If it takes a little myth and ritual to get us through a night that seems endless, who among us cannot sympathize and understand?” ― Carl Sagan
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom the emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand wrapped in awe, is as good as dead.” ― Albert Einstein
December 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom the emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand wrapped in awe, is as good as dead.” ― Albert Einstein
On this day, a child was born who left an indelible mark on human history, transforming our understanding of the world. Famous for his long hair, he unraveled the mysteries of the heavens and brought light to the world.
Happy Birthday, Sir Isaac Newton.
(Born Dec 25, 1642, Julian Calendar)
Happy Birthday, Sir Isaac Newton.
(Born Dec 25, 1642, Julian Calendar)
December 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
On this day, a child was born who left an indelible mark on human history, transforming our understanding of the world. Famous for his long hair, he unraveled the mysteries of the heavens and brought light to the world.
Happy Birthday, Sir Isaac Newton.
(Born Dec 25, 1642, Julian Calendar)
Happy Birthday, Sir Isaac Newton.
(Born Dec 25, 1642, Julian Calendar)
“Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars.” 📷 NASA/ESA/Hubble
December 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars.” 📷 NASA/ESA/Hubble
Reposted by Saganism
NGC 2264, 2,700 light-years away in Monoceros, is a star-forming region known as the Christmas Tree Cluster, Fox Fur, and Unicorn Nebula. Spanning 80 light-years, it features vibrant emission and reflection nebulae shaped by energetic newborn stars.
Credit: Michael Kalika
Credit: Michael Kalika
December 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
NGC 2264, 2,700 light-years away in Monoceros, is a star-forming region known as the Christmas Tree Cluster, Fox Fur, and Unicorn Nebula. Spanning 80 light-years, it features vibrant emission and reflection nebulae shaped by energetic newborn stars.
Credit: Michael Kalika
Credit: Michael Kalika
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” ― George Orwell, 1984
December 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” ― George Orwell, 1984
Do people reject science because they don't understand it? Or because they simply don't like the answers?
December 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Do people reject science because they don't understand it? Or because they simply don't like the answers?
Right Now, most of the American can relate to this message from the 90's.
December 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Right Now, most of the American can relate to this message from the 90's.
“The real problem of humanity is the following: We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology.” ― Edward O. Wilson
December 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“The real problem of humanity is the following: We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology.” ― Edward O. Wilson
“Of all things, I liked books best.” ― Nikola Tesla
December 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“Of all things, I liked books best.” ― Nikola Tesla
“I promise to question everything my leaders tell me. I promise to use my critical faculties. I promise to develop my independence of thought. I promise to educate myself so I can make my own judgements.”
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
December 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“I promise to question everything my leaders tell me. I promise to use my critical faculties. I promise to develop my independence of thought. I promise to educate myself so I can make my own judgements.”
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
“Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion.” ― Oscar Wilde
December 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion.” ― Oscar Wilde
“The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
December 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right." ― Martin Luther King Jr
December 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
"And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right." ― Martin Luther King Jr
"Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back."
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
December 16, 2025 at 2:50 AM
"Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back."
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
“We make our purpose.”
- Carl Sagan
- Carl Sagan
December 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“We make our purpose.”
- Carl Sagan
- Carl Sagan
"The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think."
― Albert Einstein
― Albert Einstein
December 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
"The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think."
― Albert Einstein
― Albert Einstein
“The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.”
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
December 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
“The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.”
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
“There are many hypotheses in science which are wrong. That’s perfectly all right: it’s the aperture to finding out what’s right. Science is a self-correcting process.”
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
December 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“There are many hypotheses in science which are wrong. That’s perfectly all right: it’s the aperture to finding out what’s right. Science is a self-correcting process.”
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
“Any faith that admires truth, that strives to know God, must be brave enough to accommodate the universe.”
― Carl Sagan, Contact
― Carl Sagan, Contact
December 11, 2025 at 1:33 AM
“Any faith that admires truth, that strives to know God, must be brave enough to accommodate the universe.”
― Carl Sagan, Contact
― Carl Sagan, Contact