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Man is a transitional animal. He is not the climax of creation.
There is a place with four suns in the sky-red, white, blue, and yellow; two of them are so close together that they touch, and star-stuff flows between them. I know of a world with a million moons. I know of a sun the size of the Earth-and made of diamond....The universe is vast and awesome, and for the first time we are becoming part of it
Somos el producto de cinco mil millones de años de evolución biológica lenta, fortuita, y no hay razón alguna para pensar en que se haya detenido tal proceso evolutivo. El hombre es un animal en período de transición. No es el clímax de una creación.
Si sentimos profundo respeto por otros seres humanos como iguales receptores de este preciso patrimonio de cinco mil millones de años de evolución, ¿por qué no ha de aplicarse tal identificación también a todos los demás organismos de la Tierra que son, asimismo, el producto del mismo número de años de evolución? Cuidamos de una pequeña fracción de organismos de la Tierra como, por ejemplo, perros, gatos y vacas -porque son útiles o porque nos halagan-. Pero las arañas, las salamandras, el salmón y el girasol son igualmente nuestros hermanos y hermanas.
Hay un geocentrismo práctico en nuestra vida diaria. Todavía hablamos del Sol que sale y se pone, en lugar de hablar de una Tierra que gira. Todavía pensamos en un universo organizado para nuestro beneficio y poblado tan sólo por nosotros. La exploración del espacio, en este sentido, nos hará ser un poco más humildes.
La comprensión del cambio climático puede tener profundas consecuencias básicas, porque el hombre está ejerciendo tremenda influencia en el medio ambiente de la Tierra, a menudo en formas que revelan mediocres caminos de pensamiento, malas comprensiones y conveniencias individuales y beneficios económicos a corto plazo, entre los habitantes del planeta.
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About Carl Sagan
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In 1973, Carl Sagan published The Cosmic Connection, a daring view of the universe, which rapidly became a classic work of popular science and inspired a generation of scientists and enthusiasts. This seminal work is reproduced here for a whole new generation to enjoy. In Sagan's typically lucid and lyrical style, he discusses many topics from astrophysics and solar system science, to colonization, terraforming and the search for extraterrestrials. Sagan conveys his own excitement and wonder, and relates the revelations of astronomy to the most profound human problems and concerns: issues that are just as valid today as they were thirty years ago. New to this edition are Freeman Dyson's comments on Sagan's vision and the importance of the work, Ann Druyan's assessment of Sagan's cultural significance as a champion of science, and David Morrison's discussion of the advances made since 197
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- First published
- 1973
- Author
- Carl Sagan
- Genre
- Nonfiction
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- 4.25 (2k ratings)
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