Carl Sagan: Earth - The Pale Blue Dot

Bishop John Shelby Spong on Biblical Literalism

Bishop John Shelby Spong rebukes the literal interpretation of the Bible's three-tiered, Earth-centered universe. Spong cites numerous biblical references that position an all-seeing God just above the sky, and then recalls a witty remark by late astrophysicist Carl Sagan about the ascension of Jesus into Heaven.



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Carl Sagan - A Universe Not Made For Us

The evidence, so far at least and laws of Nature aside, does not require a Designer. Maybe there is one hiding, maddeningly unwilling to be revealed. Sometimes it seems a very slender hope.

The significance of our lives and our fragile planet is then determined only by our own wisdom and courage. We are the custodians of life's meaning. We long for a Parent to care for us, to forgive us our errors, to save us from our childish mistakes. But knowledge is preferable to ignorance. Better by far to embrace the hard truth than a reassuring fable.

If we crave some cosmic purpose, then let us find ourselves a worthy goal.
- Carl Sagan, from the book "A Pale Blue Dot"