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  I shall flip to a random page in 'Contact' and read it in his memory. : TwiLyght
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    Man, the whole journey part of Contact was incredible to read. I don't think i've ever been that involved... : Drewus
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      Yea, I went into it thinking here's going to be an awesome anti-religion read but actually it's really we... : TwiLyght
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        At the start of the book i was thinking it was heading in an anti-religion way, but by the end he definat... : Drewus
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          absolutely. Sagan was on the right track and didn't fall into the same anti-religious scientific mob as ... : paravis
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            And not only was he brilliant; he had enormous Charisma and a voice that may be the only contender to Bob... : Psigun
            • I notice a lot of astronomers who speak publicly adopt his 'yooman' pronunciation of human : aeg1x
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  I just finished re-reading "The Demon Haunted World" two nights ago. If you haven't read it, stop what ... : MR 9000
  • Yes, great book. : Spoetzl
  • Seconded on this. Really revolutionized my thinking. : Athlon7
  • I agree with you and I've only heard the first two parts of the audio version. I am going to finish liste... : lacker
  • i have cosmic connection sitting on my desk at all times. so i did what you said, 1 click. : teethmarks
  • I'm doing this. : warcrow
  • Ordered. It better show up before I leave for Hawaii next Saturday, since I'll have 12+ hours of plane fl... : Vincent Grayson
  • I just may go order this. Sounds right up my alley, thanks for the post. : DinK
  • Thanks for the recommendation. : tomservo
  • also buying. thanks : eeeealmo
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  who? : Korban
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    someone who was a bout a billion times smarter than about 95% of the shack.. myself included. oh and he ... : beastrabban
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      I'd say he was smarter than 100% of the shack. Not that everyone on the shack is dumb, just that he wa... : Drewus
      • in his narrow field of expertise but what the fuck does he know about the pros and cons of various consol... : MoreVespeneGas
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        why is there a "shacker of the year" image or wtfever on the bottom of this post?? : sKetchflow
        • Get this - and it's obscure - I know - so bare with me. It's because he's the shacker of the year. : seven
        • What you want to fight about it? I think haiku will give you a swift kick to the face. : ieGod
    • billions and billions of times smarter, one might say : Postal
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan : Drewus
    • Lol Sagan was a pot head? : Freon
    • wtf of the what? : sludge vohaul
  • Just some guy who thought the Gulf War (Round 1) would cause catastrophic climate change. : vigilante
  • All in favour of killing Korban, say "aye." : Lone Swordsman
• Carl Sagan molested me. : soggybagel
• this guys was amazing: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-522726029201501667 : sludge vohaul
• I watched Contact last night and was re-reading the journey portion of the book tonight. Funny that this ... : Psigun
• i wish i could have met carl sagan : cpt_gloval