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Re: Carl Sagan

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Physfitfreak wrote:
> 
> On 12/16/2023 2:40 PM, The Starmaker wrote:
> > Carl Edward Sagan  was an American astronomer and science communicator.
> > His best known scientific contribution is his research on the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
> > He assembled the first physical messages sent into space
> > which were universal messages that could potentially be understood by any extraterrestrial intelligence that might find them.
> >
> >
> > Astronomy is the study of everything in the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere.
> >
> >
> > That means a space nut.
> >
> >
> >
> > 'beyond Earth's atmosphere' means he knew he wasn't allowed to study...earth science.
> >
> >
> > There are no other samples to comare it with so why bother learning earth science????
> >
> > There is no organic soil anywhere else in the universe...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > You people are not allowed to study...earth science.
> >
> >
> >
> > any trees on Mars? or Venus?? ...anywhere else???
> >
> >
> >
> > You people are not allowed to study...earth science.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> Don't get mad now that you found out it was Velikovsky who said that,
> not Sagan.


Never heard da name Velikovsky...not even worth googling it.


My info comes from book Cosmos...you probably forgot who wrote it or
wats in it for sure.





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The Starmaker -- To question the unquestionable, ask the unaskable,
to think the unthinkable, mention the unmentionable, say the unsayable, 
and challenge the unchallengeable.

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Carl Sagan The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2023-12-16 12:40 -0800
  Re: Carl Sagan David Dalton <dalton@nfld.com> - 2023-12-16 18:11 -0330
  Re: Carl Sagan Physfitfreak <Physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2023-12-16 19:12 -0600
    Re: Carl Sagan The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2023-12-16 21:08 -0800
      Re: Carl Sagan Physfitfreak <Physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2023-12-16 23:14 -0600
        Re: Carl Sagan The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2023-12-16 21:30 -0800
          Re: Carl Sagan Physfitfreak <Physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2023-12-16 23:44 -0600
            Re: Carl Sagan The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2023-12-17 13:04 -0800
              Re: Carl Sagan Physfitfreak <Physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2023-12-17 15:55 -0600
              Re: Carl Sagan Physfitfreak <Physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2023-12-17 16:39 -0600
                Re: Carl Sagan The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2023-12-17 15:28 -0800
                Re: Carl Sagan Physfitfreak <Physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2023-12-17 21:16 -0600
                Re: Carl Sagan The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2023-12-17 21:26 -0800
                Re: Carl Sagan Physfitfreak <Physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2023-12-17 23:58 -0600
              Re: Carl Sagan Volney <volney@invalid.invalid> - 2023-12-19 00:06 -0500
                Re: Carl Sagan The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2023-12-18 21:45 -0800
                Re: Carl Sagan Volney <volney@invalid.invalid> - 2023-12-19 01:01 -0500
                Re: Carl Sagan The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2023-12-18 22:41 -0800
                Re: Carl Sagan The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2023-12-18 23:08 -0800
                Re: Carl Sagan Volney <volney@invalid.invalid> - 2023-12-19 14:26 -0500
                Re: Carl Sagan The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2023-12-19 12:39 -0800
                Re: Carl Sagan Rupert Parr <turr@reaetper.rr> - 2023-12-22 01:08 +0000
      Re: Carl Sagan Physfitfreak <Physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2023-12-16 23:36 -0600
        Re: Carl Sagan Physfitfreak <Physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2023-12-17 00:05 -0600
          Re: Carl Sagan Physfitfreak <Physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2023-12-17 11:48 -0600
            Re: Carl Sagan The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2023-12-17 12:14 -0800
              Re: Carl Sagan Physfitfreak <Physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2023-12-17 14:33 -0600
  Re: Carl Sagan...perhaps The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2023-12-22 21:13 -0800
    Re: Carl Sagan...perhaps Physfitfreak <Physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2023-12-22 23:32 -0600
      Re: Carl Sagan...perhaps The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2023-12-22 23:20 -0800
      Re: Carl Sagan...perhaps The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2023-12-22 23:21 -0800
      Re: Carl Sagan...perhaps Physfitfreak <Physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2023-12-23 02:17 -0600
        Re: Carl Sagan...perhaps The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2023-12-23 14:32 -0800

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