The Greatest Thing That Science Teaches You

This Planet Seems To Be In Such Sorry Shape. And I Can't Ever Think About The Rest Of The Universe Without Coming Back Home And Thinking What The Implications For Life Here Would Be If We Were To Really Have Some Definitive Proof Of Extraterrestrial Life.

If You Have A Beating Heart, That's Good Enough.

Knowing A Deep Thing Well, Which Is What Science Asks Of Its Practitioners, Is An Empowerment That Is Very Profound. It's A Liberation.

I Found That It Was Easiest To Convey The Information In The Context Of The Life Of The Scientist Or In The Context Of Our Own Personal Experience, And There Was No Idea That Was Too Complicated That Couldn't Be Explained Clearly And Directly.

Contrary To The Fantasies Of The Fundamentalists, There Was No Deathbed Conversion, No Last Minute Refuge Taken In A Comforting Vision Of A Heaven Or An Afterlife. For Carl, What Mattered Most Was What Was True, Not Merely What Would Make Us Feel Better. Even At This Moment When Anyone Would Be Forgiven For Turning Away From The Reality Of Our Situation, Carl Was Unflinching. As We Looked Deeply Into Each Other's Eyes, It Was With A Shared Conviction That Our Wondrous Life Together Was Ending Forever.