Oh yeah, the Sagan thing. I was thinking more about the Voyager picture.
I'm not sure if you're aware of this, but Sagan requested that Voyager turn and take the picture as it exited the solar system, which is the reason we have it. I'd say his 1994 book and the original photo are pretty well intertwined.
His conclusion went a step further than yours: since we're insignificant, we must take care of each other and the planet, because we're all we have.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Blue_Dot#Reflections_by_Sa...
Whereas stopping with just "we're insignificant, so who cares" is apathy, the most destructive force.
Do you think that there are other portions of the universe capable of comprehending itself? Other than this pale blue dot, do you think there are parts of the universe that manage a reasonable projection of its entirety into a small low energy volume?
Re:“She doesn’t deserve to be alive”
by bluedanieru on Monday April 09, 2012 @02:13PM
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Ah, okay. Sorry about that :-)
I like it better than my previous use of, "quid ad aeternum". Whatever. Something tells me its not that important either way...