Came across another quote very similar to the one I posted yesterday this time by the writer/philosopher Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950) in his seminal work Star Maker:
In time it became clear that we, individual inhabitants of a host of other worlds, were playing a small part in one of the great movements by which the cosmos was seeking to know itself, and even see beyond itself.
I seem to be late to this discovery that others have previously stumbled upon but the more I think about it the more I believe it might hold true. I will contemplate on this further.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Came across this wonderful quote from Neil deGrasse Tyson that fits beautifully into what I believe:
Yes, the universe had a beginning. Yes, the universe continues to evolve. And yes, every one of our body's atoms is traceable to the big bang and to the thermonuclear furnace within high-mass stars. We are not simply in the universe, we are part of it. We are born from it. One might even say we have been empowered by the universe to figure itself out—and we have only just begun.
from "The Greatest Story Ever Told". Natural History Magazine. March 1998.
Yes, the universe had a beginning. Yes, the universe continues to evolve. And yes, every one of our body's atoms is traceable to the big bang and to the thermonuclear furnace within high-mass stars. We are not simply in the universe, we are part of it. We are born from it. One might even say we have been empowered by the universe to figure itself out—and we have only just begun.
from "The Greatest Story Ever Told". Natural History Magazine. March 1998.
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