Sasha Sagan
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Like, the universe, like, beyond Earth?
Like, the universe, like, beyond Earth?
You asked me about when people would come up to me and when I was a kid and people would come up to my dad. I mean, he would get in airports and restaurants like, Dr. Sagan, great to meet you. Do you believe in aliens? Aliens, where they at? Yeah, exactly. And people really wanted to know and they were genuinely, I mean, who wouldn't want to know? I mean, it was like genuine curiosity.
You asked me about when people would come up to me and when I was a kid and people would come up to my dad. I mean, he would get in airports and restaurants like, Dr. Sagan, great to meet you. Do you believe in aliens? Aliens, where they at? Yeah, exactly. And people really wanted to know and they were genuinely, I mean, who wouldn't want to know? I mean, it was like genuine curiosity.
You asked me about when people would come up to me and when I was a kid and people would come up to my dad. I mean, he would get in airports and restaurants like, Dr. Sagan, great to meet you. Do you believe in aliens? Aliens, where they at? Yeah, exactly. And people really wanted to know and they were genuinely, I mean, who wouldn't want to know? I mean, it was like genuine curiosity.
You're a smart guy. I'm a moron. You tell me what you think.
You're a smart guy. I'm a moron. You tell me what you think.
You're a smart guy. I'm a moron. You tell me what you think.
And I mean, this is like before like social media or anything. And so you're just like, oh, my goodness, perfect person to ask this question. And he would say, I don't know. And they would say, oh, but what does your gut tell you? And he would say, well, I don't use my gut for this. I, you know, use my brain. And we just don't. And he would have a.
And I mean, this is like before like social media or anything. And so you're just like, oh, my goodness, perfect person to ask this question. And he would say, I don't know. And they would say, oh, but what does your gut tell you? And he would say, well, I don't use my gut for this. I, you know, use my brain. And we just don't. And he would have a.
And I mean, this is like before like social media or anything. And so you're just like, oh, my goodness, perfect person to ask this question. And he would say, I don't know. And they would say, oh, but what does your gut tell you? And he would say, well, I don't use my gut for this. I, you know, use my brain. And we just don't. And he would have a.
loved, and I can't underscore this enough, he would have loved to have lived to see some evidence that there was life elsewhere in the universe. But he, like the quote that you just mentioned, he wanted, he didn't want to just fall back on his wishes and hopes. He wanted to really know. And so I think just like holding that space open for not knowing.
loved, and I can't underscore this enough, he would have loved to have lived to see some evidence that there was life elsewhere in the universe. But he, like the quote that you just mentioned, he wanted, he didn't want to just fall back on his wishes and hopes. He wanted to really know. And so I think just like holding that space open for not knowing.
loved, and I can't underscore this enough, he would have loved to have lived to see some evidence that there was life elsewhere in the universe. But he, like the quote that you just mentioned, he wanted, he didn't want to just fall back on his wishes and hopes. He wanted to really know. And so I think just like holding that space open for not knowing.
But your question about like, is science uniformed?
But your question about like, is science uniformed?
But your question about like, is science uniformed?
I think things would be entirely different, but I think that if we think about... I mean, science as like the nature, the way we understand nature, the way the physical laws of nature exist, it's not a set of like, it's not a list of like, things like figures and formulas. It's a method to understand. And whatever we were to encounter somewhere else, surely it would be like amazingly different.
I think things would be entirely different, but I think that if we think about... I mean, science as like the nature, the way we understand nature, the way the physical laws of nature exist, it's not a set of like, it's not a list of like, things like figures and formulas. It's a method to understand. And whatever we were to encounter somewhere else, surely it would be like amazingly different.
I think things would be entirely different, but I think that if we think about... I mean, science as like the nature, the way we understand nature, the way the physical laws of nature exist, it's not a set of like, it's not a list of like, things like figures and formulas. It's a method to understand. And whatever we were to encounter somewhere else, surely it would be like amazingly different.