Science has carried us to the gateway to the universe. And yet our conception of our surroundings remains the disproportionate view of the still-small child. We are spiritually and culturally paralyzed, unable to face the vastness, to embrace our lack of centrality and find our actual place in the fabric of nature. We batter this planet as if we had someplace else to go. That we even do science is a hopeful glimmer of mental health. However, it's not enough merely to accept these insights intellectually while we cling to a spiritual ideology that is not only rootless in nature but also, in many ways, contemptuous of what is natural. Ann Druyan
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The idea of science has carried us to the gateway to the universe is an interesting one. I’ve always found this writing to be quite profound. For most people, science is considered the answer to all of life’s questions. Many people I know are too heavily influenced by the scientific way of thinking that they never stop and think about what it means.

Science has brought us into a lot of new discoveries, but unfortunately it hasn’t done enough to help us in our everyday lives. However, what it has done is helped us in trying to find answers to our questions. It has taken us out of the cave and shown us the bigger picture of what is out there in space.

It has shown us that there is more than just one way of doing things; there are many ways to live and many ways to do things. It has helped us in trying to see things from a different perspective and see how everything connects together. If our world was created by a big bang or natural forces, science has been able to show us where those forces began and how they continue on today.

If you read this quote, think about how science has helped you look at your surroundings differently and has helped you understand its function in today’s society.

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