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[S]cience is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking. I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time – when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the key manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness.
The dumbing down of America is most evident in the slow decay of substantive content in the enormously influential media, the 30-second sound bites (now down to 10 seconds or less), lowest common denominator programming, credulous presentations on pseudoscience and superstition, but especially a kind of celebration of ignorance.
— Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (New York: Ballantine Books, 1996) at p.32.
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[S]cience is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking. I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time – when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the key manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness.
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30 Memorable Quotes from Carrie Fisher
At a certain point in my early twenties, my mother started to become worried about my obviously ever-increasing drug ingestion. So she ended up doing what any concerned parent would do. She called Cary Grant.
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R.I.P. Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher, a.k.a. Princess/General Leia Organa, has died. “It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8:55 this morning,” reads the statement. “She was loved by the world and she will be missed profoundly,” says Lourd, 24. “Our entire family thanks you for […]
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something […]
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You are the ones who are the ball-lickers!
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back: All you motherfuckers are gonna pay. You are the ones who are the ball-lickers! We’re gonna fuck your mothers while you watch and cry like little, whiny bitches. Once we get to Hollywood and find those Miramax fucks who is makin’ the movie… we’re gonna make them eat our […]
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Star Trek’s Tim Russ Explains Star Wars Day
Very entertaining YouTube clip by Pocketwatch.
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May the Fourth be with you
Happy Star Wars day kids…
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“Nobody fucks with the Jesus”
“Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man.” “Let me tell you something, pendejo. You pull any of your crazy shit with us, you flash a piece out on the lanes, I’ll take it away from you, stick it up your ass and pull the fucking trigger ’til it goes ‘click.’” “Jesus.” “You […]
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Reports: Plane piloted by Harrison Ford crash lands, actor injured
Damn. Hope he’s alright… I’m not prepared to lose Han Solo.
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Lost 1920’s Disney short film found in Norway
Yahoo News Digest: The film—an almost complete version of “Empty Socks,” the first Christmas film by the entertainment giant—was discovered during an inventory check.
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TUSK – Official Trailer
Official trailer for the forthcoming film TUSK from @ThatKevinSmith. #WalrusYes
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