Carl Sagan Quotes
Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.
Topics
Intellect, Intellectuals, Intellectualism, Intellectuality, Intelligensia
Intelligence
Knowledge
Stupidity
Wisdom
Cleverness
Foolishness
Stupid
Equal
Being Smart
Smart
Intelligence (Spying, Espionage)
Cognitive Ability
Dim-wittedness
Intellectual Capacity
Intellectual Superiority
Lack of Intelligence
Mental Acuity
Mental Capacity
Mental Sharpness
Smartness
Citations
Sagan, Carl. The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence. Random House, 1977, p. 237.
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Carl Edward Sagan was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, and science communicator. His best known scientific contribution is research on extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by radiation. Sagan assembled the first physical messages sent into space: the Pioneer plaque and the Voyager Golden Record, universal messages intended to be understood by any extraterrestrial intelligence that might find them.