The Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be.
Our business in every generation is to reclaim a little more land.
The known is finite, the unknown infinite intellectually we stand on an islet in the midst of an illimitable ocean of inexplicability. When they looked, instantly they saw all that is around them, and they contemplated in turn the arc of heaven and the round face of the earth … : “They know all … what shall we do with them now? Let their sight reach only to that which is near let them see only a little of the face of the earth!… Are they not by nature simple creatures of our making? Must they also be gods?” The first men to be created and formed were called the Sorcerer of Fatal Laughter, the Sorcerer of Night, Unkempt, and the Black Sorcerer … They were endowed with intelligence, they succeeded in knowing all that there is in the world. It is during this monologue when he delivers the quote, as he tells us that we long to explore and return to the cosmos.Cosmos - Carl Sagan (1980) Chapter 1. In his opening monologue, Carl Sagan talks about the cosmos and all of the mysteries it holds and that mankind is desperately trying to understand the inner workings of the universe while trying to understand ourselves at the same time. The quote comes from the very first episode of the show, The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean. In the show, Carl Sagan teaches the viewers about numerous scientific lessons, such as the theory of evolution, how time slows down when someone moves close to the speed of light as well as the origins of the universe, all while using his “spaceship of the imagination.” The show was incredibly popular when PBS aired it in 1980 and it is still currently the most viewed PBS television program today. The show was hosted by astronomer and scientist Carl Sagan. The story behind the quote: This week’s quote comes from the 1980 13-part documentary series, Cosmos: A Personal Journey.
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