Astronomy teaches us about our place in the universe from "summary" of Cosmos by Carl Sagan
Astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known. When we look up at the night sky, we are not just gazing at a random assortment of twinkling lights. We are witnessing the grandeur and vastness of the cosmos, with its billions of galaxies, each containing billions of stars. It is a reminder of how insignificant we are in the grand scheme of things, yet how connected we are to the universe. Through the study of astronomy, we come to understand our place in the cosmos. We learn that the Earth is but a tiny speck in the vastness of space, orbiting an average star in an ordinar...
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