2026-04-10 12:43 UTC
Carl said this, in response to "from scratch", to make the broader point that we shouldn't assume the universe has always existed in its present state. Nothing smarmy about it. And, it worked very well. The quote is well-known 50 years later, the point is taken.
Neal, yeah, a smarmy egotist, no doubt.
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@aeronmelon@lemmy.world 2026-04-10 13:19
You’re not wrong, and it wasn't really a knock against either of them. It is being smarmy, because that’s not how people normally think or talk. IMO, Sagan has earned the right. Tyson has not.