For Carl

… That was the dedication on the film Contact, the best film of exploring the wonder of the universe by the scientific method I’ve ever seen. The stunning opening three and a half minutes that takes you travelling out across the universe and back in time to the Big Bang is worth the price of admission in itself, but the film goes on to frame the old religion versus science debate with a cracking good story. And since the Carl of the dedication is Carl Sagan, who wrote the original novel, then the film comes down on the side of science, and not superstition.

 

I am reminded, by Obscene Desserts, that today marks the tenth anniversary of Sagan’s death. He is sorely missed. Time both to watch Contact and read The Demon Haunted World again, I think.