I wish that more Americans, and other humans as well, would take this message to heart. Dr. Sagan's description of fourth century humans living in fear of science rings true even today as we near the end of the first decade of the twenty-first century. In America, a very large percentage of our citizens still live with fear and in ingnorance of science and education. I believe that many of us are aware of importance of scientific exploration. But many Americans, including some whom we have elected as representatives to speak for us, do not share the same respect and love for knowledge. Much of their lives and the lives of their counterparts in other nations are focused on the mundane, the trivial, the pursuit of wealth, the aquisation of power, and the possibility of life in the here-after. When knowledge and effort are focused on expanding and pursing these principles, science again becomes a part of the fringe of society, relegated to achieving modest goals of improving productivity and the like. I fear that much of our species will never know the joy of knowledge.

Hey, I love this series and just want to get some ideas for books to look for or other links to related webContent. If if you like CREN and LHRC stuff, seek out "Einstein's Unfinished Symphony; Listening to the Sounds of Space-Time" by Marcia Bartusak.