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Re: Carl Sagan's "Cosmos"
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 5 Apr 2001 14:36:37 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Daniel Jassim writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > Having heard him say it even before Cosmos was made, I can attest he did use
> > the phrase on occasion.
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> (yawn) Sagan wrote in his book "Billions and Billions" that the phrase is
> not part of his speech and vocabulary. Ever the scientist, the guy even
> carefully researched his work, his videos and interviews to find one
> instance of him using that phrase. Never happened.
Heard him say it. Wasn't recorded. Doesn't mean I'm wrong or that Dr.
Sagan remembered it. Gosh, you are taking this personally.
Bruce
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Carl Sagan's "Cosmos"
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| (...) Perhaps this very issue, based on the testimony of one apologist who can by his own admission present no hard evidence for his claims, will result in a new religion. Saganity, perhaps. Death to the billions and billions of heretics who oppose (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Carl Sagan's "Cosmos"
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| (...) (yawn-----smack, smack----scratch) Like I said, the misquote came after the "Cosmos" series because of the WAY Sagan overpronounced the "B" in "billions." You'll never find any recorded proof he said it before "Cosmos" either because he just (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Carl Sagan's "Cosmos"
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| (...) (yawn) Sagan wrote in his book "Billions and Billions" that the phrase is not part of his speech and vocabulary. Ever the scientist, the guy even carefully researched his work, his videos and interviews to find one instance of him using that (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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