“To me it is not in the least demeaning that consciousness an…”

“To me it is not in the least demeaning that consciousness and intelligence are the result of “mere” matter sufficiently complexly arranged; on the contrary, it is an exalting tribute to the subtlety of matter and the laws of Nature.”

— Carl Sagan

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Chapter 8, “The Future Evolution of the Brain” (p. 221)

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Sagan, Carl. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Carl Sagan. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan

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