Ladies and Gentelmen,Something Different!

Allow me to introduce this book:
Carl Sagan's The Demon Haunted World.

This book when I read it first in 2001 blew me away.
It shows science as a light in the mental darkness of one's mind.
Things that cannot be explained by science is considered to be miracle or simply magic to many.

But it explains how people shouldn't do that. Because ignorance is not bliss at all.
It make people's mind shallow and unable to seek a better life for themselves.
No, I am not talking about money making.

I am not a rich guy at all.
(The Rich can have ignorant people in their ranks too. What makes anyone think the Rich are smart as well as savvy?)
Money doesn't solve at all problems. It make things done easier.

The book also says about the Basis of Founding a credible country which I liked and why I at times being an amatuer scientist takes some time off being a political historian.
(Ah ha! I don't certainly denounce my government for a bunch of piss ants!)

Remember my fellow country men: "Real Patriots ask questions."

It is sad part of us that we have a habit of tendency repeat the same mistakes again & again.
We are afraid of people who's a little different from us.
When scared, we start pushing people around
That's not important part here.
We Can Be Manipulated into Utter senselessness by clever politicians.
Like a hypnotist, Give us the right leader and we'll gladly do anything he wants including thing we know to be wrong.
( So my countrymen, it is important to go to school, studying and understand what you studying about. Rather then just get the grades and don't know what heck you're here for!)

History has taught us that the powerful and well to do will steal and oppress if given the chance.
The olde government of Europe (in the 1700s to 1800s) under the pretense of Goverment divided their nation into 2 classes: the Wolves and Sheep or (The Eater and the Eatee!)
Thomas Jefferson when serving as an ambassdor in Europe had observed the goverment under the kings and royalty degenerates when it is left to the rules alone. Because rulers by the acts of ruling- misuse public trust.
The citizen/people are the only prudent depository of power. And the people's minds must be improved to know that.

English philosopher, John Stuart Mills reasoned that "Silencing an Opinion" is a peculiar evil.
If the opinion is right, then people are robbed of the "chance of exchanging the error for the truth" & if it is wrong, people are deprived of a deeper understanding of the truth in "its collusion with error".

Mills also states: "If society lets any considerable number of its member grow as mere children, incapable of being acted on by rational consideration of distant motives, society has itself to blame."
Jefferson made the same point with a punch: " If any nation expects to both igonrant and free in a state of civilization, it expect what never was & never will be."
"A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both & deserve neither." He added.

Therefore when permitted to listen to alternative opinions & engage in subtantive debate, people have known to change their minds. It does happen.

My Mom wanted 2 of us to be in the big 3 jobs: Engineer, Accountant & Doctors.
Well, I didn't make it and winded as a PC games guy and my brother as a psychologist.
She accepts that times have changed.

So what? The big 3 jobs are for the bygones era in the 1980s Boom period.
Stop dreaming about the big 3 jobs! Find your own future and carve a destiny out!

(Excerpts taken from The Demon Haunted World)
Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan, I thank you for teaching me and showing me the wonders of science and education