"Atoms are mainly empty space. Matter is composed chiefly of nothing."--Carl Sagan, Cosmos
The 1980 TV program Cosmos is what Carl Sagan is most famous for; its blend of science, hilarious cutting-edge 1980s PBS-style graphics, Carl's voice, and Carl's philosophy combines to produce a bizarrely entrancing miniseries. Additional quotes from the series can be found on the quotes page, but the realization that we are, indeed, all composed chiefly of nothing is a notion that is somewhat alarming but, more than that, humbling in the deepest way possible. Humility, wonder, and the scientific method are the chief values, you could say, that Cosmos promotes, and this statement accurately sums up most of those feelings and the type of relationship with the universe and with solving its greatest mysteries that Carl Sagan tried to promote.
